Matériel : Libretti|Collection / Songbook
SKU: HL.49041671
ISBN 9783254080028. French - German.
Based on the subject of the eponymous novella by Prosper Merimee, 'Carmen' is George Bizet's last work. The composer died a few weeks after the unsuccessful world premiere in Paris on 3 March 1875. To the opera-lover of today, it is inconceivable that this work with its numerous wonderful 'Spanish' melodies and rhythms - developed by Bizet virtually 'from afar' as he had never travelled through Spain - could ever be a failure. Over the course of time, however, 'Carmen' has become one of the most popular and most frequently played operas long since.Apart from the libretto, this edition contains introductory commentaries of Kurt Pahlen who also adds information on the compositional structure and context to the musical as well as external and internal dramatic action of the opera. A short synopsis and a brief outline of the genesis bring the work into relation with the composer's entire oeuvre and life, thus offering a comprehensive, richly illustrated introduction.
SKU: HL.49016078
UPC: 073999205350. 305 X 229 inches.
English Only. Like 'The Consul' (1950), 'The Saint of Bleecker Street' is a full-length, serious work which features several characteristics of traditional opera. It is in three acts, has a large cast, including a chorus, and a large orchestra.The subject matter is very serious and touches on religious experiences, violence, and murder. Suggestions of incest also appear in the story, and there is no happy ending. The Saint of Bleecker Street is set incontemporary New York City, in the Italian community in and around Bleecker Street. Menotti's libretto concerns the young Annina, who every Good Friday develops stigmata on her hands. Her possessive brother, Michele, fights tokeep the miracle-hungry neighbors away from her and to prevent her from becoming a nun. When Michele's mistress, Desideria, accuses him of being in love with his sister, he stabs her in the back. Very ill, Annina take the nun'sveil in a ceremony at her home and dies in the process. English Only.
SKU: HL.49041845
ISBN 9783795780029.
SKU: BT.DHP-1064132-010
9x12 inches. English-German-French-Dut ch.
The opera Carmen, perhaps the best known work by Bizet, was firstcriticised in France because of the 'obscene libretto,' but was soonconsidered a masterpiece, partly thanks to the appealing melodies, the Spanish temperament and the lively rhythms. Especially from a musical viewpoint, the lively march Les Toréadors is one of the most popular scenes from Carmen. Tohru Takahahsi was inspired by this catchy music to write a delightful transcription for Concert Band. A true classic that will remain popular with your musicians and audiences.De France componist Georges Bizet was een briljant pianist en componist. Zijn beroemde werk is de opera Carmen, aanvankelijk in Frankrijk bekritiseerd vanwege het `obscene libretto`,maar al snel algemeen beschouwed als meesterwerk,mede dankzij de aansprekende melodieën, het Spaanse temperament en de levendige ritmes. De levendige mars Les Toréadors is een van de bekendste scènes uit Carmen. Tohru Takahahsi werd door deze aanstekelijkemuziek ge nspireerd tot het schrijven van enn fraaie transcriptie voor harmonieorkest.Da s weitaus berühmteste Werk von Georges Bizet ist die Oper Carmen, die sich fast von Beginn an wegen ihrer lebhaften Rhythmen und des spanischen Temperaments gröÃ?ter Beliebtheit erfreute. Besonders vom musikalischen Standpunkt aus betrachtet, ist der lebhafte Marsch Les Toréadors eine der bekanntesten Szenen aus Carmen. Tohru Takahashi lieÃ?sich von dieser eingängigen Musik zu einer gelungenen Transkription für Blasorchester inspirieren.Ca rmen est lâ???uvre la plus célèbre de Georges Bizet (1838-1875). Critiqué et conspué par le public français lors de sa création, en raison dâ??une intrigue jugée indécente, cet opéra sera néanmoins considéré, en peu de temps, comme un chef-dâ???uvre gr ce ses mélodies captivantes, son caractère espagnol et ses rythmes animés. Dâ??un point de vue musical, la sémillante Marche des Toréadors est lâ??une des pages les plus célèbres de lâ??opéra. Séduit par sa vivacité, Tohru Takahashi en a réalisé une transcription pour Orchestredâ??Harmonie.
SKU: BT.DHP-1064132-140
The opera Carmen, perhaps the best known work by Bizet, was firstcriticised in France because of the 'obscene libretto,' but was soonconsidered a masterpiece, partly thanks to the appealing melodies, the Spanish temperament and the lively rhythms. Especially from a musical viewpoint, the lively march Les Toréadors is one of the most popular scenes from Carmen. Tohru Takahahsi was inspired by this catchy music to write a delightful transcription for Concert Band. A true classic that will remain popular with your musicians and audiences.Das weitaus berühmteste Werk von Georges Bizet ist die Oper Carmen, die sich fast von Beginn an wegen ihrer lebhaften Rhythmen und des spanischen Temperaments größter Beliebtheit erfreute. Besonders vom musikalischen Standpunkt aus betrachtet, ist der lebhafte Marsch Les Toréadors eine der bekanntesten Szenen aus Carmen. Tohru Takahashi ließsich von dieser eingängigen Musik zu einer gelungenen Transkription für Blasorchester inspirieren.Ca rmen est l’œuvre la plus célèbre de Georges Bizet (1838-1875). Critiqué et conspué par le public français lors de sa création, en raison d’une intrigue jugée indécente, cet opéra sera néanmoins considéré, en peu de temps, comme un chef-d’œuvre gr ce ses mélodies captivantes, son caractère espagnol et ses rythmes animés. D’un point de vue musical, la sémillante Marche des Toréadors est l’une des pages les plus célèbres de l’opéra. Séduit par sa vivacité, Tohru Takahashi en a réalisé une transcription pour Orchestred’Harmoni e.
SKU: BA.BA08522
ISBN 9790006563210. 27 x 19 cm inches. Text Language: Swedish, English. Libretto: Einar Askestad. Text: Einar Askestad.
“In genting utanför / Nothing Beyond†is another collaboration between MÃ¥rten Jansson and the Swedish poet Einar Askestad. This a cappella choral work deals with sorrow and loss. After a forceful, harmonically ambiguous section and a clear break in the music, the piece ends with a comforting decrescendo of reconciliation. It was commissioned by the Uppsala female choir “La Cappella†and is dedicated to its choral director Tony Margeta.“My music is my own and I have never tried to be original. That has always been my motto and I have only tried to use music to express all the feelings which life has to offer. This has led people to describe my music as ‘so sad that it sounds like birds who have lost their wings’ but also as ‘the happiest classical music that we have ever heard‘.My compositions are almost all sacred. They express not only my own faith but also my appreciation and respect for the timeless texts that have been used for centuries and centuries.“ MÃ¥rten Jansson (b. 1965), elected member of the Föreningen svenska tonsättare (the Society of Swedish Composers), graduated from the Royal College of Music, Stockholm (KHM) with an MFA degree in Music Education, Dalcroze Eurhythmics and Voice. For more than ten years he was the music director and conductor of “Carmenâ€, one of the most prominent womens’ vocal ensembles in Sweden. He currently teaches choral conducting and music theory as well as giving vocal tuition at the Bolandgymnasiet and Musikskolan in his home town of Uppsala.
SKU: BR.PB-5716
ISBN 9790004216538. 10.5 x 14 inches.
Text by Franc-NohainPlace and time: The plot takes place in Toledo, in the 18th centuryCharacters: Concepcion, Torquemada's wife (Soprano) - Gonzalve, bachelier (Tenor) - Torquemada, clockmaker (Trial (Tenor)) - Ramiro, muleteer (Baryton-Martin) - Don Inigo Gomez, banker (Bassbuffo)Maurice Ravel gives free rein to his enthusiasm for Spain in this one-hour comedy (L'Heure!). Dances such as Jota, Habanera, Seguidilla and Malaguena shimmer through, and in places Bizet's dramatic Carmen is travestied with admiration. Based on first editions and the autographs, Jean-Francois Monnard presents in L'Heure espagnole a meticulous Urtext that corrects in detail all previous shortcomings, and, especially in the vocal parts, resolves the discrepancies between the piano vocal score published in 1908 and the full score published three years later. The appendix to the full score and piano vocal score includes a new German/English prose translation of the libretto.
SKU: BR.EB-9425
ISBN 9790004189023. 9 x 12 inches.
SKU: BA.BA08710-90
ISBN 9790006537891. 27 x 19 cm inches. Text Language: French, German. Translation: Pohl, Richard. Text: Ferdinand Lemaire.
Saint-Saen s' setting of the biblical story of Samson, a hero equipped with superhuman powers, and his seduction by the Philistine Dalila is considered his magnum opus for the musical stage. It stands alongside Gounod'sFaustand Bizet'sCarmenamong the most popular operas in the French repertoire.Lust, hate, frailty and religious war are the ingredients of the plot. Among other things, the sensual music includes Dalila's famous ariasMon coeur s'ouvre a ta voixandPrintemps qui commence. The Barenreiter vocal score, newly engraved with a clear presentation, contains Richard Pohl's authentic singable translation of the libretto used at the Weimar premiere in 1877.
