Giachinno Rossini (1792-1868) The oera The Barber o Seville as irst roduced in 1816 It is the most oular o Rossini s oera and is oten erormed today It is one o the best oera buo (comic oera) and it is the deinitive oera o the bel canto style, hich eatures sung recitative, melissmatic lyrics, lyric tenor and coloratura sorano (the highest o the sorano voices) The title role is that o Figaro, the amous barber and actotem, ho directs the lot hereby Count Almaviva ins the heroine Rosina aay rom her icked guardian Dr Bartolo The characters Figaro, Count Almaviva, and Rosina also aear in the 1786 Mozart oera The Marriage o Figaro The Overture rom the oera The Barber o Seville as originally ritten or an earlier oera Aureliano in Palmyra and as also used as the overture to the oera Elisabetta, regina d'inghilterra Rossini (among many other comosers o the eriod) oten reused his more successul music, and the Overture as certainly one o his most oular comositions The Overture has been used in cartoons, notably Bugs Bunny in Rabbit o Seville See htt://youtubecom/atch?v=vxixy0lhcrg ************* About temos: The irst movement as originally marked Andante maestoso, hich should be slo Hoever, I have doubled all the note values in the irst movement to make them easier to read, hich makes it necessary to double the temo to Moderato I have heard a recording o the Overture in hich the Moderato temo as 100, the Allegro vivo as 188, and the Piu mosso as 268 These temos are very diicult or many saxohonists Each quartet should set its on temos to accommodate the abilities o its members The music is beautiul at any temo ************** In addition to oera, Rossini rote religious and other orms o music One o my avorites is his Stabat Mater Bruce Evans 22 Aril 201
or Saxohone Quartet SATB c Sorano Sax 6 11 17 Moderato 2 29 4 8 42 12 18 24 # 0 THE BARBER OF SEVILLE 4 2 # 7 5 1 8 14 19 Ÿ 20 9 25 # # 1 6 4 # 9 15 21 26 27 6 F # n 40 44 Overture 45 Coyright 201, Bruce A Evans All Rights Reserved Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868) 2 46 5 # 10 16 # 22F # 28 # F # n 7 V2X Arr Bruce Evans 47 41 U " n n b
b Allegro vivo 48 49 50 51 52 b r # 5 54 55 56 57 b 4 58 62 6 64 65 b 66 Sorano Sax r > 67 68 > 69 2 b 70 b # 75 71 72 7 76 77 78 79 74 b 81 86 82 8 b 87 88 b b b b 92 97 > 9 n n 98 94 89 > # > 99 84 95 100 90 85 > 96 b 80 101 91 n #> b
b b 102 b > 107 b 112 Ÿ b 118 # b 12 b 11 Ÿ 11 119 10 108 124 b 17 b Sorano Sax 14 12 # > 104 b b n 109 18 P 144 114 1 120 125 # > b 115 b 19 # n 145 121 > 105 116 110 106 111 126 140 # < 15 14 146 141 < # n < 117 > # 122 < 127 4 16 142 Ḟ 147 148 b r r 150 149 r 151 r 152 b r 15 r 154 r 155 r 156
Sorano Sax b r 157 158 159 160 161 162 ƒ n n 4 b 16 > b > > > 169 b 175 164 > > > > 170 165 > > > > 171 166 > > > > 172 # 176 177 178 167 168 > 17 174 180 179 r 18 184 b 181 182 b # 185 186 187 188 b 189 190 191 192 19 b r 194 195 196 F 197 b n # # 198 202 20 199 # 204 200 205 201 206
Sorano Sax 207 212 218 22 228 2 27 241 245 # 208 21 219 250 229 209 214 224 251 246 20 210 220 215 # 225 24 crescendo oco a oco 28 242 252 21 221 216 226 # n 25 29 24 247 25 n 211 # 217 222 254 22 26 240 244 Piu mosso 248 ƒ 227 # n # crescendo semre 249 255 n 5 n
Sorano Sax 256 261 267 272 # 262 268 257 n n 26 269 258 264 # 270 259 260 265 # 271 6 266 n # 27 274 275 276 278 279 280 281 U 28 284 285 286 287 277 282
or Saxohone Quartet SATB Alto Sax # c # 6 Moderato # < < < < 11 # 17 # 2 12 18 n # # 28 # F # 7 # 42 THE BARBER OF SEVILLE 7 2 # 8 simile 29 24 1 4 4 8 19Ÿ 20 0 25 n 44 Overture 14 9 45 5 Coyright 201, Bruce A Evans All Rights Reserved Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868) 1 4 9 26 21 15 10 5 n 16 n # 22 40 46 2 27 # 6 V2X Arr Bruce Evans 47 41 U " n n n
Alto Sax Allegro vivo 48 5 49 54 59 60 64 69 65 70 50 55 61 # 66 71 51 67 56 62 52 57 2 6 68 74 # # # 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 8 84 85 90 95 b> 91 # 86 96 92 87 # n 97 88 9 72 7 89 98 94 99 > b> 2
Alto Sax 100 105 < < < < 114 101 106 115 simile b> b b b > 102 10 4 Ÿ # Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ 110 111 112 11 116 117 118 b > 104 # 119 120 126 121 127 122 11 12 17 18 P 14 144 r 149 1 19 128 # n 145 150 12 14 140 129 146 124 15 # n 141 147 151 152 125 # 10 16 142 F 148 15 154 155 156 157 F
Alto Sax 158 159 162 ƒ # 168 16 169 > > > > 160 b 164 170 > > > > 161 165 > > > > 171 166 > > > > 172 167 > 17 4 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 185 190 195 181 186 182 18 184 187 188 189 191 192 19 196 197 198 199 194 # # # # # 200 201 202 20 # 205 204 # 206 207 208 209 210 211
Alto Sax # 212 21 # 217 # 224 220 225 # # n 20 21 # 25 26 # 29 221 226 22 214 240 crescendo semre # 24 244 # Piu mosso # 248 249 ƒ # 25 # 258 254 259 255 250 27 227 222 215 # n 22 228 28 # 216 229 2 24 crescendo oco a oco 241 251 242 245 246 247 # 260 256 261 257 252 b # 262 5
Alto Sax 6 # 26 # 269 # 264 265 # n 266 267 # n 268 n # 27 274 270 271 272 275 276 277 # 278 # 28 279 280 284 285 281 286 282 U 287
c or Saxohone Quartet SATB Tenor Sax 5 10 Moderato b 15 < < < < 20 29 5 40 44 6 21 0 THE BARBER OF SEVILLE 6 11 16 2 7 b n < < < < simile 4 41 25 1 17 12 # 7 F 45 Overture # n 26 P 2 8 Coyright 201, Bruce A Evans All Rights Reserved Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868) Arr Bruce Evans 1 8 # 4 14 18 19 27 F 42 9 # b 4 F 28 4 n 9 U " 46 47 V2X # n n n b
Tenor Sax b Allegro vivo 48 49 50 51 2 b 52 5 54 55 b 56 58 59 60 57 b 61 b 65 b 69 b 74 b b b 81 87 82 88 75 70 62 66 # n 9 94 92 8 76 6 71 84 77 67 2 72 89 90 79 85 > 64 68 7 80 86 91 n n 95 96
Tenor Sax b n 97 b 102 b 110 Ÿ b n b> 98 10 Ÿ # 111 112 Ÿ 99 b > 104 b 100 b> Ÿ 11 105 b < 114 < < 101 b > 106 < simile 115 4 b b 116 117 118 119 120 121 b 122 12 124 125 126 127 crescendo oco a oco b 128 129 10 n 11 12 1 crescendo semre b 14 15 16 17 18 19 b b b 140 141 142 14 F 145 150 146 151 147 152 148 144 149 15 F
Tenor Sax b 154 155 156 157 4 b 158 159 160 161 b 162 ƒ b # 168 b 174 b 179 16 169 > > > > 175 180 164 > > > 170 176 b 165 > 171 > > > 181 177 > 166 > > > 172 178 > 182 167 > 17 b 18 184 186 185 187 b b 190 194 191 195 192 b n # # 198 199 196 200 19 201 197 202
Tenor Sax 5 20 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 21 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 22 225 224 227 226 21 r 26 241 245 r 228 r 27 r 242 229 r 2 28 r 24 20 r 25 24 crescendo oco a oco r 29 r 246 247 # 249 250 251 252 244 25 n r r 240 crescendo semre 248 ƒ Piu mosso # 254 #
Tenor Sax 255 n n b 256 259 260 257 b 261 b 258 # 262 6 # 264 265 26 266 267 268 272 # 269 27 274 # 270 275 271 276 277 278 279 280 281 282 28 284 285 286 U 287
or Saxohone Quartet SATB Baritone Sax # c Moderato # 6 7 # simile n 12 # 18 2 # 8 1 19 # 2 # 28 24 # 14 < < < 20 F n # 29 # 4F # 8 # 4 THE BARBER OF SEVILLE 44 9 n Overture 25 n 15 < 9 21 4 n 16 10 n 26 22 5 < < < < 11 17 0 1 2 5 6 7 n 40 45 Coyright 201, Bruce A Evans All Rights Reserved Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868) 46 41 Arr Bruce Evans 42 27 U " 47 V2X n n n
Baritone Sax Allegro vivo 48 52 56 57 62 49 5 6 2 59 50 54 64 55 51 60 61 # 65 2 66 71 76 # 81 72 67 68 77 # 69 70 74 # 75 7 # 82 86 87 # 78 8 88 89 84 79 85 80 # 90 91 92 9 b> 94 95
96 101 106 97 98 b > 99 104 b > b b > 102 10 7 < < < 107 114 115 118 124 10 16 142 Baritone Sax 119 125 11 17 14 147 120 12 126 1 144 148 122 121 18 P < < < < b > 116 127 128 crescendo oco a oco 14 simile 19 140 145 100 b > 105 117 12 129 15 146 141 149 150 151 152 15 F 155 154 156
Baritone Sax 4 157 158 159 160 161 162 ƒ 166 16 164 b 165 b > > > > 167 168 169 171 > > > > 177 172 > > > > 178 17 > # 174 179 175 180 176 > > > > 170 181 182 18 # 184 185 192 186 19 # 196 197 # 201 202 187 194 190 198 20 199 204 195 191 205 # # # 200 206
Baritone Sax # 207 208 209 210 211 212 5 # 21 214 215 216 217 218 # 219 220 222 221 22 224 # 225 # 21 # 26 226 22 27 227 228 2 24 25 crescendo oco a oco 28 29 229 20 # 240 24 # 244 # 249 # 254 crescendo semre 245 241 250 255 251 n 246 242 252 n n n 256 247 25 248 ƒ Piu mosso 257
Baritone Sax # 258 259 260 261 262 # 26 264 265 266 267 # n n n n 268 269 270 271 # 272 274 27 275 276 # 277 # 282 278 28 279 284 285 280 286 281 U 287 6