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To support my music and receive a steady flow of digital goodies please support my patreon at (where this video was originally posted in 2017). Don’t forget to subscribe to this channel, and thanks so much for all your support! This is a delightful little tune that was written by Giuseppe Cenci (). He published it both as an instrumental (La Mantovana: “The Mantuan Lady“) and with lyrics (Fuggi Fuggi Fuggi: “flee flee flee“). My arrangement is heavily dependent on that of the late Owain Phyfe, an extraordinary musician who turned the song into a call and response with his audience (insert youtube link). My octave switching, in particular, owes a lot to his distinction between male and female choruses. I dedicated the song to his memory in the credits of Wanderlust, and donated part of its proceeds to his widow. Owain always said I should learn it and that Italians would love it; I was particularly pleased to play this tune on the
