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The "Adagio" (No. 3) in the second set, although it shows a similarity to the Symphonie
concertante in Eb (B II 1/iv) of 1786, is from the Quartet in Eb (B 302/iii) of 1782-83, with the
Presto section coming from the same quartet (B 3 02/iv). "Minuetto" (No. 5) is also taken from a
string quartet, this being the one in A (B 322/iii) of 1786.
During this time it was not unusual for English theatre composers to incorporate music by
foreign composers into their works, acting at times more like compilers than composers.
Stephen Stora.
ce used the aria "La Rachelina" from the Paisiello opera La molinara (Naples,
1788, also known as Lamore contrastato) in his The Haunted Tower (Drury Lane, 1789). The
Storace aria, which appears as No. 6 "Andante" in the second set, is entitled "Whither my love? "
It was sung by his sister Signora Nancy Storace, and marked her debut on the English stage.
In the wind band arrangement, Eley has copied the melody exactly from the piano score
and changed a few of the underlying accompanying figures. It is an excellent example of the
gentle swinging Italianate style.
'Me "Catch" (No. 7) is taken from the Finale of the Paisiello comic opera Nina o Sia la
Pazzaper-Amore
(Caserta, 1789).
Concluding A Set OfMilitary Pieces is a wind band version (No. 8 "Duetto") of the
celebrated duet sung by Mr. Kelly and Mrs. Anna Crouch (I 763-180S). This duet, "0 thou wert
born to please me" is based on V. Martin y Soler's aria "Pace caro mio Sposo" from the opera
Una cosa rara. The pair introduced it in the Masque of Comus and sang it together on numerous
occasions.
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