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American arias : a collection of essential contemporary works / [edited by Philip Brunelle].

Other author/creatorBrunelle, Philip, 1943- editor.
Format Audio (CD), Musical Score, Print, and Musical Sound Recording
EditionBaritone/Bass.
Publication Info[New York, N.Y.] : Boosey & Hawkes ; [Milwaukee, Wis.] : Distributed by Hal Leonard, ©2004.
Description1 vocal score (xxxvi, 166 pages) ; 31 cm + 2 audio discs (digital ; 4 3/4 in.)
Subject(s)
Contents I was looking at the ceiling and then I saw the sky. Dewain's song of liberation and surprise ; El Niño. Shake the heavens ; Dawn air ; Nixon in China. News aria ; Chou En-lai's epilogue / John Adams -- The boor. The boor's aria ; Casanova's homecoming. Casanova's final air ; Christopher Sly. Sly's aria ; The masque of angels. Metatron's sermon ; The shoemakers' holiday. Ralph's letter-ballad ; Simon's aria ; A water bird talk. The lecturer / Dominick Argento -- Dr. Heidegger's fountain of youth. Prescription for living ; Hello out there. The gambler's song / Jack Beeson -- Mass. A simple song ; Trouble in Tahiti. There's a law / Leonard Bernstein -- Cold sassy tree. Rucker's sermon ; I've known I've loved you ; Of mice and men. George's aria ; The passion of Jonathan Wade. Sleep, conscience, sleep ; Susannah. Hear me, o Lord ; Willie Stark. Single bed blanket ; We all come out of the earth / Carlisle Floyd -- The devil and Daniel Webster. I've got a ram, Goliath / Douglas Moore -- The robbers. I cannot still the echo / Ned Rorem -- The rake's progress. Nick Shadow's aria / Igor Stravinsky.
Local noteJoyner-JOYNER MUSIC LIBRARY SCORE ACCOMPANIED BY SOUND RECORDING LOCATED AT: MusicLib CD-8411a-b.
General noteAcc. arr. for piano.
General noteIncludes synopses in English, French, German, Spanish and Japanese (p. viii-xxxvi) and biographical notes on the composers (p. 164-165).
General noteAccompanying CD includes piano accompaniments performed by Sonja Thompson and Philip Brunelle.
ISMN M051933662
Publisher number48018055 Hal Leonard

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