Britten: Selections from the Beggar's Opera | Realized from the Original Airs of John Gay's Ballad Opera (1728) 16 Songs for Various Voice Types

Richard Walters

ISBN 10: 1423451872 / ISBN 13: 9781423451877

Published by Boosey & Hawkes Inc, 2008

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Britten: Selections from the Beggar's Opera | Realized from the Original Airs of John Gay's Ballad Opera (1728) 16 Songs for Various Voice Types | Richard Walters | Taschenbuch | Buch | Englisch | 2008 | Boosey & Hawkes Inc | EAN 9781423451877 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Britten: Selections from the Beggar's Opera | Realized from the Original Airs of John Gay's Ballad Opera (1728) 16 Songs for Various Voice Types
• Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes Inc
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1423451872
• ISBN 13: 9781423451877
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 295W x 224H x 5D millimeters 295 millimeters width by 224 millimeters height by 5 millimeters depth
• Weight: 204 grams
• Seller catalogs:
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(Boosey & Hawkes Voice). This new selection of 13 solos for various voice types and three duets makes Britten's distinctive realizations, never before published apart from the vocal score, available at an affordable price. Includes preface articles and plot notes. These are lively and vivid versions of these colorful tunes. Contents: 'Tis woman that seduces all mankind (tenor) * If love the virgin's heart invade (mezzo-soprano) * Virgins are like the fair flower (mezzo-soprano) * I, like a ship in storms, was tossed (mezzo-soprano) * A fox may steal your hens, Sir (duet for mezzo-soprano and bass) * The miser thus a shilling sees (duet for mezzo-soprano and tenor) * If the heart of a man is depressed with cares (tenor) * Man may escape from rope and gun (tenor) * Thus when a good housewife sees a rat/How cruel are the traytors (soprano) * Why how now, Madam Flirt! (duet for soprano and mezzo-soprano) * When young at the bar/Ungrateful Macheath! (soprano) * Thus gamesters united in friendship (baritone) * I'm like a skiff on the ocean tossed (soprano)o O cruel, cruel case! (tenor).