Great Opera Arias and Themes for Solo Piano: 50 Arrangements (Dover Classical Piano Music) - Softcover

Carlson, Carolinda

 
9780486492803: Great Opera Arias and Themes for Solo Piano: 50 Arrangements (Dover Classical Piano Music)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 048649280X ISBN 13: 9780486492803
Publisher: Dover Publications, 2014

Synopsis

These original transcriptions of fifty popular opera melodies for solo piano constitute about half of the current performance repertoire. From Aïda to Turandot and more, the collection includes contributions from nearly all of the major composers. Individual introductions offer a brief synopsis of the source opera, and archival images place each piece within its larger context.
Suitable for intermediate-level pianists, selections include pieces from Amahl and the Night Visitors, The Barber of Seville, The Bartered Bride, Carmen, Cavalleria Rusticana, Die Fledermaus, Der Rosenkavalier, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Don Giovanni, Eugene Onegin, Faust, Hansel and Gretel, I Pagliacci, I Puritani, Il Trovatore, La Bohème, L'Africaine, Lakmé, La Traviata, Lohengrin, Lucia di Lammermoor, Madama Butterfly, The Magic Flute, Martha, Prince Igor, Rinaldo, Samson et Dalila, Tales of Hoffmann, Tannhäuser, Thaïs, Tosca, Tristan und Isolde, and more.

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About the Author

Carolinda Carlson has served as a church organist and choirmaster as well as a private teacher. She is the founder of three music-related businesses: concertdress.com, Organmaster Shoes, and Aoyama Harp Center.

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Publisher
Dover Publications
Publication date
2014
Language
English
ISBN 10 
048649280X
ISBN 13 
9780486492803
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
144