Air varié (Al dolce canto)
| Song Title | Air varié (Al dolce canto) (Search) |
| Composer(s): | Pierre Rode |
| Author(s): | Cesare Sterbini (?) |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Beating; Calm; Calming; Citharas; Comfort; Consoling; Cupid; Expression of Love; Feeling; Finding; Flames; Gods; Harmony; Hearts; Hope; Illuminating; Love; Metaphor: Love as Fire; Music; Musical Instruments; Mythology; Passion; Peace; Singing; Songs; Souls; Spells; Sweet |
| First Line | Al dolce canto del Dio d'amore (Search) |
| Year of composition | 1857 (Search) Circa |
| Link to English Text Online | https://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=446907 |
| Musical Form | Binary (Search) |
| Original Language | Italian (Search) |
| Score Source | https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015088988236&view=1up&seq=3 |
| Catalog Designation | Op. 10 (Search) |
| Voice part suggested by composer | Soprano |
| Range: | Bb3 - C6 (Search) |
| Original Key | Eb Major (Search) |
| Notes | This song is an 1857 arrangement of Rode's Air Varié for violin solo and string trio, Op. 10. The text is apparently from a London, 1828 production of Rossini's Il barbiere di Siviglia, sung by Rosina during her singing lesson in Act II, scene iii. The cited source links to a libretto from that production, attributed solely to Sterbini. However, Sterbini's authorship is uncertain as this libretto and other scores' references to Il barbiere di Siviglia are the only evidence linking the text to Sterbini since it does not appear in the opera's standard libretto, instead replaced by "Contro un cor che accende amore." (Search) |
| Sources Cited | https://tinyurl.com/aldolcecantosource (Search) |
| Contributor | GTM (Search) |