Carnival of Venice (song)

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The Carnival of Venice, is a folk tune popularly associated with the words "My hat, it has three corners." A series of theme and variations have been written for solo trumpet, as "show off" pieces that contain virtuosic displays of double and triple tonguing, and fast tempos.

Many variations on the theme have been written, most notably those by Jean-Baptiste Arban, Herbert L. Clarke for the cornet, and Francisco Tarrega for classical guitar. A more recent piece making use of the theme, by Allen Vizzutti, called "The Carnival of Venus," is regarded as one of the most difficult trumpet pieces ever written due to range and technical demands.^{[citation needed]}

The piece has also been arranged for tuba, notably played by John Fletcher (tubist) and available on the CD The Best of Fletch.