A Soprano's Duet Book
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- Composers: Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921), George Frideric Handel (1685-1759), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901), Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), Henry Purcell (1659-1695), Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924), Arthur Sullivan (1842-1900), Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
- Editor: Patrick M. Liebergen
- Instrumentation (this edition): Piano, Soprano, Alto, Baritone, Tenor, Strings
- Originally for: Organ, Piano, Voice, SATB Choir, Soprano, Orchestra, Piano Trio (Piano, Violin, Cello), Harp, String Orchestra, Tenor, Opera
- Work Languages: English, German, Italian, Latin
- ISBN:
- Size: 9 x 12.0 inches
- Pages: 96
Description
Compiled, edited, and arranged by Patrick M. Liebergen, "A Soprano's Duet Book" features ten masterwork duets that represent a wide range of styles and composers from the Baroque, Classical, and Romantic Periods brought together for the first time in one collection. Also included in this collection is historical information, thorough IPA pronunciation guides, translations, and suggestions for performance, making it an indispensable resource for duet singing. If instrumental accompaniments were included in the original scores, then the keyboard accompaniments are reductions of those parts. Optional instrumental parts are also included for select pieces.
Works:
- Purcell: Lost is my quiet forever, Z. 502
- O Worship the Lord in the Beauty of Holiness from Handel: O sing unto the Lord a new song (Psalm 96), HWV 249a
- Mein Freund ist mein from Bach: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (Cantata for the 27th Sunday after Trinity), BWV 140
- Là ci darma la mano from Mozart: Don Giovanni, K. 527
- Oh! Would I were that sweet Linnet from Beethoven: 12 Irish Songs, WoO 154
- So kehrest du wieder from Mendelssohn: Die Hochzeit des Camacho, MWV L 5, Op. 10
- Parigi, o cara from Verdi: La Traviata
- Fauré: Crucifix! (1873)
- Benedictus from Saint-Saëns: Oratorio de Noël (Christmas Oratorio), Op. 12
- None Shall Part Us from Sullivan: Iolanthe