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Choral TB chorus with Piano and optional Solos SKU: CF.BL1211 Composed by Luigi Denza. Arranged by Vicki Tucker Courtney. 12 pages. Duration 2 minutes, 22 seconds. BriLee Music #BL1211. Published by BriLee Music (CF.BL1211). UPC: 672405010634. Key: Eb major. English. Italian Folk Song.A funicular is a type of cable railway system which connects points along a railway track laid on a steep slope. The system is characterized by two counterbalanced carriages permanently attached to opposite ends of a haulage cable, which is looped over a pulley at the upper end of the track. In 1880, this Neopolitan song was written to celebrate the opening of the first funicular railway on Mount Vesuvius. The song was very popular in Italy and abroad, so much so that, when it was published, it sold a million copies in one year. The original English translation describes a couple traveling up the mountainside and the thrill of their journey.A funicular is a type of cable railway system which connects points along a railway track laid on a steep slope. The system is characterized by two counterbalanced carriages permanently attached to opposite ends of a haulage cable, which is looped over a pulley at the upper end of the track.In 1880, this Neopolitan song was written to celebrate the opening of the first funicular railway on Mount Vesuvius. The song was very popular in Italy and abroad, so much so that, when it was published, it sold a million copies in one year. The original English translation describes a couple traveling up the mountainside and the thrill of their journey.