Name: E lucevan le stelle from Tosca (arr. James Pybus) by Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924) Woodwind Ensemble Digital Sheet Music
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E lucevan le stelle from Tosca (arr. James Pybus)
by Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924) Saxophone Quartet - Digital Sheet Music

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E lucevan le stelle ("When the stars were brightly shining") is the romanza of Mario Cavaradossi, the tenor, a painter in love with Tosca, in the third act of Puccini's opera Tosca, composed in 1899 to an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. It is sung by Cavaradossi while he waits for his execution on the roof of Castel SantAngelo.
The aria is introduced by a somber clarinet solo. The incipit of the melody (heard in outline earlier in the act, as the sky lightens and the gaoler prepares for the execution) is repeated on the lines "O dolci baci, o languide carezze" ("With sweetest kisses, tenderest caresses"), and also restated in forte in the closing bars of the opera, as Tosca jumps from the ramparts. This arrangement for SATB Saxophone Quartet will allow your audience to enjoy one of the most well-known arias in all of Opera while at the same time giving your quartet a chance to demonstrate your versatility. Performance time is ca. 2:11. Please contact me at james.pybus56@gmail.com

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