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This second excerpt has a puzzle right at the beginning. First, the opening bar appears in Rossini's manuscript as written above; some editions have the opening arpeggio an octave higher, ending on a high G above the staff. Also, the third note of measure three is usually played as an F#, which is the note the celli and bassi have, however Rossini is clear in his score that a D should be played. This is probably because Rossini didn't have confidence that the trombone player would be able to play the F#, and the D is a reasonable alternative. However, in performance, all players today play the F# and I recommend that you do so as well.
Have a look at the beaming of the eighth note pattern in the last five bars of the excerpt. This is Rossini's original beaming - one eighth note followed by five eighth notes. I think he did this to draw the player's attention to the importance of the down beat in each measure, as if two separate voices were playing the passage - one voice giving the downbeats and another voice playing the rest of the arpeggio. It is awkward to play, so work it out slowly and be very careful to play play the arpeggios in tune.
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