Samuel Barber: Samuel Barber: 65 Songs: Voice: Vocal Album

This landmark series collects compelling useful singer-friendly arias from a distinctly American opera tradition. Each volume includes information about every opera and an aria plot note. A majority of the music in the fourvolumes has never before been available outside of the opera vocal scores and some arias in the series have never been in print at all before now. Most arias are appropriate for college-level singers. Composers such as SamuelBarber William Bolcom Douglas Moore Virgil Thomson and Gian Carlo Menotti are well represented. Additionally arias are included from important works such as Regina A Streetcar Named Desire The Ghosts of Versailles TheGreat Gatsby Little Women and many others. Stephen Sondheim graciously agreed to adapt new aria editions of two pieces from Sweeney Todd for the series: ?The Contest? in the Tenor volume and?Epiphany? in the Baritone/Bass edition.A diverse selection of Arias from Operas by American composers for Soprano and Piano. Includes works by Gian Carlo Menotti Samuel Barber Kirke Mecham and Thomas Pastieri.

Vanessa is an American opera in three acts by Samuel Barber with an original English libretto by Gian-Carlo Menotti. It was composed in 1956 1957 and was first performed at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City on January 15 1958.This paperback Vocal Score of the revised edition is arranged for Soprano (Vanessa) Mezzo-Soprano (Erika) Contralto (The Old Baroness) Tenor (Anatol) Baritone (The Old Doctor) and Bass (Nicholas; The Footman) Voices. Highlights from the score include the Soprano scena and aria He has come he has come!...Do Not Utter a Word the Mezzo aria Must the Winter Come So Soon? and thelast act quintet To Leave to Break.Samuel Barber was an American composer of orchestral opera choral and Piano music. He is one of the most celebrated composers of the 20th century.

Score and Parts-Samuel Barber's First Essay arranged by Joseph Levey for Concert Band. Score/parts. Previously only available on rental this new publication of Barber's FirstEssay (ca. 1930) is a welcome addition to the literature. This edition includes newly discovered historical information on Barber's personal edits and revisions - including adding original music - to thearrangement prior to his approval for publication. Set in the original orchestral key this arrangement by Joseph Levey has been performed by several of the most prestigious concert bands. This deserves a seriouslook for mature groups.    

Standard US Set (without european suppl. parts)-Based on Samuel Barber's Overture to the School for Scandal wind band craftsman Richard Saucedo takes the distinctive and haunting lyrical theme and weaves it into a varied and rewarding concert setting. Beautifully scored!(Grade 3) (2:45)

Adagio is a Samuel Barber piece arranged for Violin and Piano by Jerry Lanning. It contains both score and part. This is a solo work of Barber's popular Adagio for Strings.

Score and Parts-Arguably America's most notable art song Samuel Barber's masterwork has been brilliantly arranged in this edition for strings by John Moss. Written for voice in 1938 and based on text by noted poet James Agee Barber's music ishighly emotional a quality apparent in this skilled setting for strings. With solo parts for violin and viola this edition is a superb opportunity to teach 20th century music at its very best.

Standard US Set (without european suppl. parts)-Barry E. Kopetz' Fantasy On A Theme By Samuel Barber. Score and parts for Orchestra. The basis for this composition is the beautiful legato theme from Barber's 'Overture to the School for Scandal.'

Score-Barry E. Kopetz' Fantasy On A Theme By Samuel Barber. Full score for Orchestra. The basis for this composition is the beautiful legato theme from Barber's 'Overture to the School for Scandal.'