Work Title
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Santa Lucia
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Alternative. Title
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Barcarola Napoletana
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Name Translations
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桑塔露琪娅; 桑塔露琪婭; Санта Лючия; סנטה לוצ'יה; ซานตาลูชีอา; サンタ・ルチア; Luciasången; Luciasangen; Luciasongen; Սանտա Լուչիա
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Name Aliases
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桑塔露琪亚; סנטה לוסיה; Soi iltakellot; サンタルチア; Barcarola Napolitana; Sankta Lucia; Santa Lucia (cantar de Bing Crosby); Santa Lucia (Napolitaans lied); Σάντα Λουτσία
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Authorities
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WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 176465952; LCCN: no2006033968; GND: 1117103196; BNF: 14009847r; NLA: 67507779
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Composer
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Cottrau, Teodoro
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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ITC 20
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Key
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B-flat major
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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1 song
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First Publication.
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1849 - Naples: B. Girard & Co., Plate 9640.
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Librettist
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Achille de Lauzières or baron Michele Zezza Italian translation by Enrico Cossovich (1822–1911)
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Language
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Neapolitan and Italian
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Average DurationAvg. Duration
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4 minutes
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Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Romantic
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Piece Style
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Romantic
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Instrumentation
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voice, piano
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External Links
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Wikipedia article
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Extra Locations
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This very popular piece appears in many collections, including:
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Extra Information
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According to The Book of World-famous Music by James J. Fuld, this song would only have been notated and arranged by T. Cottrau abd some sources credit him with the Italian words and A. Longo with the music. This might refer to the composer Achille Longo (1832–1919), father of better known Alessandro Longo.
- The 1849 edition has only the Neapolitan lyrics: after translated into Italian this piece was widely much appreciated. Santa Lucia" in the title refers to a borough of Naples, close to the sea side. Its name comes from the parish and basilica of Santa Lucia, near Naples.
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