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| *]: the city is indelibly connected with the name of ], the 11th-century monk who invented modern musical notation and the do-re-mi system of naming notes of the scale. The modern city of Arezzo has two prominent theaters: the Teatro Petrarca, built in 1833 and today the host theater for the Concerts of Arretium series of both classical and jazz music, and the Teatro dei Ricomposti, from 1790. The town of Bibbiena has the Teatro Dovizi, which hosts and annual opera festival entitled ''Operapeta'' (Open Opera). | |||
| *]: the province hosts, annually, the ''Santa Fiora in Musica'' festival and the ''Musica nel Chiostro'' (Convent) Festival. Grosseto is the area that lays claim to the origins of the famous May harvest rituals that are speculated to be at the origins of staged drama that later developed into opera (see ]. The town has two theaters: the ''Teatro degli Industri'' and the ''Teatro Moderno''. | |||
| *]: the city has the ] Musical Institute, named for its "favorite son" and composer of ''Cavalleria Rusticana'', one of the landmarks of Italian musical ]. Interestingly, the province incorporates the island of ], site of the short-lived first exile of ] and today a venue for music on the premises of the ''Teatro dell'Accademia'', built at the behest of the emperor, himself. The city also hosts a museum dedicated to the life and work of Mascagni. | |||
| *]: the province is the birthplace of the greatest exponent of Italian lyric ], ]. Luca is awash in music and memorabilia that recall the composer, including the annual Puccini Festival. His home at Torre del Lago is a museum, shrine, and magnet for musical pilgrims from around the world. The city of Lucca has the ''Teatro dei Gigli'' and--as if one favorite son (Puccini) were not enough-- the ] Musical Institute. | |||
| *]: the town of Massa has the Teatro Guglielmi and nearby Massa--as the name might indicate--has a theater, the ''Teatro degli Animosi'', built in 1840 with the enormous amounts of money made from the world-famous Carrara marble quarries. The facade of the theater, obviously, is all Carrara marble. | |||
| *]: the city of Pisa hosts the Teatro Verdi, home of the impressive Vincenzo Galileo Choir, named for the great musician of the ] and, incidentally, father of the astronomer ]. In the town iof Volterra, there is the Teatro Persio Flacco, site of the annual Volterrana Musical Spring series of classical music concerts. | |||
| *]: the site, in the town of Montecatini Terme, of the Imperial Theater. The town has been short-and long-term home to a number of composers: ], ], ], ] and ]. The Art Academy Museum is a repository of memorabilia of these composers. | |||
| *]: the city is historically one of the important centers for organ construction in Italy. There are two prominent theatres in Prato: the ''Teatro ]'' and the ''Politeama Prostrese'', home of the recently founded ''Camerata Strumentale Città di Prato'', a youth orchestra. | |||
| *]: the city is well-known for the '']'', an organization that currently sponsors major musical activities such as the Siena Music Week and the ] International Composition Competition. Prominent theaters include the Teatro dei Rinnovati and the Teatro dei Rozzi. There is also the annual Siena Jazz Festival. dante was here | |||
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(This article is about the Music of Tuscany outside of the city and province of Florence. For that, see Music of Florence.)
Beyond Florence
Main article: Music of FlorenceBeyond Florence, there are nine other provinces in the region of Tuscany, named for the largest city in, and capital of, the respective province. Taken together, they offer an intense musical life. nick was here
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External links
- Concerts today in Tuscany
- Boccherini Music Institute
- Puccini Festival
- Mascagni Musical Institute
- Siena Jazz Festival
- Accademia Musicale Chigiana
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