The work:
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Le Nozze di Figaro ossia la folle giornata (KV 492)
Dramma giocoso in quattro atti
(Burgtheater Vienna, 1-May-1786)
(The Marriage of Figaro)
by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
(*27-Jan-1756 Salzburg, +5-Dec-1791 Vienna)

Libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte (Emanuele Conegliano)
(*10-Mar-1749 Ceneda, +17-Aug-1838 New York)

based on the comedy "Le mariage de Figaro" (Paris, 1784) by
Beaumarchais (Pierre Augustin Caron)
(*24-Jan-1732 Paris, +19-May-1799 Paris)

Transcribed from G. Ricordi & C. Editori, Milano 1985
by Michael Bednarek [mb@doh.health.nsw.gov.au]

Background:
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The score I used is much more than a piano excerpt; in fact, I'm convinced
that some parts are unplayable: it really is a condensed orchestral score.

I transcribed these pieces for the pleasure of seeing W.A. Mozart at work and,
my own practical instrumental skills being limited, making the sounds come
to live. I'm grateful to the author of "Mozart", a notation program like no
other in its very pleasing method of using the computer keyboard economically
to enter a musical score.

The piece:
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Aria - No.6: "Non so pił cosa son, cosa faccio" (Soprano)
Atto I. Seguito della scena V.

Cherubino, overwhelmed by his pubescent hormones and in love with all women,
delivers a canzonetta he made for the Countess to Susanna. There are obvious
allusions in the text to the figure of ancient Narcissus.

As with most pieces I did for "Nozze", the orchestra is here represented by
MIDI instrument 49 "String Ensemble 1". Cherubino is 69 "Oboe" as that
instrument's slightly thinner sound seemed more appropriate for the young boy.
Spatial orientation has Cherubino slightly right, the high strings far left,
low strings far right.

Details:
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W.A. Mozart expresses Cherubino's restlessness and breathlessness very
effective through broken chords with a missing first beat throughout the first
part of the canzonetta. Later, the boy's narcistic leanings are highlighted by
numerous fermata and tempo changes. Later in No.9, Figaro will mock him
for that.

I am grateful for notification of any mistakes I may have made, or just for a
brief email from anyone who used this file.