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Pulcinella

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Pulcinella. Ballet, with song, in 1 act by Stravinsky, comp. 1919–20, to lib. and choreog. by Massine. For sop., ten., bass, and small orch. Prod. Paris 1920. The mus., comprising 18 items, is a re-comp. of pieces by Pergolesi, though at least one is a false attrib., seven from trio sonatas by Domenico Gallo, and one by Count Van Wassenaer. Also suite of 8 movts. for small orch., c.1922, rev. 1947. The Suite italienne for vc. and pf. (1932) comprises 5 movts. from Pulcinella, and the version for vn. and pf. (c.1933) has 6.

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Pulcinella

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Pulcinella, one of the zanni or comic servant masks of the commedia dell'arte, a humpbacked, doltish fellow. In his Italian form he originated from Naples. Little is known of his roles or of his original dress, but he is important as the ancestor of the French Polichinelle and the English Punch. Some Italian critics believe that the popularity of Pulcinella and the disproportionate attention paid to his buffoonery was one of the main reasons for the decline of the commedia dell'arte.

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PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Pulcinella." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Pulcinella." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O79-Pulcinella.html

PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Pulcinella." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O79-Pulcinella.html

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