music by Rossini on gramophone records
Overture: La Scala di Seta
La Danza (sung by Beniamino Gigli , tenor)
Tyrolese and Bolero (Soirees musicales)
Overture: The Thieving Magpie
Rossini, composer of operas that appealed by their unending flow of catchy tunes, was also known for his individual use of 'crescendo' â the musical term for 'gradually becoming louder'.
