Figaro : from The Barber of Seville by Rossini : paraphrase for violin and string orchestra

Libretto Background and Photos-Today Mozart's exquisite Le Nozze di Figaro delights and moves audiences everywhere long after its 1786 birth into tumultuous times. The original Beaumarchais play raised a firestorm in France then on the brink ofrevolution with its dangerous commentary on class relations. However Lorenzo Da Ponte carefully omitted anything political from his opera libretto; what remained when joined with Mozart's sublime and penetrating music was awitty yet profound tale of infatuation heartache scheming and tenderness where complex emotions are laid bare and everyone regardless of class is equally vulnerable to the powers of love.Figaro continues the story ofThe Barber of Seville several years later in a single “day of madness.” Count Almaviva's love Rosina is now his long-suffering countess and the barber Figaro now the count's valet is about to marrySusanna the countess's maid. But the couple-to-be must first deal with two obstacles: a demand that Figaro pay his debt to an older woman or marry her instead and the count's determination to bed Susanna on her weddingnight.Suspicions fly plots are hatched narrow escapes abound and connivers receive their due. Love and forgiveness finally bring order to the craziness and a day filled with torment and worry ends in joy.

A critical and popular success from its 1786 debut Mozart's musical comedy elevated the opera buffa to new heights. Le nozze di Figaro ('The Marriage of Figaro') ossia la folle giornata ('or The Day of Madness') reassembles characters from The Barber of Seville for a romantic romp involving mistaken identities remarkable coincidences and the triumph of true love.This authoritative practice and performance edition presents Lorenzo da Ponte's vocal score originally published by Casa Ricordi Milan. Ideal for study practice and performance it contains the complete vocal music with a piano reduction of the orchestral score. Vocalists voice majors and teachers andrehearsal pianists will rejoice in this high-quality low-cost edition of Mozart's masterpiece. Note: Lyrics are in the original Italian only.Dover (2001) republication of the vocal score from an authoritative early edition.

A new series for players of all ages. - Easy, jazzy arrangements of famous Opera songs - CD to play along with - Exciting new arrangements - Brief, amusing synopsis of the operas from which the pieces are taken - Variety of styles (from Blues to Ballad) - Piano accompaniments supplied as PDF files on CD / Opéra-opérette / Recueil / Clarinette et Piano ad lib.

990 Difficult Passages From the Symphonic RepertoireInstrument : Oboe (English horn)Nombre de Pages : 64Content : Franck: Symphony in D minor - Variations Symphoniques - Haydn: Symphony No. 92 in G major Oxford - Symphony No. 94 in G major The Surprise - Symphony No. 97 in C major - Symphony No. 100 in G major Military - Symphony No. 101 in D major The Clock - Symphony No. 103 in E flat major With the Roll of the Kettledrum - Symphony No. 104 in D major London - Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major - Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3 in A minor, op. 56 Scottish - Symphony No. 4 in A major, op. 90 Italian - Violin Concerto in E minor, op. 64 - A Midsummer Night's Dream. Overture, op. 21 - Fingal's Cave. Overture, op. 26 - Scherzo from A Midsummer Night's Dream - Mozart: Symphony No. 34 in C major KV 338 - Symphony No. 35 in D major KV 385 - Symphony No. 36 in C major KV 425 - Symphony No. 38 in D major Prague KV 504 - Symphony No. 40 in G minor KV 550 - Symphony No. 41 in C major Jupiter KV 551 - Piano Concerto in D minor KV 466 - Piano Concerto in B flat major KV 595 - Violin Concerto in G major KV 216 - Violin Concerto in D Major KV 218 - Violin Concerto in A major KV 219 - Oboe Concerto in C major KV 314 - Il Seraglio Overture KV 384 - The Marriage of Figaro Overture KV 492 - Don Giovanni Overture KV 527 - Cosi fan tutte Overture KV 588 - The Magic Flute Overture KV 620 - Nicolai: The Merry Wives of Windsor Overture - Rossini: The Barber of Seville Overture - The Thievish Magpie Overture - Semiramide Overture - L'Italiana in Algeri Overture - La Scala di Seta Overture - Tancredi Overture - William Tell Overture - Schubert: Symphony No. 4 in C minor - Symphony No. 5 in B flat major - Symphony No. 7 in C major - Symphony No. 8 in B minor - Rosamunde Overture - Schumann: Symphony No. 1 in B flat major, op. 38 - Symphony No. 2 in C major, op. 61 - Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, op. 97 - Symphony No. 4 in D minor, op. 120 - Piano Concerto in A minor, op. 54 - Smetana: The Bartered Bride Overture - J. Strauss: Die Fledermaus Overture - The Gypsy Baron Overture - Tschaikowsky: Symphony No. 4 in F minor, op. 36 - Symphony No. 5 in E minor, op. 64 - Symphony No. 6 in B minor, op. 74 Pathétique - Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, op. 23 - Violin Concerto in D major, op. 35 - Le Casse-Noisette Ballet Suite, op. 71a - Swan Lake Ballet Suite - Romeo and Juliet Overture-Fantasy - Wagner: The Flying Durchman Overture - Tannhäuser Overture - Lohengrin - Tristan and Isolde - The Mastersingers of Nuremberg Overture - Siegfried Idyl - Weber: The Ruler of the Spirits Overture - Euryanthe Overture - Oberon Overture - Der Freischütz Overture

This seamless medley of the most popular overture themes from the Classical and Romantic periods---a veritable music history listening lesson---will be a sure-fire hit on any concert program. Scored in D-major throughout, the grade 3 arrangement by Douglas E. Wagner presents many teachable moments with style, balance, dynamic control, articulation, and interpretation. In order of appearance, the themes included are: '1812 Festival Overture' (Largo) by Tchaikovsky - Overture to Zampa by Herold - Overture to The Barber of Seville by Rossini - Overture to The Magic Flute by Mozart - Overture to The Marriage of Figaro by Mozart - Overture to Poet and Peasant by von Suppé - Overture to The Merry Wives of Windsor by Nicolai - Overture to William Tell by Rossini - Overture to Die Meistersinger by Wagner - Overture to Light Cavalry by von Suppé - Overture to Orpheus in the Underworld by Offenbach - 'Academic Festival Overture,' by Brahms - and '1812 Festival Overture' (Allegro vivace) by Tchaikovsky. (3:30) / Orchestre A Cordes