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Title	Barcelona
Category	Concert/wind/brass band
Subcategory	Hits, evergreens
Instrumentation	Bra (brass band)
Format	PrtStm (full score and parts)
Year of publication	1993
Composer	Mercury, Freddie; Moran, Mike
Arranger	Bernaerts, Frank
Performer	Mercury, Freddie; Caballe, Montserrat
Difficulty level	3
Duration	4:50
Additional info/contents	Barcelona is a single released by Queen vocalist Freddie Mercury and operatic soprano Montserrat Caballé. A part of their collaborative album Barcelona, it also appeared on Queen's Greatest Hits III. The song reflects Mercury's love of opera with his high notes and Caballé's operatic vocals, backed by a full orchestra. Originally released in 1987, it was one of the biggest hits of Mercury's solo career, reaching number eight in the UK Singles Chart. After Mercury's death in 1991, it was featured at the 1992 Summer Olympics, after which the track climbed even higher, peaking at number two in the UK, the Netherlands and New Zealand. Mercury had been a long-time fan of opera, especially favouring Montserrat Caballé. In 1986, he mentioned on Spanish television that he would be glad to see her in person. They had a friendly initial meeting in Barcelona in February 1987. Later, when the city had been chosen for the 1992 Summer Olympics, Caballé, a native of the city, was asked to help with producing a song for the games. She summoned Mercury for the task. Caballé became enthusiastic about the project and instead of recording a single, she proposed to make an album, on which Mercury agreed. The song "Barcelona" had to be its opening song, to be completed by 1988, and to be submitted as a candidate for the 1992 Olympic theme (the selection was scheduled for 1988, four years before the Games). The recording was complicated by Caballé's tight schedule. Thus to spare her time, Mercury recorded the song, singing Caballé's part in falsetto. He would then send a tape to Caballé to prepare her for the joint studio sessions. Quelle/Source: Wikipedia
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Available	yes
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	Format	EUR
	Barcelona (brass band), full score and parts click here
	Queen Favourites, audio CD

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