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Leone Sinigaglia
Hora Mystica for String Quartet
Leone Sinigaglia (1868-1944) was born in Turin, the capital of the Italian province of Piedmont. After studying at the local conservatory, he went to Vienna where he met Brahms, Goldmark and Mahler, all of whom he befriended. But it was Dvorak with whom he became a close friend, the latter giving him private lessons in orchestration in Prague. Dvorak was also instrumental in interesting Sinigaglia in the use of folk melody. Sinigaglia eventually returned to Turin where he lived the rest of his life teaching and composing. He collected and arranged over 500 Piedmontese folksongs. Chamber music is an important part of his output.
Hora Mystica (the mystic hour) was compsed in 1890 and dedicated to a family friend, the important Piedmontese sculptor Leonardo Bistolfi. The work is characterized by a translucent and delicate atmosphere. As the work evolves, calm gives way to an underlying unsettling feeling of restlessness which is only resolved at the close.
Long out of print, we are pleased to make it available once again.
Parts: $9.95
Parts & Score: $12.95
