Italy has bestowed countless gifts upon the world, but among the greatest is the gift of music–and specifically, the gift of melody. From the earliest days of Gregorian chant to Monteverdi, Vivaldi, Scarlatti, Rossini, Verdi, Puccini and into the present day, Italian composers have demonstrated a profound ability to craft melodies of haunting originality and depth. Bach himself drew enormous inspiration from studying the works of Vivaldi, Alessandro Marcello, Pergolesi and others.
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