This dashing overture to Rossini's opera was intended to get the opera patrons of Rossini's day excited, and it did just that! Full of breakneck string passages, the piece also has a wonderful playful character. This edition is taken from the original and has been edited to fit the needs of today's advanced orchestras. Instrumentation: 2.2.2.2: 4.2.2.0: Timp.Perc(2): Str (9-8-7-6-5 in set).