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Variations for flute on a theme by Rossini (PLAYBACK) - with harp accompaniment
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Variations for flute on a theme by Rossini (PLAYBACK) - with harp accompaniment by Frederic Chopin Flute - Digital Sheet Music

By Frederic Chopin
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Variations for flute on a theme by Rossini (PLAYBACK) - with harp accompaniment by Frederic Chopin Flute - Digital Sheet Music
Flute, Harp - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1072157

Composed by Frederic Chopin. Arranged by Leyandder Trustworthy. This edition: audio. Romantic Period, Standards, World. Accompaniment. Duration 425. Arrangements , Woods Only #6319339. Published by Arrangements , Woods Only (A0.1072157).

Accompaniment of the piece with harp timbre in the background, contains a bar of metronome beat and then the entrance bar of the piece.

Movements per quarter note
I. Theme - 100 BPM
II. Var. 1 - 112 BPM
III. Var. 2 - 60 BPM
IV. Var. 3 - 120 BPM
V Var. 4 - 130 BPM

This set of variations on a popular Rossini aria is charming, fluent, and not lacking in imagination. It is in a typical variation form for the period, with each of the four variations a decorated version of the original tune. The theme of these brilliant variations comes from the aria "Non più mesta accanto al fuoco", which is the finale of Rossini's opera "La Cenerentola" (Cinderella). In this aria, Angelina (aka Cenerentola) bids farewell to all the days spent as a housekeeper in her stepfather's house. Rossini, much admired by Chopin, composed the entire opera in 24 days.

The occasion for Chopin's writing this piece, at the age of 14, is not known, but it was most likely written for the composer's father (an amateur flute player) or one of the other flute players the elder Chopin knew and often played with. It is fortunate that the work survived. It appears that there was only one manuscript copy, and that it was kept by one of the composer's friends. The work did not appear in print until 1953.

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