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Barber Of Seville: Aria Of Don Bartolo

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Barber of Seville: Aria of Don Bartolo In the opera Barber of Seville, by Gioachino Rossini, one of the characters named Don Bartolo sings an aria in one of the scenes. He sings about how his love is going to leave him and he wants to marry her. The piece that is in Eb does sound like someone who was happy, but now depressed. The reason for the tempo to be allegro moderato and to be in cut time is because Bartolo is finding out what is going on and is curious, hint the fast and interesting melody.
The piece starts off with the orchestra playing Eb and forte. Then Bartolo comes in on the 4th beat of the first measure singing 8th notes. He sings then the orchestra plays quick and fast notes right after he does in piano. This same pattern goes on until measure 14. Bartolo sings for a measure and then the orchestra plays for a measure. He sings for another measure one more time, and then the orchestral comes in playing louder. This is when he gets mad and accusing her of leaving her. The orchestra plays 16th and 8th notes in Bb and fortissimo. Then at measure 22, it calms down and the orchestra plays notes in piano and dolce, or sweet. Bartolo comes back in at measure 25 and the same pattern happens just like in the beginning, but the orchestral plays something different and plays it sweetly. Bartolo seems to be nice in this section.
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From 104 till 112, they play triplets while Bartolo sings different rhythms and talks about how he is going to cage her. The orchestra then plays 16th notes at measure 113 for two measures and then a measure related to measure 87; a fermata. This is like another break of Bartolo to take a breath. The words he say before and after the fermata are similar; “I am going to lock you” to “I am not a fool”. On the second fermata, he and the orchestra plays a Bb instead of an Eb like the first time. This is like a repeat of what Bartolo says to his lover, but in a different

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