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Five Simple Pieces for Flute and Piano
Nino Rota: Five Simple Pieces (Cinque Pezzi Facili) for Flute and Piano was written in 1972 as a collection of small, delightful miniatures that have a glimpse of famous tunes taken from his well-known soundtracks:
1. La passeggiata di Puccettino (Puccettino’s Walk): Bouncy and rhythmically straightforward.
2. Serenata (Serenade): A lilting 6/8 dance with fluid arpeggio passages.
3. Pavana (Pavan): A wistful, nostalgic movement.
4. La chioccia (The Hen): A quirky character piece utilizing flutter-tonguing and grace notes.
5. Il soldatino (The Toy Soldier): A fusion of a march and a dance.
1972 was the most monumental year of Rota’s career. It was the year he composed the score for Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather, which brought him unprecedented global fame. That year, Rota was at the height of his "post-modern" phase, frequently borrowing and parodying his own film melodies within his concert music. The Cinque Pezzi Facili contain glimpses of famous tunes and motifs from his well-known soundtracks, serving as "miniature snapshots" of his broader cinematic language.
During this year, Rota was still serving as the Director of the Bari Conservatory (Liceo Musicale), a position he held from 1950 until his death.
Marta Cencini (piano), Live performance at Wiener Konzerthaus 2003
1. La Passeggiata di Puccetino 2. Serenata 3. Pavana 4. La Chioccia 5. Soldatino
Phillip Moll (piano), 2002, RCA
1. La Passeggiata di Puccetino 2. Serenata 3. Pavana 4. La Chioccia 5. Soldatino
Nino Rota (1911 – 1979) was an Italian composer, pianist, and conductor who is known for his more than 150 film scores. Especially for the films of Fellini, Visconti, Zeffirelli and Coppola. He won the Academy Award for Best Original Score for The Godfather Part II in 1974.
Besides music for cinema, he composed ten operas, five ballets and dozens of other orchestral, choral and chamber works, the best known being his string concerto.
Additionally he wrote music for theatre productions by Visconti, Zeffirelli and Eduardo De Filippo. Besides, he held the Director position at the Liceo Musicale in Bari, Italy for almost 30 years.
Born in Milan in a musical family he was renown as a child prodigy. He composed his first oratorio at the age of 11. When he turned 13 his three-act lyrical comedy "Il Principe Porcaro" after the Hans Christian Andersen received overall recognition. Initially he studied music in Milan and continued at the Conservatorio Santa Cecilia in Rome.
Encouraged by Toscanini, he moved to the United States where he studied composition with Rosario Scalero and conducting with Fritz Reiner at the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia.
After returning to Italy he took the teaching job at the Liceo Musicale in Bari and started his prolific composing career.
One of his most known students – Riccardo Muti.