The #1 on this piece wasn’t assigned until a while later when I composed Hora #2
I got a LOT of mileage out of this simple tune:
A few years later this became the basis for a mandolin duet, performed by members of the Ensemble Gabriel Leone:
More significantly, though, it became the basis for a long theme and variations section to my work for mandolin orchestra, Ouroboros, which was expertly performed by the Japanese orchestra, Arte Mandolinistica, arguably the finest mandolin orchestra in the world right now and I was lucky to get them to perform it. I recommend watching the entire video. The first variation on this theme actually occurs BEFORE the theme is presented!
Wow. Big thank you.