Guitar
SKU:
HL.50566004
For
Solo Guitar critical
edition and notes for the
interpretation.
Composed by Mauro
Giuliani. Arranged by
Fré, dé, and
ric Zigante. Editions
Durand. Classical.
Softcover. 176 pages.
Editions Durand
#DF01669600. Published by
Editions Durand
(HL.50566004).
ISBN
9781705150580. UPC:
196288017639.
9.0x12.0x0.48
inches.
Mauro
Giuliani's Rossiniane,
published between 1821
and 1828, are a series of
six musical potpourris
entirely based on the
music of Gioachino
Rossini. The potpourri
was one of the most
popular instrumental
genres of the early
1800s, an assembly of
musical themes with
different origins
combined into a single
composition. In the
absence of the modern
means of reproducing
music, they had a very
important function: of
bringing music, most
often created for the
theatre, into the home.
Some important points can
be deduced from
Giuliani's epistolary
exchanges: the first is
that the Rossiniane were
part of his own concert
repertoire: the second is
that Rossini was not only
aware of the project
which would bear his
name, but also
collaborated with
Giuliani in some ways,
providing him with some
themes expressly composed
for his works. The third
is that Giuliani was well
aware that these pieces
represented a new
development for his own
compositions and for the
musical panorama of the
time, “a
hitherto-unknown
style.†This
edition of the Rossiniane
is based on the
contemporary musical
sources that have come
down to us. It is
enhanced by some remarks
on interpretation that
should help towards
making an accurate and
coherent reading of this
distinctive and original
musical text.
rossini-gioacchino
