of the 17th & 18th Centuries-Most Voice teachers and singers still prefer the pianistic wonderfully gratifying arrangements of this early Italian material made by Alessandro Parisotti in the 1880s. This new edition newly researched and engraved includesthe original Schirmer 24 plus four additional songs: Sento nel core (A. Scarlatti) O leggiadri occhi belli (Anonymous) Intorno all'idol mio (C…
This is the classic G. Schirmer edition of Mozart's famous work now newly engraved. Available separately the VoiceTrax CD features part-predominant tracks to assist your singers in individual practice. Duration: ca. 2:45
The companion accompaniment recordings to the best-selling series in the G. Schirmer Opera Anthology. Each aria is recorded by a professional coach/accompanist working in the opera world.
This Mass composed in 1815 but not published until 1846 has great depth whilst also being lyrical and climactic. It was originally set for Soprano Tenor and Bass Soli SATB Chorus Strings and Organ (some years later Schubert added parts for Trumpets and Timpani); however this Schirmer edition of the vocal score contains a piano reduction by Alice Parker.
of the 17th & 18th Centuries-Newly researched and engraved collections based on the editions by Alessandro Parisotti including the original Schirmer '24' plus four additional songs. The online audio features accompaniments and recorded diction lessons.
Standard Version with sung recitatives-Although almost unanimously condemned by contemporary Parisian critics for its overt sexuality and graphic final scene Carmen ultimately reached the public in a way that perhaps no other opera has. Bizet's aim (with Meilhac andHalevy who wrote the libretto) had been to transform the flaccid moralistic bourgeois genre of opéra comique into a more sophistica…
Mozart's Singspiel 'The Magic Flute' (or 'Die Zaubeflote')is regarded as one of the greatest operas of the entire repertoire. What makes it a great work of art is Mozart's unique ability to translate his humanistic ideals intomusic of extraordinary beauty and suggestiveness. The original libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder and Carl Ludwig Giesecle was a tale about good and evil in which Sarastro the…
This is the Schirmer Edition Vocal Score of George Frideric Handel's Dixit Dominus a work for Soli Mixed Chorus and Piano or Organ accompaniment. This edition has been edited with a Keyboard reduction by William Herrmann.
An oratorio for Soprano Alto Tenor and Baritone soli SATB chorus Orchestra and Organ. This the Schirmer Edition of the Vocal Score includes a Piano Accompaniment.
From Messiah-For Four-Part Chorus of Mixed Voices with Piano Accompaniment.This is the G. Schirmer edition that has become part of every musician's experience with Handel's masterwork now available with a VoiceTrax CD featuring part-predominant rehearsal tracks.Duration: ca. 3:35.
Thirty daily exercises for low voice. These exercises form a transition from the Grand Style to the extreme difficulties of vocalisation. Vol 555 Schirmer's library of musical classics.
Intermediate to Advanced Level / G. Schirmer Instrumental Library-A collection of 8 pieces by 8 composers with recordings of full performances and Piano accompaniments only to be used as backing tracks.
G. Schirmer Autograph Edition-Composer John Harbison writes: 'Rubies is a version of Thelonious Monk's 'Ruby My Dear' which he composed while still in his teens. When I was invited by the Seattle Symphony to make a short piecereflecting my first musical passions my thoughts were of Bach and Monk. Since I had recently made some Bach-like chorale preludes I chose to make a version of Monk's tune…
Handel originally wrote Israel in Egypt in the late 1730s but this the well-known version was not written until twenty years later when he discarded the old one as out-of-date. The 'new' version is a two-act oratorio where the chorus is far more prominent and serves much greater variety of expressive purposes than one finds almost anywhere else in Handel's output. Notably there is extensive …
G. Schirmer Inc.-Composed in the style of a grand and descriptive film score The Last Centaur is a musical depiction of a centaur who is separated from his family by war the ensuing adventures and ultimate reunion with hisfamily and friends. The music begins with a stately lyrical theme in the horns followed by solo Oboe. This main theme is then woven throughout the work as it develops and gr…
Written when Mozart was only 18 years of age this Mass is a miracle of brevity and of childlike simplicity of spirit. Written for four solo voices four-part chorus of mixed voices two violins and organ continuo.This Schirmer-edition vocal score edited by Arthur Mendel includes a piano reduction of the original accompaniment - two violins and continuo.
Schirmer's Library of Musical Classica Volume 2107-All major and minor scales (melodic and harmonic) along with selected elementary to intermediate exercises by Berens Czerny Hanon Plaidy Schmitt and Wieck.Contents: Berens: Training for the Left Hand Op. 89 Book 1• Czerny: Practical Finger Exercises Op. 802 Book 1 Section 1 • Hanon: The Virtuoso Pianist Book 1 Part 1 • Plaidy: Tec…
Lohengrin stands as a pivotal work in the career of Richard Wagner. In terms of its structure and approach it is usually grouped at the end of his early operas; at the same time it demonstrates many of the ideas and techniquesthat would achieve full fruition in his later music dramas.The story is set in Antwerp in the tenth century where Elsa sister to the would-be duke Gottfried is accused…
With its famous arias and ensembles Aida has become one of the most popular operas ever written. The libretto was prepared by Antonio Ghislanzoni based on a text by French author Camille du Locle. and the plot is asfollows: At the court of the Pharaoh a captain of the guard Radames is in love with the slave-girl Aida. Her mistress is the Pharaoh’s daughter Amneris who covets Radames for h…
Following the universal success of his dance music Johann Strauss turned his attention to operetta. Die Fledermaus was one of his finest efforts in which he created a sparkling masterpiece that premiered to instant acclaim onthe Vienna stage in 1874.Alfred is still in love with the Rosalinde now the wife of Gabriel von Eisenstein and tries to serenade her. Rosalinde resists but melts on heari…
Don Carlo which debuted in 1867 ranks among the composer's most complex and challenging works. Based on the verse play by Schiller about tragic love and intrigue at the court of Philip II of Spain the opera features a richassortment of memorable characters and dramatic situations. Conflicts of a political sort abound in the libretto by Mery and Du Locle; Don Carlo is in love with Elizabeth de Va…
Version for Upper Voices (SSA). Newly engraved and with a sparkling new orchestration this Schirmer classic is a delightful choice for holiday and winter programs. Easily learned impressive-sounding and ideal for choirs of all levels. Available for SATB SAB SSA TTBB SA Orchestral Pak and ShowTrax CD. Performance Time: Approx. 1:00.
This famous Schirmer edition now newly engraved displays the simple line and homophonic textures for which de Victoria is known. Available separately the VoiceTrax CD offers part-predominant tracks that are ideal for rehearsal and individual practice. Duration: ca. 3:00.
Giuseppe Verdi was born into a period when Italian comic opera after more than a century of world-wide triumph was losing its appeal and the musical tragedy had become the preferred form. Hence Verdi directed himself towards the musical tragedy and it was here that he achieved his towering stature - Othello will stand for a long time as an unsurpassed masterpiece.However Verdi remained convin…
'Trial by Jury' opened at the Royalty Theatre on March 25 1875 and was exceptionally well received. Gilbert's absurd plot concerns Angelina who sues Edwin because he broke their betrothal and fell for another girl. Angelina must persuade the court that her loss has been immense but Edwin tries to convince the Jury he would be a worthless husband. The Judge falls in love first with a bridesmaid…
Vocal Score-Vivaldi's classic work arranged for SSA soli SATB chorus and organ/piano accompaniment. This the Schirmer edition includes a piano reduction and is edited by William Herrmann. Please note that this vocal score features lyrics in English and Latin.
‘Yeomen of the Guard’ is a more ‘serious’ Gilbert and Sullivan opera and this perhaps accounts for its original lukewarm reception as it ran contrary to audience expectation. Set in the Tower of London in the sixteenth century the libretto concerns a jester Jack Point and his girl Elsie who plot to aid a war hero who is sentenced to die in the Tower. That hero Colonel Fairfax has bee…
Intermediate to Advanced Level / G. Schirmer Instrumental Library-A collection of 8 pieces by 8 composers with recordings of full performances and Piano accompaniments only to be used as backing tracks.
