Composition: Il barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini, Gioacchino)
| Title | Il barbiere di Siviglia |
| Alternative title | L'inutile precauzione |
| Creators | Gioacchino Rossini (composer) and Cesare Sterbini (librettist) |
| Opus | |
| Instrumentation | voices, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1816 |
| First published | 1821 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Dramma giocoso |
| Language | Italian |
| Period | Romantic |
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Sections
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | Arnold Schoenberg |
| view | Complete | piano | Friedrich Brissler |
| view | Complete | piano | Maximilian Joseph Leidesdorf |
| view | Complete | piano | Richard Metzdorff |
| view | Complete | piano | Not credited |
| view | Selections | flute and guitar violin and guitar |
Anton Diabelli |
| view | Selections | guitar | Anton Diabelli |
| view | Selections | guitar | Enea Gardana |
| view | Selections | piano | Józef Stefani |
| view | Overture | theater orchestra | Charles J. Roberts |
| view | Overture | flute, clarinet, violin and piano | Léo Laloge |
| view | Overture | flute, harp and piano harp, violin and piano flute, harp, cello and piano harp, violin, cello and piano |
Nicholas Charles Bochsa |
| view | Overture | flute, violin, cello and guitar | Pierre Joseph Plouvier |
| view | Overture | flute, 2 guitars and cello | Antonio Maria Bologna |
| view | Overture | flute, guitar and violin | Ferdinando Carulli |
| view | Overture | horn, trumpet and euphonium | Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt |
| view | Overture | 3 trombones | Pedro Henrique De Faria |
| view | Overture | violin, cello and piano | — |
| view | Overture | piano 6 hands | — |
| view | Overture | harp and piano | Nicholas Charles Bochsa |
| view | Overture | violin and piano | Hugo Ulrich |
| view | Overture | piano 4 hands | Richard Kleinmichel |
| view | Overture | piano | Gustav Blasser |
| view | Overture | piano | — |
| view | Overture | piano | Hugo Ulrich |
| view | Overture | piano | Julius Weiss |
| view | Overture | guitar | Louis-Ange Carpentras |
| view | Cavatina: Ecco ridente in cielo (Act I) | clarinet | Charles Di Caro |
| view | Cavatina: Largo al factotum della città (Act I) | piano | Grigory Ginzburg |
| view | Cavatina: Largo al factotum della città (Act I) | 4 guitars | Anton Höger |
| view | Cavatina: Largo al factotum della città (Act I) | clarinet | Pierpaolo Romani |
| view | Cavatina: Una voce poco fa (Act I) | flute, clarinet and bassoon | Roe William Goodman |
| view | Cavatina: Una voce poco fa (Act I) | oboe, clarinet and bassoon | Roe William Goodman |
| view | Cavatina: Una voce poco fa (Act I) | 2 clarinets and bass clarinet | Roe William Goodman |
| view | Cavatina: Una voce poco fa (Act I) | 2 clarinets and bassoon | Roe William Goodman |
| view | Cavatina: Una voce poco fa (Act I) | flute and piano | Anton Diabelli |
| view | Cavatina: Una voce poco fa (Act I) | clarinet | Charles Di Caro |
| view | Cavatina: Una voce poco fa (Act I) | harp | Ferdinando Marcucci |
| view | Cavatina: Una voce poco fa (Act I) | cello and keyboard | — |
| view | Storm Interlude (Act II) | small orchestra | Carl Hünn |
| view | Terzetto: Zitti, zitti, piano, piano (Act II) | harp and piano | William Henry Steil |
| view | Polonaise | piano | Józef Stefani |
| view | Waltz | harp | Ferdinando Marcucci |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | 2-Act Version | — | Manuscript | — | Act 1 · view Act 2 · view |
| view | 2-Act Version | — | Ricordi | — | Complete Score · view Act 1 · view Act 2 · view |
| view | 4-Act Version | — | La Lyre moderne | — | Act 1 · view Act 2 · view Act 3 · view Act 4 · view |
| view | Sinfonia | — | Ricordi | — | Complete Score (original version) · view |
| view | Sinfonia | — | Ricordi | — | Complete Score (revised version) · view |
| view | Sinfonia | — | Wiener Philharmonischer Verlag | — | Complete Score (revised color) · view Complete Score (revised mono) · view |
| view | Complete (2-Act Version) | parts | Ricordi | — | Flute 1/2 (also Piccolo) · view Oboe 1/2 · view Clarinet 1/2 (C) · view Bassoon 1/2 · view Horn 1/2 (E) · view Trumpet 1/2 (A) · view Trombone · view Timpani · view Bass Drum · view Triangle · view Harp · view Guitar · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Sinfonia (original version) | parts | Ricordi | — | Flutes 1/2 · view Oboes 1/2 · view Clarinet 1/2 (C) · view Bassoons 1/2 · view Horns 1/2 (E, G) · view Trumpets 1/2 (A) · view Trombone · view Bass Drum, Timpani · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Sinfonia (revised version) | parts | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Flute, Piccolo · view Oboe 1, 2 · view Clarinet 1, 2 (in C, A) Transposed parts (B) · view Bassoon 1, 2 · view Horn 1, 2 (in E) Transposed parts (F) · view Trumpet 1, 2 (in A) Transposed parts (B) · view Trombone 1, 2, 3 Bass clef parts (Trombone 1, 2) · view Timpani, Bass Drum · view Violins I, II · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Sinfonia (revised version) | parts | Ricordi | 1969 | Clarinet 1/2 (C) · view |
| view | Sinfonia (revised version) | parts | — | — | Clarinet 1 (A) (bar 177 onwards) · view |
| view | Sinfonia (revised version) | parts | — | — | Alto Saxophone (alternate for Horn 1) · view Bass Clarinet (alternate for Bassoon 1) · view |
| view | Cavatina: Largo al factotum della città (Act 1) | parts | — | — | Piccolo · view Flute · view Clarinet 1/2 (C) · view Bassoon 1/2 · view Horn 1/2 (F) · view Trumpet 1/2 (C) · view Trumpet 1/2 (B) · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Aria: Il vecchiotto cerca moglie (Act 2) | parts | — | — | Complete Parts · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Pietro Mechetti | — | Act 1 (missing pp.21-24) · view Act 2 · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | F. Lucca | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Choudens | 1897 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Schirmer | 1900 | Complete Score · view Frontmatter · view Overture · view Act 1, Nos.1–5 · view Act 2, Nos.6–10 · view Act 1, No.11 · view Act 2, Nos.12–15 · view Act 2, Nos.16–18 · view Act 2, Nos.19–20 · view Supplementary aria: "Manca un foglio" · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | J. Tallandier | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Casa Editrice Madella | 1913 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Cavatina: Una voce poco fa (Act II, No.4) | vocal score | Marco Berra | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Cavatina: Una voce poco fa (Act II, No.4) | vocal score | Filippone & Cia. | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Universal Edition | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Sauer & Leidesdorf | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Litolff | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Litolff | — | Act 1 · view Act 2 · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Ricordi | 1868 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for flute and guitar violin and guitar |
Diabelli | — | Overture, Nos.1-12 - Complete Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for guitar |
Diabelli | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for guitar |
Giudici et Strada | — | Introduzione, Cavatina, Canzone · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Klukowski | — | 2 Waltzes · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for theater orchestra |
Carl Fischer | 1913 | Condensed Score and Parts · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for flute, clarinet, violin and piano |
Léo Laloge | 2018 | Complete Score · view Flute · view Clarinet (A) · view Violin · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for flute, harp and piano harp, violin and piano flute, harp, cello and piano harp, violin, cello and piano |
Schonenberger | — | Complete Parts · view Complete Parts (color) · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for flute, violin, cello and guitar |
Richault | — | Complete Parts · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for flute, 2 guitars and cello |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for flute, guitar and violin |
Johann André | — | 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 3 trombones |
— | — | Complete Score · view Trombone 1 · view Trombone 2 · view Trombone 3 · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for violin, cello and piano | Lemoine | — | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for piano 6 hands | Alphonse Leduc | 1879 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for harp and piano |
Chappell | — | 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 piano |
Universal Edition | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for piano | Eug. Mathieu Fils | 1893 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for piano | Léon Idzikowski | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for piano | Schirmer | 1900 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for piano | Edition Peters | 1907 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for piano | Milan: Ricordi | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for piano | — | — | Incomplete Score · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for piano |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for piano |
USA | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for guitar |
Janet et Cotelle | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Cavatina: Ecco ridente in cielo (Act I) | Arrangement for clarinet |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Cavatina: Largo al factotum della città (Act I) | Arrangement for piano |
Muzgiz | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Cavatina: Largo al factotum della città (Act I) | Arrangement for 4 guitars |
— | — | Complete Score · view Guitar 1 · view Guitar 2 · view Guitar 3 · view Guitar 4 · view |
| view | Cavatina: Largo al factotum della città (Act I) | Arrangement for clarinet |
Pierpaolo Romani | 2019 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Cavatina: Una voce poco fa (Act I) | Arrangement for flute, clarinet and bassoon |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Cavatina: Una voce poco fa (Act I) | Arrangement for oboe, clarinet and bassoon |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Cavatina: Una voce poco fa (Act I) | Arrangement for 2 clarinets and bass clarinet |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Cavatina: Una voce poco fa (Act I) | Arrangement for 2 clarinets and bassoon |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Cavatina: Una voce poco fa (Act I) | Arrangement for flute and piano |
Diabelli | 1824 | Complete Score · view Flute Part · view |
| view | Cavatina: Una voce poco fa (Act I) | Arrangement for clarinet |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Cavatina: Una voce poco fa (Act I) | Arrangement for harp |
Manuscript | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Cavatina: Una voce poco fa (Act I) | Arrangement for cello and keyboard | — | — | Complete Score and Cello Part · view |
| view | Storm Interlude (Act II) | Arrangement for small orchestra |
Aibl | 1870 | Complete Parts · view |
| view | Terzetto: Zitti, zitti, piano, piano (Act II) | Arrangement for harp and piano |
H. Falkner | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Polonaise | Arrangement for piano |
Klukowski | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Waltz | Arrangement for harp |
Manuscript | — | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
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