The work was copyrighted by the composer as the Concerto in C Major for Bassetti Accordion in 1968 and dedicated to Julio Giulietti (a leading promoter of the instrument in the United States[1][2][3][4][5] ).

[6][7][8][notes 1] The score was premiered by a student of the composer (Joseph Nappi) during the American Accordionists Association's United States Championship Competition on Long Island, New York in 1964.

With this in mind, the composer assigned the voicing normally reserved for the orchestra to the accordion soloist along with the traditional virtuoso solo passages.

This wide array of orchestral harmonics is artistically expressed for solo instrument throughout the composition (See Accordion).

They open with a glissando ranging over two octaves in the treble voice which culminates in the statement of the main theme centered on two percussive chord structures.

A restatement of the pervasive percussive chords of the main theme ensues in the treble voice shortly thereafter.

A series of accented triplets in minor keys marked strepitoso forms the basis for a transition back into C major and the conclusion of the work.