Format : Sheet music
Ed. Critica F. Della Seta - Riduzione Per Canto E Pianoforte - Softcover, 2 Volumi. Par BELLINI VINCENZO. I Puritani is the last work of Vincenzo Bellini: composed in nine months, from April 1834 to January 1835 (a gestation unusually long for that time), was performed for the first time in Paris, Théâtre Italien, 24 January 1835. During this period, the dramatic structure suffered radical transformations: initially structured in two acts, the work was divided into three acts just before the premiere, but on the eve of the first performance, and immediately after that, the excessive length of the title imposed the cut of three pieces and other minor sections. Simultaneously with the release for Paris, Bellini prepared a version designed for a planned exhibition for Naples at Teatro S. Carlo, whose protagonist had to be Maria Malibran and in which the part of Riccardo had to be supported by a tenor. The exhibition did not take place, as the score came late in Naples: the Neapolitan version was rediscovered and performed only in the eighties of the twentieth century. The new Critical Edition is based on the autograph, on the libretto of the first performance and on four manuscript copies produced in the context of the Théâtre Italien in the first months of life of the work, three of which contain autograph interventions (these sources are now kept at the Biblioteca Comunale in Palermo, at the Museo Civico Belliniano in Catania, at the Archivio Storico Ricordi in Milano and at the Staatsbibliothek zur Preussischer Kulturbesitz in Berlin). This Edition presents for the first time all the music composed by Bellini, it restores the sections deleted before or after the first performance in Paris, and returns the modified sections of the Naples version- it consists of three-score volumes - introduced by a detailed reconstruction of the historical context - and of a 'Apparati” volume with a description of the Sources and the Critical Commentary to the musical text. / Niveau : Intermédiaire à Avancé / Répertoire / Chant et Piano
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SKU: TM.04057SET
Begins at Andantino mosso (100 measures before 'O Mimi tu piu non torni'. Version starting at beginning of Act IV with words 'In un cuope' available as special order.
SKU: TM.14247SC
Can use flute instead of organ obligato, 2nd part of obligato is in organ obligato only.
SKU: TM.04057SC
SKU: TM.04051SET
Act III Trio & Finale (Antonia Act); Key: C/c.
SKU: TM.04617SC
No. 5 Scena e Duetto. Gilda e Duca. Also includes: Giovanna, ho dei rimorsi and Addio, addio. Sc pgs. 124-154.
SKU: TM.02475SC
Son guinta grazie o dio. Key of B.
SKU: TM.04061SC
Act III Scene 9 1/2: Recitative Scene and Duet. Score pages 583-619. No. 31. Includes: Vieni fra queste braccia.
SKU: TM.02210SET
Bb is the original key; vocal score only in Bb.
SKU: TM.14499SC
Score pages 285-386; reh. 37-77 (end of Act I). Aria No. 5.