Introduction, Theme and Variations

Gioacchino Rossini

Gioacchino Rossini (arr. Marco Tamanini)

Subtitle: For Clarinet and Orchestra

General Info

Year: 1819 / 2016
Duration: c. 11:30
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Clarinet and orchestra
Publisher: Baton Music
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - €142.00   |   Score Only (print) - €26.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
Solo Clarinet
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
Horn in F
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Cello

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Gioacchino Rossini is primarily known for his operas, but he also composed for other forces like this Introduction, Theme, and Variations for clarinet and orchestra. It is generally believed that Rossini composed this work as a student project at the Bologna Conservatory of Music when he was very young. It's based on two of Rossini's most moving dramatic arias and remains one of the most popular virtuosic works for clarinet to this day. Italian arranger Marco Tamanini transcribed this work for solo clarinet with accompaniment of a symphonic band.

- Program Note by publisher

Commercial Discography

None discovered thus far.

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project

• Queens College (Flushing, N.Y.) Wind Ensemble (Charles Neidich, conductor and clarinet) – 14 ay 2019
• Houghton (N.Y.) College Wind Ensemble (Timothy McGarvey, conductor; Armenio Suzano, clarinet) – 17 February 2018

Works for Winds by this Composer

Adaptable Music

• William Tell Overture (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Stanton) (1829/2009)
• William Tell Overture (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Thorp) (1829/2005)

All Wind Works

• Barber of Seville (arr. Meyrelles) (1816/1899)
• Barber of Seville, The (arr. Williams) (1816/2005)
• Barber of Seville Overture (arr. Lake) (1816/1927)
• Barber of Seville Overture, The (arr. Duthoit) (1816/1940)
• The Barber of Seville Overture (arr. Singleton) (1816/2002)
• Figaro in Stereo (adapt. Yoder) (1970)
• Il Barbiere di Siviglia (arr. Cesarini) (1816/2011)
• Inflammatis from "Stabat Mater" (arr. Laurendeau and Meyrelles) (1842/1911)
• Introduction, Theme and Variations (arr. Tamanini) (1819/2017)
• Italian en Argel
• Italian in Algiers (arr. Cailliet) (1952)
• La Boutique Fantasque (arr. Respighi; tr. Mahaffey) (2009)
• La Boutique Fantasque (adapt. Respighi; arr. Godfrey) (1922)
• La Cenerentola (arr. Daehn) (1817/2007)
• La Danza (arr. Erickson) (1835/1967)
• La Gazza Ladra (tr. Cailliet) (1817/1954)
• L'italiana in Algeri (tr. Sedlak; ed. Lonoce) (1813/1992)
• L'italiana in Algeri (tr. Van der Beek) (1813/2008)
• March for the Sultan Abdul Medjid (arr. Townsend) (1851/1967)
• Overture from the Opera "La Gazza Ladra" (arr. Oliver) (1817)
• Overture to "The Barber of Seville" (arr. Sedlak) (1816/1983)
• Overture to "The Italian Girl in Algiers" (arr. Cailliet) (1813/1952)
• Overture to "The Italian Girl in Algiers" (tr Moses-Tobani) (tr. Mose-Tobani) (1813/1898)
• Passo a sei (tr. Dunnigan)
• Scherzo for Band (scored by Schaefer) (1864/1977)
• Semiramide (arr. Safranek; ed. Robertson) (1823/1939)
• Soirées musicales (arr. Britten and Brown) (1830-1835/1946)
• Tancredi Overture (tr. Falcone) (1813/1975)
• Three Marches for the Marriage of the Duke of Orléans (ed. Townsend) (1827/1972)
• Una Voce Poco Fa from "Barber of Seville" (arr. Barrow) (1816/1973)
• William Tell Overture (tr. Sousa and Schissel) (1829/2014)
• William Tell Overture (arr. Elkus) (1829/1988)
• William Tell Overture (arr. Leidzen) (1829/1938)
• William Tell Overture (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Stanton) (1829/2009)
• William Tell Overture (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Thorp) (1829/2005)

Resources

• List of compositions by Gioachino Rossini, Wikipedia Accessed 3 June 2018
• Perusal score