Tarantella Napoletana (string quartet)

Title: Tarantella Napoletana

Composer: Neapolitan dance tune, arr. David Gable

Instrumentation: Violin 1; Violin 2; Viola; Cello

Printout: 8 pages

Note: Practically obligatory for Italian wedding receptions, the Tarantella Napoletana is suitable for any festive occasion. Italian composer Luigi Ricci used the melody to conclude his 1852 opera, La festa di Piedigrotta. The first violin part may be performed on flute.