Solos for the Double-Bass Player


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(String Solo). Contents: Bourre (Bach) * Grave (Abaco) * Concerto (Vivaldi) * Prelude and Allegro (d'Andrieu) * Sonata in C Minor (Handel) * Sonatina and Minuet (Beethoven) * Elegy and Andante (Bottesini) * Aria from Rigoletto (Verdi) * Adagio (Geissel) * Vocalise (Rachmaninoff) * Romance (Prokofiev) * Introduction and Tarentelle (Franchi) * Serenade (Beveridge) * Chaconne (Russell).




Arias for Soprano


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(Vocal Collection). Contents: Handel: V'adoro pupille (Giulio Cesare) Mozart: Porgi, amor (Le Nozze di Figaro) * Dove sono (Le Nozze Figaro) * Deh vieni, non tardar (Le Nozze di Figaro) * Bester Jungling (Der Schauspieldirektor) * Batti, batti, bel Masetto (Don Giovanni) * Vedrai carino (Don Giovanni) * Ach, ich fuhl's (Die Zauberflote) Beethoven: O war' ich schon mit dir vereint (Fidelio) C.M. von Weber: Kommt ein schlanker Bursch gegangen (Der Freischutz) Verdi: Caro nome (Rigoletto) * Saper vorreste (Un Ballo in Maschera) * Sul fil d'un soffio etesio (Falstaff) Gounod: The Jewel Song (Faust) * Ah! Je veux vivre (Romeo et Juliette) Bizet: Je dis que rien ne m 'epouvante (Carmen) Offenbach: Elle a fui, la tourterelle! (Les Contes d'Hoffmann) Massenet: Adieu, notre petite table (Manon) Leoncavallo: Ballatella (I Pagliacci) Puccini: Mi chiamano Mimi (La Boheme) * Donde lieta (La Boheme) * Quando men vo (La Boheme) * Un bel di (Madama Butterfly) * O mio babbino caro (Gianni Schicchi) * Signore, ascolta (Turandot) * Tu che di gel sei cinta (Turandot) Menotti: The Black Swan (The Medium) * Monica's Waltz (The Medium) Moore: Willow Song (The Ballad of Baby Doe) * The Silver Aria (The Ballad of Baby Doe) Mechem: Fair Robin, I love (Tartuffe).




Music at Michigan


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Mozart, His Character, His Work


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Written by one of the world's outstanding music historians and critics, the late Alfred Einstein, this classic study of Mozart's character and works brings to light many new facts about his relationship with his family, his susceptibility to ambitious women, and his associations with musicalcontemporaries, as well as offering a penetrating analysis of his operas, piano music, chamber music, and symphonies.




At the Organ with Virgil Fox


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A performer's edition of the most often performed organ works of the renowned Virgil Fox. This collection includes his markings, registrations and performance hints. 29 pieces are included ranging from chorale settings, Christmas music, transcriptions of choral and orchestral works to an exciting arrangement of 'The Star-Spangled Banner.' Titles: * Adagio from Vivaldi’s Concerto in D minor (J.S. Bach) * Adagio Cantabile (J.S. Bach) * Arioso (J.S. Bach) * Cantabile Symphonique (Camille Saint-Saens) * Come Sweetest Death, Come Blessed Rest (J.S. Bach) * Echo Noel (Louis Claude D’Aquin) * Fanfares from Parsifal (Richard Wagner) * Giga (M. Enrico Bossi) * Good King Wenceslas (Traditional) * Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah (George Frideric Handel) *In Dulci Jubilo (Traditional) * In Dulci Jubilo (J.S. Bach) * In Dulci Jubilo (Franz Liszt) * Joy to the World (George Frideric Handel) * Libera Me from Requiem (Gabriel Faure) * Nocturne from Shylock (Gabriel Faure) * Noel Sue Les Flutes (Louis Claude D’Aquin) * Now Thank We All Our God (J.S. Bach) * O Little Town of Bethlehem (Traditional) * Pastoral Symphony from Messiah (George Frideric Handel) * Perpetuum Mobile (Wilhelm Middleschulte) *Rigaudon from Idomenee (Andre Campra) * Schmucke Dick, O Liebe Seele (J.S. Bach) * Schmucke Dick, O Liebe Seele (Johannes Brahms) * Sheep May Safely Graze (J.S. Bach) * Silent Night (Franz Gruber) * Simple Gifts (Traditional) * The Star-Spangled Banner (Traditional) * Ye Sweet Retreat (William Boyce)




Mozart


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The results and implications of Tyson's work on Mozart have had a profound impact on virtually every aspect of research on this composer. This book assembles his major articles, previously scattered through magazines, journals, and festschrifts, plus two unpublished pieces, into a treasure trove for musicologists and music lovers.







Score Reading


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(Amadeus). Score reading provides insights into the musical structure of a work that are difficult to obtain from merely listening. Many listeners and amateurs derive great pleasure from following a performance with score in hand to help them better understand the intricacies of what they are hearing. This guide includes practice examples of increasing difficulty taken from scores of well-known works from various periods.