A Toccata of Galuppi's

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"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.^[1] The music in the poem leads to a reflection on the city of Venice.^{[citation needed]}

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• Singer-songwriter Kris Delmhorst based her song "Galuppi Baldassare", the first track from her 2006 album "Strange Conversation" on the above poem, using many of the words and theme as a basis for her own lyrics.

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• The poem "A Toccata of Galuppi's" by Robert Browning