Selections from the Opera "Cavalleria Rusticana" (423.01.Perc.) Mascagnis opera Cavalleria Rusticana is considered one of the great masterpieces of the repertoire. It was first premiered in 1893 and since, has become one of the most popular operas. Often it is paired with Pagliacci by Leoncavallo in a so-called Cav/Pag double bill. Vikentios Gionanidis has brilliantly arranged a 12-minute selection from the opera for 10-part Brass Ensemble with Percussion and Timpani suitable for advanced performers. Instrumentation is for: 1. Piccolo Trumpet in A, Trumpet in C 2. Piccolo Trumpet in A, Trumpet in C 3. Trumpet in C 4. Flugelhorn in Bb, Trumpet in C Horn in F 1 Horn in F 2 Trombone 1, Euphonium Trombone 2 Bass Trombone Tuba Marimba Timpani Percussion: Snare Drum, Bells. Tam Tam, Cymbals, Bass Drum