Good one, Bartholomew... *G*

M Ted... Boy do I wish I could spend some time picking your brain.

Actually nationality isn't as important to me as the sound. Both the Italian circus music you described as well as the Scandinavian children's circus music sound exactly like what I'm looking for. I also would probably love circus music with an eastern European sound.

I really envy you that you were able to hear this stuff live.

As far as the time period is concerned, I think I would love whatever was being used in the last couple of centuries. Just not the modern stuff, like Cirque du Soliel etc.

I don't know enough about European circuses to be able to say what type.

Do you think if I got hold of film scores from some Filini films (if it is possible to do so), I might be able to find out what sources they used as inspiration?

Thanks, bert, for starting this thread! This is great stuff!

Carol