The Love Theme from Cinema Paradiso rightly won a BAFTA award - it's a moving and passionate melody underpinned with gentle but slowly building chords and arpeggios.
The arpeggios fit the guitar very comfortably; the mix of sustained melody and bubbling accompaniment is compelling. Unlike some of the arrangements of this piece that are on sale, this has been reworked extensively to make an accessible and fun-to-play piece that sits perfectly on the guitar and in the comfortable range of the clarinet. The key has been chosen to make the high notes easy to reach and allow for open strings to provide deep bass and a sustained accompaniment.
I've also written 2 other arrangements - click to find out more!
- Cinema Paradiso - Guitar Duo
- Flute & Guitar duet
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Cinema Paradiso clarinet & guitar
Gentle love theme
$4.99 Intermediate level
See also version for 2 guitars