Author: Henry S. EdwardsPublisher:
ISBN:
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Languages : en
Pages :
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History of the Opera
Author: Henry S. EdwardsCyclopedia of Music & Musicians
Author: John Denison ChamplinPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Composers
Languages : en
Pages : 508
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La Pastorella nobile. A comic opera in two acts [by S. Zini]. Performed at the King's Theatre, etc. Ital. & Eng
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Author: Alto
Author: Dan H. MarekPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1442235896
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
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.
La Pastorella Nobile, a Comic Opera. as Represented at the King's Theatre, Pantheon
Author: Saverio ZiniPublisher: Gale Ecco, Print Editions
ISBN: 9781379528401
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 86
Book Description
The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars. Western literary study flows out of eighteenth-century works by Alexander Pope, Daniel Defoe, Henry Fielding, Frances Burney, Denis Diderot, Johann Gottfried Herder, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, and others. Experience the birth of the modern novel, or compare the development of language using dictionaries and grammar discourses. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library T089999 The libretto only, by Saverio Zini. Parallel Italian text and English prose translation. "The music composed by the celebrated Guglielmi." London: printed by H. Reynell, 1791. 83, [1]p.; 8°
Annals of Opera, 1597-1940
Author: Microcosm of London
Author: Rudolph AckermannPublisher:
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Category : London (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 320
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Six Sonatas
Author: George Frideric HandelPublisher: Alfred Music
ISBN: 1457469138
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
Six Sonatas by George Frideric Handel for Violin and Piano now in one volume: A major, E major, G minor, D major, F major, A major.
Or Che in Cielo (
Author: Gaetano DonizettiHandel, Tercentenary Collection
Author: Stanley SadiePublisher: University Rochester Press
ISBN: 9780835718332
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 332
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