Composition: Il bacio (Arditi, Luigi)
| Title | Il bacio |
| Alternative title | The Kiss |
| Creators | Luigi Arditi (composer) and Gottardo Aldighieri (librettist) |
| Opus | |
| Instrumentation | voice and piano |
| Number of movements | 1 |
| Keys | D major |
| Composed | 1859 |
| First published | 1860 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 180 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Songs |
| Language | Italian |
| Period | Romantic |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegro brillante | — | — | 249 |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | soprano and orchestra | — |
| view | Complete | soprano and wind band | Jan Van Duffel |
| view | Complete | violin and guitar | — |
| view | Complete | violin and piano | Hubert Léonard |
| view | Complete | viola and piano | Heinrich Nitschmann |
| view | Complete | cello and piano | Friedrich August Kummer |
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | — |
| view | Complete | guitar 2 guitars |
— |
| view | Complete | guitar | Julián Arcas |
| view | Complete | piano | — |
| view | Complete | piano | Charles Arthur Rawlings |
| view | Complete | guitar | Vladimir Morkov |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Schlesinger | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Filippone & Cia. | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | J.L. Peters | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | F.A. North | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Schirmer | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Orpheus Music Company | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for soprano and orchestra | Ricordi | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for soprano and wind band |
Viersel: Jan VanDuffel | 2010 | Complete Score · view Piccolo, Flute · view Oboe, Bassoon · view Clarinet 1, 2, 3 (B) · view Alto Clarinet (E), Bass Clarinet (B) · view Alto Sax 1, 2 (E), Tenor Sax (B), Baritone Sax (E) · view Trumpet 1, 2 (B) · view Horn 1, 2, 3, 4 (F) · view Euphonium 1,Trombone 1, 2, Bass Trombone · view Euphonium 1 (B), Euphonium 2, Euphonium 2 (B) · view Tuba (C), Tuba (B), Tuba (E) · view Timpani, percussion · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin and guitar | Ricordi | 1862 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Schott | — | Complete Score · view Violin Part · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for viola and piano |
Manuscript | — | Viola part · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for cello and piano |
Bauer | 1863 | Cello part · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands | London: Edwin Ashdown | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for guitar 2 guitars |
Ricordi | 1862 | Complete Score (2nd guitar ad lib.) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for guitar |
Hijos de Andrés Vidal y Roger | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for guitar |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano | William A. Pond & Co. | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano | Ricordi | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano | H. Bollman & Sons | 1867 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano | Christoph & Kuhé | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano | Stockholm: C.F. Rydelius | 1800 | Complete Score (simplified version) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
London: W. Paxton & Co. | — | Complete Score · view Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for guitar |
Muzgiz | — | Complete score · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Performers | Arranged for | Files |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | Héctor Valls (piano) | — | Piano accompaniment in D major · file |
| view | Synthesized | For Piano (Rawlings) | Synthesized performance · file |
©2025 David P. Anderson