L'italiana in Algeri
Gioacchino Rossini (ed. Sedlak; rev. Lonoce)
General Info
Year: 1813 / 1992
Duration:
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Orchestra
Publisher: Ricordi
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $44.95
Instrumentation
Full Score
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II
String Bass
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
The Dey of Algiers is bent on capturing the heart of Isabella, the beautiful Italian girl found on an abandoned vessel by the Dey's Captain of Corsairs. The Dey has a difficult problem ridding himself of his wife, Elvira, but he believes he has solved it by his plan to marry her off to Lindoro, Isabella's fiancé. Elira, proving herself the wilier, manages to arrange the escape of Isabella and Lindoro from the Dey's domains and at the same time retain the affection of her unsuspecting spouse.
- Program Note from publisher
The Italian Girl in Algiers, an opera buffa, was the second of Rossini's works to achieve great success. It was produced in Venice in 1813. Like most of Rossini's operas it is no longer in the repertoire, but the sparkling melodies of the overture have made it a favorite on band and orchestra programs.
- Program Note from Program Notes for Band
Commercial Discography
None discovered thus far.
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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- Arizona State University (Tempe) Wind Ensemble (Phil Vallejo, conductor) - 24 May 2021
- Texas Tech University (Lubbock) Symphonic Wind Ensemble (Sarah McKoin, conductor) – 3 October 2017
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)
- The Barber of Seville (arr. Williams) (1816/2005)
- Barber of Seville Overture (arr. Lake) (1816/1927)
- The Barber of Seville Overture (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)
- La Gazza Ladra (arr. Molenaar) (1817/2000)
- 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. Boll) (1816/2013)
- 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. Mose-Tobani; arr. Laurendeau) (1813/1898/1947)
- 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)
- String Quartet No. 1
- 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 (arr. anon) (1829)
- William Tell Overture (arr. Elkus) (1829/1988)
- William Tell Overture (arr. Griffin) (1829/)
- William Tell Overture (arr. Leidzen; ed. Fry) (1829/1938/2007)
- William Tell Overture (tr. Sousa and Schissel) (1829/2014)
- William Tell Overture (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Stanton) (1829/2009)
- William Tell Overture (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Thorp) (1829/2005)
Resources
- L'italiana in Algeri. Wikipedia. Accessed 6 August 2023
- Rossini, G.; Sedlak, W.; Lonoce, S. (1992). L'Italiana in Algeri : (sinfonia) : per 2 oboi, 2 clarinetti, 2 corni, 2 fagotti e contrabbasso [score]. Ricordi: Milano.
- Smith, Norman E. (2002). Program Notes for Band. Chicago: GIA Publications, pp. 520.