What or who is "Cavatina"?
Cavatina (from Italian cavatina, diminutive of cavata) is a musical term, originally meaning a short song of simple character, without a second strain or any repetition of the air. It is now frequently applied to any simple, melodious air, as distinguished from brilliant arias or recitatives, many of which are part of a larger movement or scena in oratorio or opera.
One famous cavatina is the 5th movement of Beethoven's String Quartet in B-flat major, Opus 130. "Ecco, ridente in cielo" from Gioachino Rossini's opera The Barber of Seville, "Porgi amor" and "Se vuol ballare" from Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro are also well-known cavatinas.
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Playerkevin
Pat Salloum, Never knew this though I knew the film starred "David Hemmings and Samantha Eggar"
Alex Markin
The strangest collection of options I have seen for some time.
Howard Groopman
Good thing "bad dentist" wasn't one of the choices. :)
Pat Salloum
"Cavatina" is a 1970 classical guitar piece by British composer Stanley Myers written for the film The Walking Stick, and popularised as the theme from The Deer Hunter some eight years later. "
Puppermom
I thought one of the choices was venereal disease.😂😂
Jessica Stewart
Loved John Williams playing Cavatina, also theme tune from The Deer Hunter.
Joris van Pelt
Cavatina, a small bottle of Cava to celebrate both the big and little moments in life with cava.
John W Shreve
It seemed the logical choice, but I confess my ignorance in not knowing the answer. Glad for the points and ashamed (for a few seconds) of my benightedness (sp?).