26 Italian Songs and Arias: Medium High Voice, Book & CD

by John Glenn Paton (Editor)

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.

Genres: Music, Scores

152 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 1991

Reviews

[Edie Walls]

This has a lot of songs present in some of my other books, which makes me think that the other songs are good too.

[lindsay]

Repertoire Die Nacht von
Richard Strauss

Amarilli, mia bella
Giulio Caccini (1545-1618)

Pur dicesti, o boca bella
Antonio Lotti (1667-1740)

Se Florinda e fedele
Alessandro Scarlatti (1660-1725)

Se Tu M'Ami Alessandro Parisotti