Twenty-Six Italian Songs and Arias: For Medium Low Voice [Paperback] [1991] (Author) John Glenn Paton

The arias in the collection were written in the 1600s and 1700s by composers who were intent on expressing their feelings, and entertaining listeners. Arias sung and loved by the greatest singers of the world are here in fresh, new versions. This edition: draws on original manuscripts and historical first editions, along with recent research of prominent musicologists, to meet a high standard of accuracy and authenticity; enhances your enjoyment of the arias with fascinating background information about their original appearance in cantatas and operas, and about their composers; corrects hundreds of errors -- even incorrect words, notes and composers' names -- which have accumulated as past publishers copied from each others' editions; removes Romantic era misinterpretations and 19th-century piano accompaniments, restoring the clear, bright sound of Baroque music. It will be easier than ever to learn the arias because the use of the International Phonetic Alphabet symbols removes doubts about correct pronunciation. It will be easier to sing the arias with meaning because the original Italian texts are translated into English in three ways: 1. a singable rhymed translation 2. a readable prose translation and 3. a literal translation of each single Italian word for those who are learning the language. - Back cover. Amarilli, mia bella / Giulio Caccini Lasciatemi morire! / Claudio Monteverdi Vittoria, mio core! / Giacomo Carissimi Che fiero costume / Giovanni Legrenzi Tu lo sai / Giuseppe Torelli Già il sole dal Gange ; O cessate di piagarmi ; Sento nel core ; Le violette ; Se Florinda è fedele / Alessandro Scarlatti Star vicino / anonymous Pur dicesti, o bocca bella / Antonio Lotti Non posso disperar ; Per la gloria d'adorarvi / Giovanni Bononcini Sebben, crudele ; Alma del core ; Come raggio di sol / Antonio Caldara Vergin, tutt'amor : solfeggio ; Danza, danza fanciulla : solfeggio / Francesco Durante Quella fiamma che m'accende / Benedetto Marcello Nina / anonymous O del mio dolce ardor / C.W. von Gluck Caro mio ben / Tommaso Giordani Nel cor più non mi sento / Giovanni Paisiello Sei i miei sospiri / F.J. Fétis Se tu m'ami / Alessandro Parisotti This authoritative edition of the world's most loved songs and arias draws on original manuscripts, historical first editions, and recent research by prominent musicologists to meet a high standard of accuracy and authenticity. Includes fascinating background information about the arias and their composers, as well as a singable rhymed translation, a readable prose translation, and a literal translation of every single word. This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.

This authoritative, new edition of the world's most loved songs and arias draws on original manuscripts, historical first editions and recent research by prominent musicologists to meet a high standard of accuracy and authenticity. Includes fascinating background information about the arias and their composers as well as a singable rhymed translation, a readable prose translation and a literal translation of each single Italian word.