Soundtrack to the first silent short gangster film (1906) on solo guitar.
music composed and performed by John T. La Barbera

The Black Hand

The Black Hand ( La Mano Nera)

The Black Hand (La Mano Nera)

Soundtrack written for solo classical guitar with mandolin to the 1912 silent film, The Adventures of Lieutenant Petrosino.
Composed and performed by John T. La Barbera.

The Adventures of Lieutenant Petrosino

The Adventures Of Lieutenant Petrosino

Solo guitar accompaniment for the silent film The Musketeers of Pig Alley (1912).
Composed and performed by John T. La Barbera.

The Musketeers of Pig Alley

The Musketeers Of Pig Alley

From the original film soundtrack to "Sister Italy"
Music by John T. La Barbera
Lyrics by Angela S. Rago
Sung by Sabina Broberg

Walk In My Dreams

music from an enchanted world; dancing spirits 

Dance Of The Fey

Luna Waltz

soundtrack for off broadway production "After the Rain". Music by John T la Barbera

After The Rain Theme

Winter Solstice

Echoes From The Chambers of The Heart

Sand Waves-**

Mambotangotella

Ellipsis

Sogni D'oro (Sebastian's lullaby)

Inner Tranquil Mood

Song For Elena

Echoes From The Chambers Of The Heart

Arli's Song

Canto Di Hecate

recorded live in Brazil with percussion, accordion and guitar

Live from Brazil

Eclectic Rendezvous

Agua de Coco

Tango Dolce Vita

Tango Soavamente

Sister Italy

Sister Italy, Ciao Ciao

Rumba Di Sister Italy

1917  canzone per Elena

John T. La Barbera guitarist, composer, educator, author and concert artist has performed to audiences throughout the U.S., Europe and South America with both classical, traditional Southern Italian folk and original music. 
Awards and commissions as composer: The Jerome Foundation, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, The Martin Gruss Foundation and the New York State Council on the Arts, Meet the Composer, ASCAP and awarded as one of the first transcribers of Southern Italian folk music in America from The Italian Oral History Institute.
Film composer credits include: The Bounty Hunter (Columbia Pictures); Academy Award Nominated feature documentary Children of Fate; Sister Italy; Sacco and Vanzetti; Drifting; Pane Amaro; What’s Up Scarlet?; La Festa; and Tarantella.
Off-Broadway composer and musical director credits include: Souls of Naples, starring John Turturro (The Duke Theater on 42 Street); Kaos, directed by Martha Clarke at The New York Theater Workshop; productions at La MaMa and Theater for a New City.
Original folk operas include: Stabat Mater: Donna di Paradiso; The Voyage of the Black Madonna; The Dance of the Ancient Spider and The Adventures of Don Giovanni and Pulcinella.
Published works include: Italian Folk Music for Mandolin; Traditional Southern Italian Mandolin and Fiddle Tunes (Mel Bay Publications)
His virtuosity on a wide variety of fretted string instruments has enabled him to
record for some of Hollywood’s most prominent film composers; Disney World in Shanghai China; and numerous jingles for TV and radio. He holds a M.M. from William Paterson University and a B.M. from The Hartt School of Music. He is an adjunct professor at the Bergen Community College in Paramus, and artist in residence at the Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts.


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