American arias : a collection of essential contemporary works / [edited by Philip Brunelle].

Format:

Musical score

Contributor:

Brunelle, Philip, 1943- editor.

Language:

English

French

German

Spanish

Subjects (All):

Operas--Excerpts--Vocal scores with piano.

Operas.

Songs (Low voice) with piano.

Genre:

Sound recordings.

Operas.

Vocal scores.

Excerpts.

Physical Description:

1 vocal score (xxxvi, 166 pages) ; 31 cm + 2 audio discs (digital ; 4 3/4 in.)

4 3/4 in.

Edition:

Baritone/Bass.

Place of Publication:

[New York, N.Y.] : Boosey & Hawkes ; [Milwaukee, Wis.] : distributed by Hal Leonard, [2004]

System Details:

1.4 m/s

digital recording

Contents:

I was looking at the ceiling and then I saw the sky. Dewain's song of liberation and surprise ; El Niño. Shake the heavens ; Dawn air ; Nixon in China. News aria ; Chou En-lai's epilogue / John Adams

The boor. The boor's aria ; Casanova's homecoming. Casanova's final air ; Christopher Sly. Sly's aria ; The masque of angels. Metatron's sermon ; The shoemakers' holiday. Ralph's letter-ballad ; Simon's aria ; A water bird talk. The lecturer / Dominick Argento

Dr. Heidegger's fountain of youth. Prescription for living ; Hello out there. The gambler's song / Jack Beeson

Mass. A simple song ; Trouble in Tahiti. There's a law / Leonard Bernstein

Cold sassy tree. Rucker's sermon ; I've known I've loved you ; Of mice and men. George's aria ; The passion of Jonathan Wade. Sleep, conscience, sleep ; Susannah. Hear me, o Lord ; Willie Stark. Single bed blanket ; We all come out of the earth / Carlisle Floyd

The devil and Daniel Webster. I've got a ram, Goliath / Douglas Moore

The robbers. I cannot still the echo / Ned Rorem

The rake's progress. Nick Shadow's aria / Igor Stravinsky.

Notes:

Acc. arr. for piano.

Includes synopses in English, French, German, Spanish and Japanese (p. viii-xxxvi) and biographical notes on the composers (p. 164-165).

Accompanying CD includes piano accompaniments performed by Sonja Thompson and Philip Brunelle.

OCLC:

56779010

Publisher Number:

M051933662

48018055 Hal Leonard