ISBN 9790006561148. 29.7 x 21 cm inches. Language: French, Text Language: French. Preface: Sylvie Bouissou.
This volume contains half of the great monologues, arias and ariettas which Rameau composed for"haute-contre"and which are sung by high tenors today.
Arias for haute-contre (tenor) from the operas"Acanthe et Cephise"(Acanthe) /"Anacreon"(Batile) /"Castor et Pollux"(Castor, un Athlete) /"Daphnis et Egle"(Daphnis) /"Dardanus"(Dardanus) /"Les Fetes de l'Hymen et de l'Amour"(Osiris, Arueris, un Egyptien) /"Les Fetes de Polymnie"(Alcide) / (Mercure) /"La Guirlande"(Myrtil) /"Hippolyte et Aricie"(Un Amour, Hippolyte) /"Les Indes galantes"(Valere) /"Nais"(Neptune).
* Detailed historical introduction (Fr/Eng)
* Idiomatic piano reduction based on the"Opera Omnia Rameau"
* Each piece is introduced by a precis of the dramatic situation and an English translation of the vocal text
* Co-edited by the Centre de musique baroque de Versailles and the Societe Jean-Philippe Rameau
* Distributed exclusively by Barenreiter
The following volume will appear within the next few months:
BA 9197 Haute-contre (tenor), vol. 2
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