G. Schirmer American Aria Anthology Mezzo-Soprano Vocal Collection

G. Schirmer American Aria Anthology Mezzo-Soprano Vocal Collection

  • Vocal Collection
  • G. Schirmer, Inc.
  • Richard Walters
  • $34.99 (US)

This landmark series collects compelling, useful, singer-friendly excerpts from the best of a distinctly American musical tradition. Plot notes and basic information about each opera are included. Opera composers such as Samuel Barber, William Bolcom, Douglas Moore, Virgil Thomson and Kurt Weill are represented. The operas of Gian Carlo Menotti are particularly present, with 26 arias from nine operas in the series.

Contents: AMAHL AND THE NIGHT VISITORS: All that gold! • ASHOKA'S DREAM: So many years have passed • THE BALLAD OF BABY DOE: Augusta! How can you turn away? • THE CONSUL: Shall we ever see the end of all this!, Lullaby, The Empty-handed Traveler, Oh, those faces! • DOWN IN THE VALLEY: Oh, don't you see that lonesome dove • THE GHOSTS OF VERSAILLES: Samira's Aria • THE GREAT GATSBY: Five years ago I knew them both, Waiting • THE HERO: Look at all those things • JOHN BROWN: Blow ye the trumpet • LITTLE WOMEN: Couldn't I unbake the breads, Perfect as we are, Things change, Jo • LOST IN THE STARS: Trouble Man, Stay Well • MADAME MAO: Yes! I am she! • MARCO POLO: Such a moment • THE MEDIUM: Afraid, am I afraid? (Baba's Aria) • THE MIGHTY CASEY: Kiss Me Not Goodbye, A Prayer • THE MOTHER OF US ALL: Will they remember that it is true, I say never again, What is man, We cannot retrace our steps • REGINA: Away!... The Best Thing of All, Dry Bones, Addie's Blues, Waltz (Do you wish we had wed) • THE SAINT OF BLEECKER STREET: Ah, Michele, don't you know • TARTUFFE: Hold on a moment, dear • VANESSA: Must the winter come so soon? • THE WINGS OF THE DOVE: We've always known each other • WUTHERING HEIGHTS: I have dreamt, How I love them • X: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF MALCOLM X: Come with me, child

Song List

  • Addie's Blues
  • Afraid, Am I Afraid? (Baba's Aria)
  • Ah, Michele, Don't You Know
  • All That Gold!
  • Augusta! How Can You Turn Away?
  • Away!... The Best Thing Of All
  • Blow Ye The Trumpet
  • Come With Me, Child
  • Couldn't I Unbake The Breads
  • Dry Bones
  • The Empty-handed Traveler
  • Five Years Ago I Knew Them Both
  • Hold On A Moment, Dear
  • How I Love Them
  • I Have Dreamt
  • I Say Never Again
  • Kiss Me Not Goodbye
  • Look At All Those Things
  • Lullaby
  • Must The Winter Come So Soon?
  • Oh, Don't You See That Lonesome Dove
  • Oh, Those Faces!
  • Perfect As We Are
  • A Prayer
  • Samira's Aria
  • Shall We Ever See The End Of All This!
  • So Many Years Have Passed
  • Stay Well
  • Such A Moment
  • Things Change, Jo
  • Trouble Man
  • Waiting
  • Waltz (Do You Wish We Had Wed)
  • We Cannot Retrace Our Steps
  • We've Always Known Each Other
  • What Is Man
  • Will They Remember That It Is True
  • Yes! I Am She!

Instrumentation

  • Vocal

Product Details

  • #HL 50484624
  • 9780634044755
  • 073999990522
  • 9.0"
  • 12.0"
  • 224 Pages

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