Uploaded March 2022 | Updated September 2026, 23 minutes ago
Our offering in this video is Ros playing on her 1812 original Square piano a piece written by Nicola Sampieri - a castrato singer who turned his hand to composing. His music was aimed at the domestic piano player and often had beautiful engravings. He experimented with a new form of playing which sought to interpret light, colours and natural forms and events expressed as music combining the performances with sound effects and light shows.
This piece has an Italian atmosphere - but listen out for "for he's a jolly good fellow" in the middle! It was a tune known at the time as Marlbrouk.
Our offering in this video is Ros playing on her 1812 original Square piano a piece written by Nicola Sampieri - a castrato singer who turned his hand to composing. His music was aimed at the domestic piano player and often had beautiful engravings. He experimented with a new form of playing which sought to interpret light, colours and natural forms and events expressed as music combining the performances with sound effects and light shows.
This piece has an Italian atmosphere - but listen out for "for he's a jolly good fellow" in the middle! It was a tune known at the time as Marlbrouk.
