Author: Henry Edward Krehbiel
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486497518
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 210
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Sources of these alto-range arias span the dawn of Italian opera through the late 19th century. Featured composers include Purcell, Scarlatti, Handel, Rossini, Donizetti, Verdi, and many others."
Author: Henry Edward Krehbiel
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 048649750X
Category : Music
Languages : de
Pages : 226
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Generous selection of tenor-range arias spans the 17th-century works of Purcell through the late 19th century. Featured composers include Purcell, Beethoven, Weber, Meyerbeer, Rossini, Donizetti, Verdi, Wagner, and many others.
Author: Christopher Goldsack
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0244130434
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 246
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This anthology of arias for countertenors and female altos and mezzo-sopranos drawn from Oratorios and Cantatas is beautifully presented and clear to read. Wherever an aria was composed with a preceding recitative this has also been included. An essential collection for students and teachers, and an invaluable resource for professional singers. All the alto oratorio repertoire for public examinations has been included. Contents include arias from: Vivaldi's Gloria RV 588 and 589; Purcell's Come, ye Sons of Art; Bach's St John Passion, St Matthew Passion, Magnificat, Christmas Oratorio and Easter Oratorio; Handel's Dixit Dominus, Israel in Egypt, L'Allegro, Messiah, Samson, Semele, Joshua, Solomon, Theodora, Hercules, Judas Maccabaeus, Jephtha; Pergolesi's Stabat Mater, Haydn's Stabat Mater; C.P.E.Bach's Magnificat; Mozart's Mass in C minor; Mendelssohn's St. Paul and Elijah; Verdi's Requiem, Rossini's Petite messe solennelle, Mahler's 2nd Symphony, Elgar's The Dream of Gerontius
Author: Kurt Soldan
Publisher: Edition Peters
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 132
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Author: Henry Purcell
Publisher: Alfred Music
ISBN: 9781457484766
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 80
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A collection of vocal solos composed by Henry Purcell.
Author: Dan H. Marek
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1442235896
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 259
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Everyone is familiar with the words diva or prima donna, which have come to mean a (usually) outrageous operatic soprano, but there was a time when the star of the show was more often a contralto, or a soprano singing in today's mezzo-soprano range. This performer was referred to as an alto. In the 17th and 18th centuries, the male and female leading roles were likely to be sung by emasculated males, the alto castrati, although there were many great female altos during this period as well. The music for these fantastic artists, written by such composers as Porpora, Vinci, Hasse, and even Handel, has been largely forgotten. At the beginning of the 19th century, as the castrati died out, their roles were often assumed by female altos referred to as musici. New repertoire continued to be written for them by Rossini and others, but gradually, this musical tradition and technique was lost. Now, however, because of the talent and industry of such gifted artists as Marilyn Horne, Cecilia Bartoli, and Joyce DiDonato, and the sudden ease with which the performance of these forgotten works can be obtained, there is a resurgence of interest in the performance and preservation of this lost art. Alto: The Voice of Bel Canto examines the careers of nearly 320 great alto singers, including the great castrati, from the dawn of opera in 1597 to the present. The music of the composers who wrote for the alto voice is discussed along with musical examples and suggestions for listening. The exploration of the greatest altos’ careers and techniques offers inspiration for aspiring young singers as well as absorbing reading for the music lover who wants to know more about the fascinating world of opera.
Author: John Yaffé
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 0810883147
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 550
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Conductors John Yaffé and David Daniels have created a one-stop sourcebook for orchestras, opera companies, conductors, and librarians who research and/or prepare programs of vocal excerpts—such as solos, ensembles, and choruses—for concert performance. In this book, readers will find detailed information on a vast repertoire of vocal pieces commonly extracted from operas, operettas, musicals, and oratorios—more than 1,750 excerpts from 450 parent works. Modeled on Daniels’ Orchestral Music, Arias, Ensembles, & Choruses includes basic historical details about each parent work as well as extract titles, subtitles, voice types, keys, durations, locations in the original work (with page numbers in both full scores and piano-vocal scores), and exact instrumentation. It also lists the publishers that make available the orchestral materials for just the excerpt being programmed, independent of the full parent work. Until now, conductors and orchestra librarians commonly had to first leaf through full scores, searching for one elusive three-minute aria after another, only to then consult multiple publishers' catalogues to compile crucial information on all the excerpts proposed for a concert or recording. This book constitutes a single source for finding that information. In many cases, the individual entries include valuable insider information on common performance practice, including start- and stop-points, transpositions, and conventional cuts. Searching for repertoire is made easy with the detailed title index and appendixes devoted to ensemble excerpts, all categorized by personnel (e.g., duets, trios, quartets, quintets, sextets, choruses) and language (Czech, English, French, German, Italian, Latin, Russian). This book is the ideal tool for the working conductor and orchestral librarian, as well as music program directors at colleges and conservatories, opera companies, and symphony orchestras. As of October 2015, a new printing of this book has occurred to correct errors in the index. A PDF version of the new index is available to previous purchasers of the volume. Please contact Rowman & Littlefield's music editor for assistance.
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Category : Audio equipment industry
Languages : en
Pages : 884
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 70
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In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video, gaming, media, digital and mobile entertainment issues and trends.
Author: J.B. Cook & Company
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Category : Songs
Languages : en
Pages : 260
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