Overture to "The Italian Girl in Algiers" (tr Moses-Tobani)

Gioacchino Rossini

Gioacchino Rossini (trans. Moses-Tobani)

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This work is often referred to by its Italian title, L'italiana in Algeri.

General Info

Year: 1813 / 1898
Duration: c. 8:00
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Ludwig Masters
Cost: Score and Parts - $55.00

Instrumentation

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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

Audio CD: U.S. Navy Band - 2013

State Ratings

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Performances

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Peninsula Symphonic Band (Palo Alto, Calif.) (G. Mancho Gonzalez, conductor) – 18 November 2018
Ventura County (Calif.) Concert Band (Julie Judd, conductor) - 25 January 2015

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)

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Barber of Seville (arr. Meyrelles) (1816/1899)
Barber of Seville, The (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. 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)
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 (tr. Sousa and Schissel) (1829/2014)
William Tell Overture (arr. Elkus) (1829/1988)
William Tell Overture (arr. Leidzen; ed. Fry) (1829/1938/2007)
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 29 September 2020
Rossini, G.; Moses Tobani, T.; Kent, H. [1947]. The Italian in Algiers: Overture [score]. Carl Fischer: New York.
Smith, Norman E. (2002). Program Notes for Band. Chicago: GIA Publications, pp. 520.