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The maritime republic of Amalfi was an independent city-state centered in the southern Italian city of Amalfi during the 10th and 11th centuries. As the motto on its coat of arms implies, Amalfi claims its ancestry to be the Roman Empire itself: Descendit ex Patribus Romanorum. Thus, having freed itself from Byzantine vassalage in the 9th century, it was first governed by a patrician, and its first doge (duke) was elected in 957. The duchy rose to political strength, and the dynasty reigned virtually uninterrupted for the next 115 years. Its merchants dominated the seas, and its extensive trading and transporting economy involved it closely with the Crusades and thus with the Middle East. The republic of Amalfi minted its own coins called the tari made of 12 carat, of equal parts of gold and silver mixed with copper. Amalfi fell to the Normans in 1073 and thus lost its independence until 1398, when the title Duca di Amalfi was revived in the Kingdom of Naples and continued until 1673. In the 20th century, the title Duque de Amalfi was revived by Alfonso XIII, King of Spain from 1886 to 1931, and continues to this day through the Spanish line of succession. In the Middle Ages, the investiture of the doge included the bestowing of a pointed hat, called the birecto. The investiture took place in the 10th century church of San Salvatore de’ Birecto, situated in Atrani, the twin-town of Amalfi and the area inhabited by the Amalfitan noble families. San Salvatore de’ Birecto was also the burial site for the doges of Amalfi. A plaque in front of the church attests to its importance in the ducal history of the maritime republic.
Curteggio a Atrani (the Neapolitan for Procession to Atrani, in Italian Processione ad Atrani) is a concert overture for orchestra. It attempts to depict a cortege to the church of San Salvatore de’ Birecto, but it is left to the listener to decide whether the procession is for the investiture of the doge or for his funeral.
Curteggio is scored for piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets in Bb, bass clarinet in Bb, 2 bassoons, 4 horns in F, 3 trumpets in C, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, snare drum, large tam-tam, tambourine, tubular bells, and strings. Score and parts may be obtained from the composer at [email protected].