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Tune of the Day: Avec la garde montante

This number is taken from the beginning of Act I of Bizet's famous opera Carmen. The act is set in a square in the Spanish city of Seville. From a distance is heard a military march, followed by a band of urchins for the changing of the guard, singing:

With the mounting guard, we arrive; here we are!
Sound, dazzling trumpet! Ta ra ta ta ta ra ta ta.
We march, heads high, like little soldiers,
Marking, without making a mistake,
One, two, marking the step.

Tune of the Day: Comb Your Hair and Curl It

The earliest known appearance of this 9/8-time jig is found in Francis O'Neill's collection The Dance Music of Ireland, published in Chicago in 1907.

Tune of the Day: Study in A major by Gariboldi

Today we present the eleventh study from Italian composer Giuseppe Gariboldi's Etudes mignonnes (Dainty Studies), Op. 131.

Tune of the Day: Allegro by Loeillet

This Allegro in E minor is taken from Belgian Baroque composer Jean-Baptiste Loeillet's second book of Six sonatas of two parts, made on purpose for two German flutes, first published in London in 1720.

Thanks to Joyce Kai for contributing this piece!

Tune of the Day: Orientale by Cui

César Antonovich Cui was a Russian army officer and a teacher of fortifications; of course, he was also a composer and music critic, and in this sideline he is known as a member of The Five, the group of Russian composers under the leadership of Mily Balakirev dedicated to the production of a specifically Russian type of music.

Like so much of Cui's music, the 24 miniatures that together make up his Kaleidoscope for violin and piano are now forgotten — with the exception of the famous “Orientale”, which has been a staple on violinists' and cellists' encore lists for a full century now. This 6/8 time Allegretto rides along on a tambourine rhythm set up by the soloist in the opening bars. The main tune is offered by the piano a few bars in, and later taken up “con morbidezza” (“with tenderness”) by the violin/cello/flute.

Thanks to Kathrine for suggesting this tune!

Tune of the Day: Spatter the Dew

This slip jig is taken from Francis O'Neill's collection Music of Ireland, published in Chicago in 1903. Melodically, the tune seems to cover much the same ground as the more frequently played “The Kid on the Mountain”, though it is itself a distinctive tune.

Tune of the Day: L’Arabesque

This Arabesque, originally written as a study for solo piano by German pianist and composer Friedrich Burgmüller, is taken from 25 Études faciles et progressives, Op. 100.

Thanks to Emily for suggesting this piece!