CHAPTER VII

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"OTELLO": FURTHER REFORMS IN OPERA SERIA.

Cast of "Otello"--Davide--Progress of Instrumentation--The Clarinet--Brass Instruments--A Solo on the Kettledrum 152

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ROSSINI'S REPRODUCTIONS FROM HIMSELF.

Religious and Secular Music--Borrowed Pieces--Parts in "Il Barbiere"--"La Cenerentola" and "Il Barbiere" 165

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