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Gioachino Rossini
William Tell Overture


Information

Year of arrangement:  2021

Composer:  Gioachino Rossini (1792–1868)

Instrumentation:  1 1 1 1 – 2 1 0 0 – tmp+1, str (min. 3 3 3 3 1)

Duration: 12mins

Commission: Sheffield Philharmonic Orchestra

Premiere: Sheffield Philharmonic Orchestra/George Morton, Victoria Hall, Sheffield, November 2021

Sample Recordings

Full recording available on request​

​Hire/License Information

Published by Steel City Music Publishing
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Work Introduction

Rossini's timeless overture to William Tell is now available for chamber ensemble, in a new version that doesn't compromise on any of the theatre, excitement or intricacies of the original. 

• Strings: this arrangement can be performed with 3 3 3 3 1 players up to a full chamber orchestra section.  

• This 
arrangement uses Rossini's original string and timpani parts (which can be provided with the hire set)

• A new version of the introduction is available for performances using a small string section (3 3 3 3 1), with violas used to supplement the cello section

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