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Technical Notice
| Classical Composer: | Rossini, Gioachino |
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| Work: | La gazza ladra (The Thieving Magpie): Overture |
| Year Composed: | 1817 |
| Instrumentation: | 1(+picc)222/4231/timp.perc/str |
| Publishers: |
G. Schirmer, Inc. Edwin F. Kalmus Schott Music Breitkopf & Härtel Ricordi |
| Duration: | 00:10:00 |
| Period: | Romantic |
| Work Category: | Orchestral |
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Rossini wrote La gazza ladra (The Thieving Magpie) for performance in Milan in 1817. Ninetta, a servant in the house of a rich farmer, hopes to marry the farmer's son, Giannetto, returning from the war. She tries to shelter her father, who has deserted from the army, and is troubled by the attentions of the mayor. A missing spoon and the evidence of a pedlar, who has bought a piece of silver from Ninetta, sold to raise money for her father, lead to accusations of theft and imprisonment. She is tried and found guilty, to be saved from death at the last minute by the discovery of the culprit, the thieving magpie of the title. The brilliant overture, a well-known concert opener, starts with the sound of the side-drum in an introduction marked Maestoso marziale. An Allegro follows, with an E minor first subject introduced by the oboe and a second subject entrusted to a clarinet, the themes finally recapitulated, following Rossini's usual practice.
Writer: Keith Anderson
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