Aus Italien, op. 16 is a tone poem for full orchestra composed by Richard Strauss in 1886. It was inspired from the composer's visit to Italy in the summer of the same year, where he travelled Rome, Bologna, Naples, Sorrento, Salerno, and Capri. He already began to sketch the work while still on the journey. Richard Strauss (June 11, 1864 – September 8, 1949) was a German composer of the late Romantic era, particularly noted for his tone poems and operas. ... 1886 (MDCCCLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ... This is the current Article Improvement Drive collaboration! CAST YOUR VOTE for next weeks article For other uses, see Rome (disambiguation). ... Bologna (pronounced , from Latin Bononia, BulÃ¥ggna in the local dialect) is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna in northern Italy, between the Po River and the Apennines. ... Naples (Italian Napoli, Neapolitan Nàpule, from Greek Νέα Πόλις - Néa Pólis - meaning New City; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is the largest city in southern Italy and capital of Campania Region and the Province of Naples. ... Sorrento is the name of many cities and towns: Sorrento,_Italy Sorrento,_Florida, United States of America Sorrento, suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Sorrento, suburb of Perth, Western Australia, Australia Sorrento, Hong Kong, the largest residential development on Kowloon Station This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists... Map of Italy showing Salerrno southeast of Naples Salerno is a town and a province capital in Campania, south-western Italy, located on the gulf of the same name on the Tyrrhenian Sea. ... Overlooking Capri harbor from the rotunda in Villa San Michele. ...

The full score of the work was completed in Munich on 12 September 1886. The work is named by the composer as 'Symphonic Fantasy', and is dedicated to his mentor Hans von Bülow. It is the only work by Richard Strauss which he himself wrote a specific program on it. Munich (German: München, (pronounced listen) is the capital of the German Federal State of Bavaria. ... September 12 is the 255th day of the year (256th in leap years). ... 1886 (MDCCCLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ...

Structure

The piece is in 4 movements:

1. Auf der Campagna. Andante
2. In Roms Ruinen. Allegro molto con brio
3. Am Strande von Sorrent. Andantino
4. Neapolitanisches Volksleben. Allegro molto

Première

The first performance of the work took place in Munich on 2 March 1887 by the Court Orchestra which was conducted by the composer himself. As Richard Strauss's sister Johanna later recalled, the first three movements were received with applause, but the last movement was not well-approved and derisory whistles came from various quarters. Strauss himself found the work itself as new and revolutionary, with much satisfaction despite the critical responses for the première. March 2 is the 61st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (62nd in leap years). ... 1887 (MDCCCLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar). ...

Unintentional plagiarism

The most controversial movement is of course the Finale, which Strauss claimed to be based on, as the title suggests, "a well known Neapolitan folk song, and in addition a tarantella (he) had heard in Sorrento." Strauss did not notice that the "folk song" he heard was indeed the popular tone Funiculì, Funiculà composed by the Italian composer Luigi Denza in 1880. To his great embarrassment, Strauss realised his mistake when an angry Denza filed a lawsuit against him. Denza won the lawsuit, and Strauss was forced to pay him a royalty every time Aus Italien was performed in public. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Luigi Denza (February 24, 1846 - January 26, 1922), was an Italian composer. ... 1880 (MDCCCLXXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...