On 17 Feb 2006, at 19:28, Raymond Horton wrote:
Somewhere along the way, someone added three trombone and timp parts
to the overture that are commonly played, and these are in the
Dover-Ricordi score (I just looked at the latter yesterday, AAMOF.)
Michael Cook wrote:
No, the trombone parts are original Rossini. I don't have access to
the different versions of this overture that were used for the other
two operas, but the trombone parts certainly come from one of these
versions.
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Michael, please note that I purposely did not say someone ELSE added the
trombone parts. I said SOMEONE, specifically to leave open the
possibility that it was the composer. I just had the internal
evidence: The parts seem to be old, (before the later 19th century when
the valve tenor trombone took over in Italy, because the first part is
quite high, putting it sqarely in alto trombone register). This would
put the parts more likely in the composers pen than a later arranger,
if all on I had to guess were the notes themselves. Since you have
other evidence, that I don't I'll take your word. (Although I recall
seeing a score, many years ago, with the first part not so high, so that
is another confusion. Perhaps Rossini revised it for another
performance with no alto trombone?) Does the first trombone part you
have go up to high D at the breakup strain in the middle?
RBH
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