Selections from The beggar's opera : realized from the original airs of John Gay's ballad opera (1728) / Benjamin Britten ; words by John Gay ; edited by Richard Walters ; vocal score by Arthur Oldham.

Author
Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976 [Browse]
Uniform title
Format
Musical score
Language
English
Published/​Created
[London] : Boosey & Hawkes ; Milwaukee, WI : Distributed by H. Leonard Corp., [2008], ©2008.
Description
1 vocal score (48 pages) ; 30 cm

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    Editor
    Arranger of music
    Notes
    • "13 solos and 3 duets for various voice types"--T.p.
    • Acc. arr. for piano.
    • Includes program and performance notes, synopsis, and pref. from the study score.
    Contents
    • 'Tis woman that seduces all mankind
    • If love the virgin's heart invade
    • Virgins are like the fair flower
    • I, like a ship in storms, was tossed
    • A fox may steal your hens, Sir
    • The miser thus a shilling sees
    • If the heart of a man is depressed with cares
    • Man may escape from rope and gun
    • Thus when a good housewife sees a rat/How cruel are the traytors
    • Why how now, Madam Flirt!
    • When young at the bar/Ungrateful Macheath!
    • Thus gamesters united in friendship
    • I'm like a skiff on the ocean tossed
    • O cruel, cruel case!
    Other title(s)
    Beggar's opera.
    ISBN
    • 9781423451877
    • 1423451872
    Publisher no.
    HL48019420
    OCLC
    226356876
    Universal Product Code
    • 884088135898
    International Article Number
    • 9790051933990
    RCP
    C - S
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