William Tell and Other Overtures in Full Score (Dover Music Scores) [Paperback]

Gioacchino Rossini (Author), Music Scores (Author)

Book Description

Series: Dover Music Scores | Publication Date: July 27, 1994

Five operatic overtures: William Tell; The Thieving Magpie; The Silken Ladder; Mr. Bruschino, or The Accidental Son; and Semiramide.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications (July 27, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0486281493
• ISBN-13: 978-0486281490
• Product Dimensions: 12 x 9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #478,244 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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12 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars and the "other overtures" are..., March 30, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: William Tell and Other Overtures in Full Score (Dover Music Scores) (Paperback)

Besides "William Tell"(1829), this volume also contains the overtures to: "La Gazza Ladra" (The Thieving Magpie, 1817); "La Scala di Seta" (The Silken Ladder, 1812); "Il Signor Bruschino" (Mr. Bruschino or The Accidental Son, 1813); "Semiramide" (1823). From Dover's Bibliographical Note: "This Dover edition, first published in 1994, is a new compilation of five previously uncollected works originally published by Breitkopf & Haertel, n.d. Lists of contents and instruments have been added in the Dover edition, accompanied by information about the source of each work, its librettist(s) and first performance. For the Overture to Il Signor Bruschino, a new editorial note clarifies performance of the col legno passages; for the Overture to Semiramide, a brief note about playing cues replaces a longer explanation in the original score, printed in three languages."

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Value, October 6, 2008

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David Berry (Spartanburg, SC USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: William Tell and Other Overtures in Full Score (Dover Music Scores) (Paperback)

Dover scores are always a great bargain. I'm conducting from this score. I haven't noticed that the pages are hard to turn as one reviewer mentioned. You should know that the William Tell is Breitkopf and Hartel, not the Rossini critical edition. Of special interest is the fact that Rossini has 5 solo cellos in the beginning accompanied by the rest of the cello section and basses. In the Breitkopf score, the ripieno cellos are given to the top of divisi basses. No problem. Lucks and Kalmus parts use the Breitkopf arrangement.

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Smooth paper, October 20, 2007

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Steve "Steve" (Erie, PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: William Tell and Other Overtures in Full Score (Dover Music Scores) (Paperback)

This is a nice edition, but the paper is very smooth making it difficult to turn pages in time.