The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 19, 2025
La Saltarelle
1800s
Location: Not on view
Description
During the 15th century, La Saltarelle was a popular Neapolitan court dance named for its particular leaping step, after the Italian verb saltare (to jump). Lively and merry, it was played in a fast triple meter. In the 19th century, the saltarello was featured in the Carnival celebrations preceding Lent in Rome. After witnessing the Roman Carnival of 1831, the German composer Felix Mendelssohn incorporated the dance into the finale of one of his masterpieces, the Italian Symphony.- Shepherd Gallery, New York City, October 1978
- Themes and Variations: Musical Drawings and Prints. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 25-May 17, 2015).Shepherd Gallery, NYC, "19th century French and other Continental Drawings, Watercolors, and Oil Sketches," Winter Exhibition, 1979, no. 103 (illus).
- {{cite web|title=La Saltarelle|url=false|author=Dominque Louis Papety|year=1800s|access-date=19 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2010.171