play Der Marktschreyer (1799), with music by Franz Xaver Süssmayr (1766–1803) and text by Friedrich Karl Lippert. (Beethoven used the same theme in his work op.105, number 3 for flute and piano.) His three-movement sonata Op. 15 is a clever, witty work and one of the most developed examples of the genre for guitar. The several sets of extended Rossiniana reside at the pinnacle of nineteenth-century operatic pot pourri for guitar. Giuliani's achievements as a composer were numerous. Giuliani's 150 compositions for guitar with opus number constitute the nucleus of the nineteenth-century guitar repertory. He composed extremely challenging pieces for solo guitar as well as works for orchestra and Guitar-Violin and Guitar-Flute duos. Significant pieces by Giuliani include his three guitar concertos (op. 30, 36 and 70); a series of six fantasias for guitar solo, op. 119–124, based on airs from Rossini operas and entitled the "Rossiniane"; several sonatas for violin and guitar and flute and guitar; a quintet, op. 65, for strings and guitar; some collections for voice and guitar, and a Grand Overture written in the Italian style. He also transcribed many symphonic works, both for solo guitar and guitar duo. One such transcription arranges the overture to The Barber of Seville by Rossini, for two guitars. There are further numerous didactic works, among which is a method for guitar that is used by modern teachers. Today, Giuliani's concertos and solo pieces are performed by professionals to demonstrate his compositional complexity. Original Sources of Themes Giuliani arranged many 19th century opera themes for the guitar, e.g. from the opera Semiramide by Gioachino Rossini. His work Le Rossiniane also includes numerous themes from the operas of Rossini. Themes in Giuliani's Le Rossiniane Rossiniana I, op. 119 Introduction (Andantino) "Assisa a piè d’un salice" (Otello) "Languir per una bella", Andante grazioso (L’Italienne à Alger) "Con gran piacer, ben mio", Maestoso (L’Italienne à Alger) "Caro, caro ti parlo in petto", Moderato (L’Italienne à Alger) "Cara, per te quest’anima", Allegro Vivace (Armida) Rossiniana II, op. 120 Introduction (Sostenuto) "Deh ! Calma, o ciel", Andantino sostenuto (Otello) "Arditi all’ire", Allegretto innocente (Armida) "Non più mesta accanto al fuoco", Maestoso (Cendrillon) "Di piacer mi balza il cor", (La pie voleuse) "Fertilissima Regina", Allegretto (Cendrillon) Rossiniana III, op. 121 Introduction (Maestoso Sostenuto) "Un soave non-so che" (Cendrillon) "Oh mattutini albori!", Andantino (La dame du lac) "Questo vecchio maledetto", (Le Turc en Italie) "Sorte! Secondami", Allegro