Composition: Semiramide (Rossini, Gioacchino)
| Title | Semiramide |
| Alternative title | Melodramma tragico in due atti |
| Creators | Gioacchino Rossini (composer) and Gaetano Rossi (librettist) |
| Opus | |
| Instrumentation | voices, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | — |
| First published | 1823 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Operas |
| Language | Italian |
| Period | Romantic |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | piano | — |
| view | Selections | violin and viola | — |
| view | Selections | harp and piano | John Freckleton Burrowes |
| view | Overture | piccolo, flute, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns and double bass | Patrick Clements |
| view | Overture | horn, trumpet and euphonium | Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt |
| view | Overture | violin, cello and piano | — |
| view | Overture | violin and piano | Carl Czerny |
| view | Overture | piano 4 hands | Max Schultze |
| view | Overture | piano 4 hands | Renaud de Vilbac |
| view | Overture | piano | Francis Planté |
| view | Overture | piano | — |
| view | Overture | guitar | Matteo Carcassi |
| view | Duetto: Ebben a te ferisci | piano | Antonio Tornaghi |
| view | Terzetto: L'Usato Ardir | 3 voices and piano | Theodore T. Barker |
| view | Act 1. Ergi o mai fronte altera | — | Andrei Sychra |
| view | Act 1. Ergi o mai fronte altera | piano 4 hands | Carl Czerny |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | — | Act 1 · view Act 2 · view |
| view | Overture | — | Eulenburg | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Overture | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score · view Complete Score · view |
| view | Overture | parts | Richault | — | Cover · view Flute 1/Piccolo · view Oboe 1/2 · view Clarinet 1/2 (A) · view Bassoon 1/2 · view Horn 1/2 (D), 3/4 (D-A) · view Trumpet 1/2 (A) · view Trombone 1/2, 3 · view Timpani · view Bass Drum · 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 (in A) · view Bassoon 1, 2 · view Horn 1, 2, 3, 4 (in D) · view Trumpet 1, 2 (in A) · view Trombone 1, 2, 3 · view Timpani, Bass Drum · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Janet et Cotelle | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Launer | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Heugel | 1860 | Complete Score · view Complete Score · view Preliminaries - Nos.1-9 · view Nos.10-15 · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Ricordi | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Boosey & Hawkes | — | Title page, Index · view Overture and Act 1 · view Act 2 · view |
| view | Complete | selections,vocal score | Filippone & Cia. | — | Cavatina: Ah quel giorno ognor rammento · view |
| view | Complete | selections,vocal score | Ditson | — | Cavatina: 'Bel raggio lusinghiero' · view |
| view | Complete | selections,vocal score | Filippone & Cia. | — | Cavatina: 'Bel raggio lusinghiero' · view |
| view | Complete | — | A. Barion | — | Complete Libretto · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano | Ricordi | — | Overture · view Act 1 · view Act 2 · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin and viola; selections | Richault | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for harp and piano |
Goulding & Co. | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for piccolo, flute, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns and double bass |
Patrick Clements | 2017 | Complete Score · view Complete Parts · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for horn, trumpet and euphonium |
Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt | 2017 | Complete Score · view Horn (F) · view Trumpet (C) · view Euphonium · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for violin, cello and piano | Lemoine | — | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Ditson | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Litolff | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Lemoine | 1872 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for piano |
Heugel | 1869 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for piano | Hamilton S. Gordon | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for guitar |
J. Meissonnier | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Duetto: Ebben a te ferisci | Arrangement for piano |
Filippone & Cia. | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Terzetto: L'Usato Ardir | Arrangement for 3 voices and piano |
Ditson | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Act 1. Ergi o mai fronte altera | Arrangement |
A. M. Afromeev | — | Complete score · view |
| view | Act 1. Ergi o mai fronte altera | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Richaud | — | Catel Overture · view |
Recordings/Performances
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