Six Sonatas
Six Sonatas

Author: George Frideric Handel

Publisher: Alfred Music

Published: 1998-08-06

Total Pages: 102

ISBN-13: 1457469138

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Six Sonatas by George Frideric Handel for Violin and Piano now in one volume: A major, E major, G minor, D major, F major, A major.

Stravinsky's Histoire Du Soldat
Stravinsky's Histoire Du Soldat

Author: Igor Stravinsky

Publisher: A-R Editions, Inc.

Published: 2005-01-01

Total Pages: 372

ISBN-13: 0895795795

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viii + 359 pp.Includes b/w reproductions of all Stravinsky's sketches for "Histoire du soldat"

Le nozze di Figaro
Le nozze di Figaro

Author: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Publisher: Alma Books

Published: 2018-01-01

Total Pages: 131

ISBN-13: 0714545333

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John Wells introduces the opera with a high-spirited account of the action-packed career of the author, in many respects the prototype of Figaro himself. Basil Deane explores the score: he shows that Mozart's characters are illuminated here not so much in soliloquies but in their reactions to each other. Composer Stephen Oliver discusses how the comedy exists not just in the words but, essentially, in the music. The full Italian text is given, with a note on the order of scenes in Act Three and the alternative passages Mozart wrote for the 1789 revival. The classic translation of E.J. Dent is an excellent way to get to know the twists and turns of the plot and the stylish wit of da Ponte's innuendos.Contents: A Society Marriage, John Wells; A Musical Commentary, Basil Deane; Music and Comedy in 'The Marriage of Figaro, Stephen Oliver; Beaumarchais's Characters; Le nozze di Figaro: Libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte; The Marriage of Figaro: English version by Edward J. Dent