Composition: La gazza ladra (Rossini, Gioacchino)
| Title | La gazza ladra (The Thieving Magpie) |
| Alternative title | Melodramma semiserio in due atti |
| Creators | Gioacchino Rossini (composer) and Giovanni Gherardini (librettist) |
| Opus | |
| Instrumentation | voices, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1817 |
| First published | 1819 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Opera semiseria, Librettos |
| Language | Italian |
| Period | Romantic |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | piano | Maximilian Joseph Leidesdorf |
| view | Selections | flute, violin, viola and cello 2 violins, viola and cello |
— |
| view | Selections | harp flute and harp |
Nicholas Charles Bochsa |
| view | Selections | flute and guitar | Anton Diabelli |
| view | Selections | guitar | Anton Diabelli |
| view | Overture | 2 violins, viola and cello | Franz Alexander Pössinger |
| view | Overture | flute, guitar and violin | Ferdinando Carulli |
| view | Overture | flute, violin and piano | — |
| view | Overture | horn, trumpet and euphonium | Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt |
| view | Overture | violin and piano | Hugo Ulrich |
| view | Overture | piano 4 hands | Richard Kleinmichel |
| view | Overture | clarinet | Miguel C. Meyrelles |
| view | Overture | accordion | Massimiliano Virdis |
| view | Overture | guitar | Louis-Ange Carpentras |
| view | Overture | piano | Gustav Blasser |
| view | Overture | piano | Charles Chaulieu Sr. |
| view | Overture | piano | Pietro Piazza |
| view | Overture | piano | Hugo Ulrich |
| view | Overture | piano | Julius Weiss |
| view | Overture | piano | — |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | 2-Act Version | — | Manuscript | — | Act 1 · view Act 2 · view |
| view | 3-Act Version | — | Castil-Blaze | — | Act 1 · view Act 2 · view Act 3 · view |
| view | 3-Act Version | — | Aulagnier | — | Act 1 · view Act 2 · view Act 3 · view |
| view | Overture | — | Eulenburg | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Overture | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score · view Complete Score · view Complete Score (with added title on first page) · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Ricordi | — | Flute 1 · view Flute 2/Piccolo · view Oboe 1 · view Oboe 2 · view Clarinet 1 (A) · view Clarinet 2 (A) · view Bassoon 1 · view Bassoon 2 · view Horn 1 (E) · view Horn 2 (E) · view Horn 3 (A) · view Horn 4 (A) · view Trumpet 1 (A) · view Trumpet 2 (A) · view Trombone · view Timpani · view Snare Drum 1 · view Snare Drum 2 · view Bell · view Bass Drum, Cymbals · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Offstage Banda | parts | Ricordi | — | Snare Drum, Triangle · view |
| view | Overture | parts | Pacini | — | Cover Page · view Flute 1, Piccolo · view Oboe 1, 2 · view Clarinet 1, 2 (A-C) · view Bassoon 1/2 · view Horn 1, 2 (E), 3, 4 (G) · view Trumpet 1, 2 (A-E) · view Trombone · view Timpani · view Snare drum, Bass drum/Triangle · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view |
| view | Overture | parts | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Flute, Piccolo · view Oboe 1, 2 · view Clarinet 1, 2 (A) · view Bassoon 1, 2 · view Horn 1, 2 (E), 3, 4 (G) · view Trumpet 1, 2 (A, E) · view Trombone 1, 2, 3, Tuba · view Timpani, Triangle, Snare Drum, Bass Drum · view Violins I, II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Overture | parts | Jane Vivienne Thomas | 2019 | Bass Clarinet 1 (Bassoon 1 alternative) · view Bass Clarinet 2 (Bassoon 2 alternative) · view |
| view | Overture | parts | — | — | Trumpet 1 (in B, transposed) · view Trumpet 2 (in B, transposed) · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | N. Simrock | 1820 | Complete Score · view Complete Score (color) · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Ricordi | 1876 | Complete Score · view Preliminaries - Libretto - Act 1 · view Act 2 · view |
| view | Aria: Vieni fra queste braccia | vocal score | Ricordi | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Aria: Il mio piano e preparato | vocal score | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | A. Bairon | — | Complete Libretto · view |
| view | Aria: E ben per mia memoria (Act II, Sc.3) | — | — | — | Extract · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Sauer & Leidesdorf | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for flute, violin, viola and cello 2 violins, viola and cello; selections |
Tobias Haslinger | 1819 | Complete Parts (Flute Quartet) · view Complete Parts (String Quartet) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for harp flute and harp ; selections |
Chappell | — | Oh che giorno fortunato, Di piacer, Stringhe e ferri, Tocchiamo beviamo, E ben per mia memoria, Marcia · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for flute and guitar ; selections |
Diabelli | — | Flute · view Guitar · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for guitar ; selections |
Diabelli | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and cello |
Weigl | — | Complete Parts · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for flute, guitar and violin |
Johann André | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for flute, violin and piano | Petit | — | Piano · view Flute · view Violin · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for horn, trumpet and euphonium |
Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt | 2017 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view Violin Part · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for clarinet |
Carl Fischer | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for accordion |
Massimiliano Virdis | 2022 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for guitar |
Janet et Cotelle | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for piano |
Universal Edition | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for piano |
J. Meissonnier | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for piano |
Ricordi | 1818 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for piano |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for piano |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for piano | Milan: Ricordi | — | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
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