Santa Lucia — Bantock 1911

  • Keep every dotted quaver and semiquaver distinct.
  • Sustain the closing fermata before its final rest.

Composer: Traditional Neapolitan song; arranged by Granville Bantock (1868–1946)

Original: No. 49, complete printed Voice once, 32 bars in original 3/8; E-flat major uniformly down m3 to soprano C major, D4–E5; native alto F major, G4–A5.

Prepare semiquavers and chromatic notes through Lesson 34.

Notes Used: D4, E4, F4, F#4, G4, A4, B4, C5, D5, E5

Notes Used: G4, A4, Bb4, B4, C5, D5, E5, F5, G5, A5

Time Signature: 3/8 · Key: C major

Time Signature: 3/8 · Key: F major

Fingering Review

Complete music

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Practice

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Source: Bantock, 100 Folksongs (1911), pp. 84–85; Noah’s 2024 CC0 transcription, fermata restored from print.

Performance Goal: Play all 32 bars in order, preserving the changed final phrase and silent ending.