Tecatiaed. combines political rebellion and a love tnangle. The leader iv dent Douglas of 4, Roderick Dhu in Scott's poem) together with his closest friends ve, MURhter Feng if neu Plo to overthrow Giacomo (King James V of Scotland Dan i * (Ellen in the poem) to Rodrigo, however Elena and Malcoloy have se cealy ives, rdrigo, Unbeknownst tq lacrine sy 8 Us tthe wee and overhears Douglas telling her of his plans for her marriage to finor ves © the Wonderful aria, Mura fl ae €8a1. Malco: wa felice ... Elena! oh tu, che chiamo ... Oh quante ekether and novices y tcolm the part sung by a contvlia fie ce nat remembers theit lovely times ru eo HO To0k as happy and carefice as before He crest Douglas’ plans and ign 20 declares his eternal love for her. After Douglas leaves, he 5 ind In a subsequent duct the hheother firm their love for e: The theme i Of the variations js : affirms his love for Eqeson® Ken from the final part of the aria where Malcolm though distraught, Elena. oe fee. eo (trans. Robert Levine) lungi acme w a : Oh how many tears I've shed, ; a” tuoi bei rai languishing far from your lovely eyes gn altro oggetio & a me funesto, Everything else is dreary to me: Muto é imperfetto, tutto detesto. all is imperfect, I detest it all, di luce il cielo no, pitt non brilla, the sky no longer shines with light, Pitt non sfavilla astro per me. the stars no longer gleam for me Cara! Tu sola mi dai ta calma, ‘Darling! you alone give me peace tt rendi all'alma grata mercé! and I render you my grateful thanks! The question still remains, did Rossini compose the Inoduction, Theme and Variations? I would say, however, that in the end the authorship is not so important. It is a brilliant work which combines affect and virtuosity in a way worthy of the best operatic arrangements of the 19" century. Rossini may very well have written it Naples. was home to many virtuoso clarinetists, the most famous of whom, Ferdinando Sebastiani, a younger contemporary of Rossini who was himself an accomplished composer and who, for sure, knew the Rossini operas very well may also be a prime candidate for the composer of the work. Whoever wrote it, there are moments, for instance the Largo Minore, of the type of genius worthy of Rossi ied not to cluter the score with markings, however, as the original material is virtually devoid of markings Thave tri e marks and articulations which, | hope, will help convey the sense of “bel canto” flexibility so Thave put in phi of course, are only my suggestions. Please feel free to use your own creativity to make ee Teen I have also included a few colorful Italian musical terms which would have been the edition your own blished in Italy in the carly 19% century, Finally, I have included notes explaining bi typical had the work been Pave ade as well as explanations for the execution of certain phrases which I have certain textual ee aa way ignorant of bel canto tradition, have also included my favorite fingerings for som me: often heard perfor of the more difficult passages. Enjoy. Charles Neidich