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Happy #Ocatober2022 !! This time I bring you an ocarina septet composed by Alfredo Barattoni. He was a member of the Gruppo Ocarinistico Budriese in the early 1900's and a director of the Concerto Ocarinistico of Budrio for several years. His compositional works for Ocarina ensemble were well known and loved throughout Europe. Thanks to OcarinaMusic and Tobias Klein for their work to preserve this pieces and share them with the Ocarina community! Volume one of these septets are available for purchase.

I had to ask my parents what "Mi Tenti Invano" means. The direct English translation is "You Tempt Me in Vain" and refers to resisting the urges of a person making romantic advances. (or so my Dad tells me) Somehow, this seems oddly appropriate for my life, although my reason for picking this particular septet, out of the 6 found in this volume, had more to do with melodic content.

Ocarinas used for this video

OcarinaMusic Signature Series 12-hole Soprano C, Soprano G, Alto G, and Bass C

OcarinaMusic Galliani Model 10-hole Alto C

Colombo Bass G

Focalink/Stein Contrabass C (Thanks ‪@timchernobrov6382‬ )