Songs & arias : for soprano and piano / Michael Nyman.

Author
Nyman, Michael [Browse]
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Format
Musical score
Language
  • English
  • French
  • German
Published/​Created
London : Chester Music, ©2008.
Description
1 score (115 pages) ; 31 cm

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    • Contains 16 songs and 7 arias.
    • Includes excerpts from song cycles, arias from operas and songs used in films.
    • "A few songs existed originally in voice and piano versions but mostly the piano accompaniments in this volume are specially-made reductions of scores generally written for the Michael Nyman Band" --Pref. by the composer.
    • Those songs originally written for alto or tenor have been adapted to suit soprano.
    • Includes preface in English by the composer.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes discography.
    Language note
    Words in English, French or German.
    Contents
    • Miserere : from The cook, the thief, his wife and her lover
    • Allez! On préviendra les reflux d'incendie ; Quand tes pieds ont dansé : from L'orgie Parisienne
    • Es war erde in ihnen ; Nächtlich geschürzt : from Six Celan songs
    • Ariel songs : from Prospero's books
    • I am an unusual thing : from Letters, riddles and writs
    • Mozart on mortality
    • If ; Why : from The diary of Anne Frank
    • Silence emerges ; I'm riding on a tram ; He sang in a gentle voice : from Cycle of disquietude
    • Tortured prisoner ; As noses move ; You are my son : from Facing Goya
    • This is what I found today ; Things the artist must not do today : from Man and boy : Dada
    • Life's chaos : from Acts of beauty.
    Other title(s)
    Songs and arias
    ISBN
    • 9781847726902
    • 1847726909
    Publisher no.
    CH66693
    OCLC
    233681276
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