Recitative and Aria

SKU: FP.FMJ03

ISBN 9790570500253.

Writ ten in memory of Peter Crossley-Holland, a former colleague at the BBC where Sir John Manduell was founding the BBC Music Programme, this superb duet was given a first performance by Richard Howarth (Violin) and Tom Dunn (Viola) at the Bridgewater Hall in August 2002.

While a short piece, there is plenty of technical challenge in this work, with the Recitative spanning the full range octaves leading on to an Aria in 11/8, featuring muted, pizzicato, double stopping and harmonic passages.

SKU: BR.EB-8882

If only we'd had something like that ... an album for practice, a guide for professional singers as well as for opera enthusiasts.(Franz Mazura, Patron Bass)

ISBN 9790004184721. 9 x 12 inches. German / English.

The OperAria repertoire anthology was much applauded when it came on stage with three baritone volumes in 2015. The successful baritone debut was followed in 2017/18 by the appearance of the four soprano volumes, also conquering hearts in no time. Now, another performance: The curtain rises on the bass volumes, the foundation of the vocal family for heavier, darker voices, though nevertheless brilliant and full of radiance. The protagonists have such well-known names as Bartolo, Don Basilio, Colline, Don Pasquale, Falstaff, Figaro, Kecal, Osmin, Sarastro. Other heroes less often in the limelight, such as Dulcamara, Sancho Pansa, Phanuel, and Sir Morosus, can certainly also count on much applause. It is my aim to give students a modern, systematically structured, well-informed vocal coach that meets the demands of present-day stage practice. And, of course, a cohesive repertoire and logical presentation of audition arias for every vocal genre.(Peter Anton Ling)OperAria is the ideal vocal coach for all voice types. Edited by Peter Anton Ling, the books address all singers and are conceived above all for training and auditions. In addition, through their careful selection, they offer valuable inspiration for opera recitals. OperAria - repertoire anthology of opera arias according to vocal criteria (range, tessitura, specifics, type of aria) with due regard to practical aspects of musical and theatrical nature (style, era, role type, national provenance)with comments on the ariasinformation on the composer, the librettist, the work, the range and of versions or casting a short synopsis of the contents illuminating the basic dramatic constellation in the context of the opera's plot an evaluation from the singer's point of viewwith phonetic assistant and text assistantaria texts in the original language spoken by native speakers as an audio file (mp3)aria texts in German and English translations as a text file (pdf)available for download

If only we'd had something like that ... an album for practice, a guide for professional singers as well as for opera enthusiasts. (Franz Mazura, Patron Bass).

SKU: BR.EB-8881

If only we'd had something like that ... an album for practice, a guide for professional singers as well as for opera enthusiasts.(Franz Mazura, Patron Bass)

ISBN 9790004184714. 9 x 12 inches. German / English.

The OperAria repertoire anthology was much applauded when it came on stage with three baritone volumes in 2015. The successful baritone debut was followed in 2017/18 by the appearance of the four soprano volumes, also conquering hearts in no time. Now, another performance: The curtain rises on the bass volumes, the foundation of the vocal family for heavier, darker voices, though nevertheless brilliant and full of radiance. The protagonists have such well-known names as Bartolo, Don Basilio, Colline, Don Pasquale, Falstaff, Figaro, Kecal, Osmin, Sarastro. Other heroes less often in the limelight, such as Dulcamara, Sancho Pansa, Phanuel, and Sir Morosus, can certainly also count on much applause. It is my aim to give students a modern, systematically structured, well-informed vocal coach that meets the demands of present-day stage practice. And, of course, a cohesive repertoire and logical presentation of audition arias for every vocal genre.(Peter Anton Ling)OperAria is the ideal vocal coach for all voice types. Edited by Peter Anton Ling, the books address all singers and are conceived above all for training and auditions. In addition, through their careful selection, they offer valuable inspiration for opera recitals. OperAria - repertoire anthology of opera arias according to vocal criteria (range, tessitura, specifics, type of aria) with due regard to practical aspects of musical and theatrical nature (style, era, role type, national provenance)with comments on the ariasinformation on the composer, the librettist, the work, the range and of versions or casting a short synopsis of the contents illuminating the basic dramatic constellation in the context of the opera's plot an evaluation from the singer's point of viewwith phonetic assistant and text assistantaria texts in the original language spoken by native speakers as an audio file (mp3)aria texts in German and English translations as a text file (pdf)available for download

If only we'd had something like that ... an album for practice, a guide for professional singers as well as for opera enthusiasts. (Franz Mazura, Patron Bass).

SKU: BR.EB-8880

If only we'd had something like that ... an album for practice, a guide for professional singers as well as for opera enthusiasts.(Franz Mazura, Patron Bass)

ISBN 9790004184707. 9 x 12 inches. German / English.

The OperAria repertoire anthology was much applauded when it came on stage with three baritone volumes in 2015. The successful baritone debut was followed in 2017/18 by the appearance of the four soprano volumes, also conquering hearts in no time. Now, another performance: The curtain rises on the bass volumes, the foundation of the vocal family for heavier, darker voices, though nevertheless brilliant and full of radiance. The protagonists have such well-known names as Bartolo, Don Basilio, Colline, Don Pasquale, Falstaff, Figaro, Kecal, Osmin, Sarastro. Other heroes less often in the limelight, such as Dulcamara, Sancho Pansa, Phanuel, and Sir Morosus, can certainly also count on much applause. It is my aim to give students a modern, systematically structured, well-informed vocal coach that meets the demands of present-day stage practice. And, of course, a cohesive repertoire and logical presentation of audition arias for every vocal genre.(Peter Anton Ling)OperAria is the ideal vocal coach for all voice types. Edited by Peter Anton Ling, the books address all singers and are conceived above all for training and auditions. In addition, through their careful selection, they offer valuable inspiration for opera recitals. OperAria - repertoire anthology of opera arias according to vocal criteria (range, tessitura, specifics, type of aria) with due regard to practical aspects of musical and theatrical nature (style, era, role type, national provenance)with comments on the ariasinformation on the composer, the librettist, the work, the range and of versions or casting a short synopsis of the contents illuminating the basic dramatic constellation in the context of the opera's plot an evaluation from the singer's point of viewwith phonetic assistant and text assistantaria texts in the original language spoken by native speakers as an audio file (mp3)aria texts in German and English translations as a text file (pdf)available for download

If only we'd had something like that ... an album for practice, a guide for professional singers as well as for opera enthusiasts. (Franz Mazura, Patron Bass).

SKU: TM.14295SET

Recit. & aria from Act II. Score pg 200-211.

SKU: TM.14295SC

Recit. & aria from Act II. Score pg 200-211.

SKU: BT.AMP-489-401

ISBN 9789043160391. English-German-French-Dut ch.

Aria was commissioned by and written for the remarkable tenor horn player, Sheona White. Philip Sparke had produced a CD recording with Sheona as soloist and had her wonderful sound in his ears while writing this piece. The work opens with an accompanied recitative, which leads to a change of key where the main melody is presented. This, in turn, serves merely as an introduction to another melodic idea, marked calmato. The piano accompaniment takes up this theme and then takes centre stage with a passionate repeat of the main theme, which is completed by the soloist. The piano then plays the calmato theme against which the soloist plays a counter melody. This leads to a return of the opening recitative which brings the work to a peaceful close.

Aria is geschreven in opdracht van en voor de buitengewone althoorniste Sheona White. Componist Philip Sparke heeft een cd-opname geproduceerd met Sheona als soliste, en tijdens het schrijven van dit werk hij had steeds haar prachtige geluid in gedachten. Het werk opent met een begeleid recitatief, dat uitmondt in een modulatie waarmee de hoofdmelodie wordt aangekondigd, die vervolgens weer dient als inleiding tot een ander melodisch idee, dat als calmato is gemarkeerd. De pianobegeleiding pakt dit thema op en neemt de hoofdrol over met een gepassioneerde herhaling van het hoofdthema, dat door de solist wordt voltooid. Daarna speelt de piano het calmato-thema in samenspel met de solist, die een tegenmelodie ten gehore brengt. Met een herneming van het openingsrecitatief wordt het werk in vredige sfeer afgesloten.

Ari a entstand im Auftrag von Sheona White, einer bemerkenswerten Tenorhornspielerin, für die das Stück auch geschrieben wurde. Philip Sparke hatte bereits eine CD mit Sheona als Solistin aufgenommen und komponierte dieses Stück mit dem wundervollen Klang ihres Spiels im Ohr. Das Werk beginnt mit einem begleiteten Rezitativ, welches zu einem Tonartwechsel bei der Präsentation der Hauptmelodie führt. Diese wiederum dient hauptsächlich zur Einführung einer weiteren melodischen Idee, die mit Calmato bezeichnet wird. Die Klavierbegleitung nimmt dieses Thema auf. Dann tritt sie mit einer leidenschaftlichen Wiederholung des Hauptthemas, welche durch den Solisten ergänzt wird, in den Vordergrund. Daraufhin spielt das Klavier das Calmato-Thema, dem der Solist eine Gegenmelodie entgegensetzt. Dies führt zur Rückkehr des Rezitativs der Eröffnung, welches das Werk zu einem friedlichen Ende leitet.

Commande de la remarquable joueuse de saxhorn alto Sheona White, Aria a été écrite spécifiquement pour elle. Philips Sparke avait produit l’enregistrement d’un CD dont Sheona était la soliste et, en écrivant cette pièce, il « entendait » encore ses merveilleuses sonorités. L’oeuvre débute avec un récitatif accompagné qui mène un changement de tonalité où est exposée la mélodie principale. Celle-ci, son tour, sert simplement d’introduction une autre mélodie, indiquée calmato. L’accompagnement au piano reprend ce thème puis devient le centre d’attention avec une reprise passionnée du thème principal, qui est complété par la soliste. Le piano joue ensuite le thème calmato tandis que la soliste interprète une contre-mélodie. Ce passage mène un retour du récitatif du début qui conduit l’oeuvre une conclusion paisible.

SKU: PR.491006820

UPC: 680160690374. French.