Amilcare Ponchielli

Italian composer Amilcare Ponchielli's (1834-1886) 4-act opera La Gioconda was first performed by La Scala in Milan on April 8, 1876, and was an immediate success, acting as a bridge between the Verdi...

This overture, called Sinfonia, is without doubt one of the best original works for concert band to emerge from the 19th century. It is characterised by its fluid spontaneity as well as its rich textu...

Amilcare Ponchielli (1834-1886) is best known today as an opera composer and as the composition teacher of Giacomo Puccini and Pietro Mascagni. His greatest success came in 1876 at La Scala in Milan w...

Trumpet and wind band (original), or brass band or strings or piano This trumpet concerto (op. 123) was written in 1866 and was first performed by the Banda Nazionale, conducted by the composer, on 15...

Trumpet and wind band (original), or brass band or strings or piano This trumpet concerto (op. 123) was written in 1866 and was first performed by the Banda Nazionale, conducted by the composer, on 15...

The score of La Gioconda is best known for its ballet divertimento The Dance of the Hours.The tangled story of passion, intrigue, violence and eventual tragedy is set against the grim splendour of sev...

The score of La Gioconda is best known for its ballet divertimento The Dance of the Hours.The tangled story of passion, intrigue, violence and eventual tragedy is set against the grim splendour of sev...

The score of La Gioconda is best known for its ballet divertimento The Dance of the Hours.The tangled story of passion, intrigue, violence and eventual tragedy is set against the grim splendour of sev...

The score of La Gioconda is best known for its ballet divertimento The Dance of the Hours.The tangled story of passion, intrigue, violence and eventual tragedy is set against the grim splendour of sev...

Tenor and Symphonic Band The score of 'La Gioconda' is best known for its ballet divertimento 'The Dance of the Hours'. The tangled story of passion, intrigue, violence and eventual tragedy is set aga...

The score of "La Gioconda" is best known for its ballet divertimento "The Dance of the Hours". The tangled story of passion, intrigue, violence and eventual tragedy is set against the grim splendour o...

'Il Convegno' (in Italian 'the meeting' or the 'appointment') for two clarinets and piano was composed by Amilcare Ponchielli in 1857. 'Il Covegno' is in three sections, linked by cadenzas and other c...

La Gioconda, with a libretto by Arrigo Boito, is Amilcare Ponchielli's (1844-1886) most successful theatrical work. It includes two dance pieces: the Furlana at the end of Act 1 and the Danza delle or...