Vocal Score / Softcover. Par VERDI GIUSEPPE. In a letter of 2 January 1851, Verdi suggested for the first time Antonio Garcia Gutierrez play El Trovador as a possible subject for his new Opera: 'It seems to me very beautiful, imaginative, and full of strong situations'. Once he had settled on the subject, the composer immediately began looking for a theater in which to produce the Opera and after protracted negotiations he decided to stage Il Trovatore in Rome. The premiere occurred on 19 January 1853 at the Teatro Apollo and was an enormous success. The appreciation of the new work increased from performance to performance. The third performance was the last the composer was contractuallyobliged to attend: at the end of the evening the audience presented Verdi with two laurel wreaths. Verdi 's account of the performances, contained in a letter to his friend Clarina Maffei, was eloquent: 'They say that this Opera is too sad and that there are too many deaths. But ultimetley in life everything is death! What exists?. . . ' Notwithstanding Verdi 's pessimism, Il Trovatore circulated rapidly. In fact, no other Opera of Verdi except 'Ernani' enjoyed such instant and widespread success./ Répertoire / Chant et Piano

Vienna Version - 1767. Par GLUCK CHRISTOPH WILLIBALD. With the premiere of Gluck's 'Alceste”, the 'Burgtheater” Vienna reopened its doors, concluding a period of moarning that had been decreed following the death of Archduchess Maria Josepha. Calzabigi's inspiration for the libretto, which, despite including an element of wonder, focuses entirely on death and the afterworld, most likely stemmed from the death of Empress Maria Theresia's husband. In Euripides' 'Alkestis”, the librettist might have recognized a sufferer akin to the imperial widow, who was highly regarded by her people. Following in the Greek tragedy tradition, Gluck once more sought to emphasize the unity of the work as a whole and the interplay of all elements involved, including costumes and stage design. He placed great importance on integrating the chorus into the happenings on stage. Bärenreiter now presents a newly engraved vocal score which has been meticulously revised, corrected and adapted to meet current Bärenreiter standards. / Date parution : 2019-11-21/ Répertoire / Chant et Piano

Kammeroper Nr. 2. Par RIHM WOLFGANG. Chamber opera does not mean “little opera.” On the same scale as chamber music is to the symphony, it is rather the other way of talking onstage. The movable apparatus permits sophisticated voice-leading. A large ensemble demands simple conception to achieve the complexity it perhaps intends; this can be formulated more sharply and nuanced in a chamber ensemble. Therefore it is the subject which this type of presentation must sustain – or, better, provoke. Büchner’s Lenz is a description of the conditions within a process of collapse, moments of destruction already occurred but not yet accepted, evident in the points of contact with the environment. And it was those points of contact which Michael Fröhling attempted to reconstruct onstage. Lenz’s distraught state is always the same; only the proximity of the environment to that distraught state grows and ebbs. The musical consequence An hour of extreme chamber music results from this description: always bound for the main character – actually, not a commentary, but the main character himself as a multilayered level of action. Although Lenz acts on many levels – or tries to or believes he is – he has no room to manoeuvre. That is why he is also tightly interwoven in his sonic surroundings; the voices which only he hears are just as much himself as the two men with whom he foregathers (the liberal pragmatist Oberlin and the alert merchant who always “does the right thing” in every situation) – they evoke responses which he deeply desires. Omnipresent Friederike is just as much his inner world as Nature is – Nature, which he can no longer perceive unless it is personified, enlivened or dead. Therefore, the music’s task is both to motivate the “situation” (atmospherically) and to be the psychological constant (via a network of entangled references per se) in an action as it is played out. The compositional process December 1977 to June 1978 – a period identical to the stepwise understanding of an existence as that of Jakob Lenz. Yet the more the historical figure became precisely attendant in my intellect in terms of data and atmosphere, the more it retreated in favour of a cipher of disturbance as I began to understand Lenz. Thence the explanation for the failure of the attempts to approach him – including my attempt to interpret him via musical representation – because, essentially, Lenz himself is the failure. Only the naked stages of that failure remain portrayable, i.e. including the failure of those who wish to “help” Lenz, for example, while Lenz himself is already trapped inextricably in a state of complete destruction. I tried to compose my way into that situation as far as possible; the insistence of several rhythmic and harmonic configurations is the palpable expression of the main character’s ever-recurring rigidity. One sound pervades the entire work. The musical stage For me, this is a place where very magical and very human things take place. In Jakob Lenz, the human aspects often switch to magical ones, since the realism of a self-suasive, unhinged soul takes on surreal traits – or we simply cannot understand that otherwise except as not being real. A character like Jakob Lenz on the stage is complex due to the fact alone that it harbours many stages within itself, and music must represent those constantly present stages. I have tried to do so in the most direct way – by not cleanly separating the musical layers, but keeping them constantly in evidence until they must break forth, each in accord with its own dramaturgy. In an overview, the large form takes on aspects of a rondo, performed in overlapping layers – a type of rondo relief, since perspectives of psychological proximity and distance are indeed formulated musically as atmospheric relations. Above all: the thread on which Jakob Lenz hangs is the current onto the listeners’ hearts. Wolfgang Rihm (January 1979)/ Répertoire / Chant et Piano

Ed. critica di Martin Deasy - Riduzione per canto e pianoforte. Par PUCCINI GIACOMO. Here, appearing for the first time, is the piano vocal score of Le Willis, Giacomo Puccini’s first stage work, whose full score remained unpublished until 2020, when it was issued by Casa Ricordi (NR 139546).The critical edition by Martin Deasy is based, as far as the first six Numbers are concerned, on the autograph score that Puccini reutilized for composing Le Villi. The autograph pages incorporating the final Number – pages that were later removed, in order to make space for the new material produced for Le Villi– are also proposed as the principal text.Pursuing an innovative philological approach, the editor has, furthermore, taken into due consideration the contemporaneous printed editions of the piano vocal score, on the assumption that they constitute the principal collateral sources, if one considers the particular genesis of this work. For it is certain that Puccini, upon entering the Sonzogno competition, submitted a score of Willis that lacked proper orchestration in a few pages and displayed, above all, incomplete vocal lines. However, he also provided a manuscript reduction for piano and vocal score (now lost, except for the final Number of Willis) that was undoubtedly more detailed, as far as the vocal lines were concerned. The editor proves that the vocal material produced for the first performance of Willis was not copied from the autograph score, but from the lost score reduction. The latter also served as the basis for the preparation of Ricordi’s printed edition of the piano vocal score./ Répertoire / Chant et Piano

Par . This collection of Argentinean tangos for voice and piano offers a cross-section of tango across the ages, from the beginnings, through the Gardel era, the golden age and Tango nuevo (of Piazzolla and others), right up to contemporary compositions ? creating a perfect tango concert program. Whether used within a song recital, as encores, or as music for dance events, the repertoire in Tango canción is completely versatile and suitable for singers from all backgrounds. Arranged by the Argentinean composer, pianist and tango expert Juan María Solare, these songs retain an authentic tango sound while making the vocal and piano writing approachable by all ? especially those who are not familiar with the repertoire. Additional information and performance tips help performers achieve the passion of tango. A cross-section of Argentinean tangos from the beginnings up to the present day Easier and intermediate-level pieces, with practical piano accompaniments Includes introductions to the songs, translations of the lyrics and a guide to pronunciation Ideal as a complete concert programme. / Date parution : 2022-11-12/ Recueil / Chant et Piano

The surviving second and third acts of Catone in Utica, one of Metastasio's most dramatic libretti, premiered in Verona in the spring of 1737 in a setting by Vivaldi, contain some of his finest, most mature, and most original arias, and are published here for the first time. They evince a potential dramatic intensity that makes us regret all the more the loss of the first act. Only one aria of Act I can be definitely recovered from a surviving opera, but the rest has now also been successfully reconstructed by Alessandro Ciccolini, whose intimate knowledge of Vivaldi's working methods, combined with brilliant stylistic insight won universal acclaim for his work on Vivaldi's Motezuma and Ercole sul Termodoonte. Ciccolini has also composed cadenzas and da capo variations for all the arias, published here in an appendix.A complete recording under the direction of Alan Curtis is available from Naïve Records(OP30545).Press Quotes:'[For his completion,] Alessandro Ciccolini, who, mindful that Vivaldi frequently adapted vocal music for his instrumental works and vice versa, has composed the missing passages using themes from the concertos as his starting point. His arias dovetail beautifully with Vivaldi's scheme of things...' The Guardian'Ciccolini and Curtis deserve enormous credit for transforming an incomplete obscurity into a coherent and compelling opera.'Gramophone'The opera survives incomplete, but this is a fascinating and apt reconstruction and there is some marvellous stuff here.' BBC Music Magazine / Chant Et Piano

Lucia di Lammermoor de Gaetano Donizetti, ecrit sur un livret de Salvadore Cammarano, a ete cree au Teatro di San Carlo de Naples le 26 septembre 1835. Il est reste au repertoire sans interruption comme l'un des operas les plus populaires de Donizetti tout au long de son existence de pres de 200 ans. L'edition propose comme texte principal une version de l'opera qui, en majeure partie, est aussi fidele que possible a celle donnee lors de la premiere a Naples. L'edition critique retablit les tonalites originales, conservant ainsi la conception harmonique globale de Donizetti, mais aborde les transpositions qui sont entrees plus tard dans la tradition d'interpretation et d'edition de l'opera. Nous presentons ici la reduction pour voix et piano. / Partitions classique / Vocale - chorale / Voix solo - piano / RICORDI

48 Favourite Songs Instrument : voice and piano Type : song book Nombre de Pages : 110 Six outstanding collections of favourite songs. All arrangements include the melody line in the accompaniment so that the songs work equally well as piano solos. Ideal for playing at home, in the clasroom, or even as concert items! Songs of the Americas is a collection from north, central and south America and the West Indies including Li'l Liza Jane, Land of the Silver Birch, Banana Boat Song, Deep River and Yankee Doodle. The edition is part of the ABRSM syllabus (grades 1 and 3). Content : A Life on the Ocean Wave - Deep River - Dona Dona - Jamaica Farewell - La Cucaracha - Land of the Silver Birch - Mango Walk - My Old Kentucky Home - Old Folks at Home - One More River - The Erie Canal - The Gypsey Davey - The Wreck of Sloop John B - Water Come a Me Eye - Angelico - Banana Boat Song - Carmen Carmela - Clementine - Dixie - Donkey Riding - Drill ye tarriers - Farewell My Own True Love, - Jeannie with the Light Brown Hair - Jennie Jenkins - John Brown's Body - Li'l Liza Jane - Linstead Market - Marching through Georgia - My Grandfather's Clock - No Other Moon - Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen - Patrick on the Railroad - Pay Me My Money Down - Riddles - Sambalele - Santy Anno - Shenandoah - Simple Gifts - Steal Away - Swing Low sweet Chariot - The Greenland Whale Fishery - The Old Man Who Lived in the Wood - The Shanty-Boys in the Pine - The Streets of Laredo - The Yellow Rose of Texas - Tortilla Vendor - When Johnny Comes Marching Home - Yankee Doodle

Par VIVALDI ANTONIO. L'?uvre lyrique de Vivaldi reste paradoxalement méconnue : l'extraordinaire succès rencontré par un petit nombre de concertos a éclipsé tout un pan de ses compositions, notamment les opéras, auxquels il consacra pourtant l'essentiel de sa carrière. De 1713 à 1741, Vivaldi donna le jour à une ?uvre colossale, préservée en grande partie à la bibliothèque de Turin : plus de 450 compositions manuscrites, pour la majorité autographes. Créé à Vérone en janvier 1732, pour l?inauguration du Teatro Filarmonico,cet opéra est tombé dans l?oubli, malgré la beauté et la virtuosité des arias. La redécouverte du manuscrit, conservé à la bibliothèque de Turin, a permis d?en faire une édition complète, inédite, en 2004. Le matériel d'orchestre, 'urtext', a été préparé à partir de ce manuscrit. Il a été revisé par Jean-Christophe Spinosi, directeur musical de l'ensemble Matheus, et Laurence Paugam (premier violon de l'ensemble) et enregistré par cet ensemble en 2008. Le matériel d'orchestre de l'opéra La fida ninfa est disponible en location et en réduction clavier (consulter le site des Editions Buissonnières), ainsi que les airs, individuellement. / Date parution : 2013-05-02/ Répertoire / Chant et Clavier

Par WEDGWOOD PAM / GREGORY F.. Showkits is a brand new concept in classroom project work. This pack has been designed for teachers to use and develop according to their own strengths and interests. It can be used in a variety of ways: History Topic - based around the life and times of Henry VIII. All the activity suggestions are closely related to the National Curriculum, and draw ideas from all areas of the timetable. Drama/English Project - use the outline plot provided to encourage the class to write or improvise and perform their own script. Music Project - use the songs provided, the musical activities and the story as pointers to a themed approach to a series of music lessons. School Production - for those with ambition, use the story-line as a basis for a script, and create a mini-musical with drama, dancing and singing, tailored exactly to your own resources. Suitable for the National Curriculum Key Stages 2-3. / Niveau : Facile / Recueil / Chant et Piano

Par NICHOLS RICHARD. As each verse begins with the concept of Christ's death, each chorus erupts with joy as we celebrate the resurrection of Christ. A triumphant and stately accompaniment creates the landscape for the unfolding story of the gospel of Christ. / Date parution : 2022-07-28/ Répertoire / Chant et Piano