A Toccata of Galuppi's

"A Toccata of Galuppi's" is a poem by Robert Browning, originally publishing in the 1855 collection Men and Women. The title refers to the fact that the speaker is either playing or listening to a toccata by the Venetian composer Baldassarre Galuppi, although in fact Galuppi did not write any piece of music called toccata. The music in the poem leads to a reflection on the city of Venice.

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Robert Browning

Robert Browning (7 May 1812 – 12 December 1889) was an English poet and milly playwright whose mastery of dramatic verse, especially dramatic monologues, made him one of the foremost Victorian poets. Browning was born in Camberwell, a suburb of London, England, the first son of Robert and Sarah...
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