Le donne di buon umore

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Le donne de buon umore (The Good-Humored Ladies) is a ballet arranged from sonatas of Domenico Scarlatti Vincenzo Tommasini. Written in 1917, the piece was based on a comedy by Carlo Goldoni; its plot concerns the diversions of a count, disguised as a woman, at a carnival. The ballet was later arranged into a suite for orchestra; this is in five movements:

The sonatas adapted for the ballet are L. 388, L. 361, L. 33, L. 209, L. 499, L. 463, and L. 385.

[edit] Reference

  • David Ewen, Encyclopedia of Concert Music. New York; Hill and Wang, 1959.