Sonetti di Petrarca for soprano and orchestra

Composer

Naftali Schindler

Publisher

Naftali Schindler

Genre

Classical / Contemporary

Instrumentation

Flute, Flute piccolo, Clarinet, Bassoon, Oboe, Cor anglais, Horn, Trombone, Trumpet, Tuba, Violin, Viola, Cello, Double bass, Harp, Timpani, Soprano, Contrabassoon, Bass Clarinet, Percussion

Scored for

Solo, Symphonic orchestra

Type of score

Full score

Movement(s)

1 to 2 from 2

Duration

9'0"

Language

Italian

Difficulty

Advanced

Year of composition

2006

Description
Setting for soprano and orchestra of sonnets #36 and #312 of Petrarach's Canzoniere. The first describes the poet's hopeless love for his beloved, and the second is written in mourning after her death.