Alto Voice,Vocal Solo - Level 5 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.799618

Composed by Jacques Offenbach. Arranged by Nicole Elyse DiPaolo. Opera,Romantic Period. 6 pages. Nicole Elyse DiPaolo #5306351. Published by Nicole Elyse DiPaolo (A0.799618).

The first of its kind, this is a customized La Duchesse-only audition cut of Vous aimez le danger...Ah! que j'aime les militaires from Jacques Offenbach's La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein (1867). In the past, singers wishing to audition for this role would have to make a series of awkward cuts to eliminate the gaps created by the choral parts when performing this excerpt. The current edition omits those passages and, as a result, noticeably reduces the page count. In addition, this new engraving is remarkably clearer than the existing vocal score, which has deteriorated from age and is cluttered with instrumental cues that may not be relevant to a sight-reading audition pianist.

The piano reduction itself has not been simplified or drastically altered (at the commissioner's request), although the engraving features minor changes from the original edition (for example, eliminating cross-staff chord notation and inserting a few logical enharmonic respellings).

About the Arranger: 

Praised as a sensitive pianist and outstanding accompanist who delivers powerful interpretations, Nicole Elyse DiPaolo enjoys a multifaceted career as a sought-after collaborative pianist, educational composer, arranger, coach, private teacher, and adjunct music professor. Currently based in the Cleveland area, Ms. DiPaolo has appeared as a concerto soloist with the Ambassador Chamber Players on multiple occasions and as a recitalist, collaborator, and presenter worldwide. Currently, Ms. DiPaolo is an online Adjunct Lecturer in Music at Indiana University; the Principal Theory Teacher at Liberty Park Music, an online-only video subscription-based music school; an invited blog contributor and guest instructor at Tonebase; and a sought-after online instructor of piano, music theory, and composition who includes partimento and historical improvisation in her curricula. 
For more information, please visit http://ndipaolo.musicaneo.com .

Alto Voice,Vocal Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.731867

Composed by Irish Traditional. Arranged by Thomas Quigley. Celtic,Concert,Folk,Holiday. 3 pages. Thomas Quigley #3405995. Published by Thomas Quigley (A0.731867).

This is a superb traditional Irish song. It has been arranged here with a very sensitive and expressive piano accompaniment, full of lush chords. It is not however an easy song to perform, in this classical style, with its slow tempo, ornamentation, and phrases requiring good breath control. An impressive and moving arrangement, it is an ideal choice for either a folk or classical concert.