From Puccini's opera “Turandot”, this is one of the best known tenor arias, made famous by Pavarotti, and rescored for concert band. This arrangement very closely follows the original, but with some re-harmonisations. The time signature is notated in 2/2 and note durations augmented to eliminate dotted quaver-semiquaver rhythms, suiting performances by younger students. A real crowd-pleaser, and a great way to get bands to enjoy playing music in the chorale genre.

Sample Score