Italian Arias Of The Baroque And Classical Eras

A sampling of the world's greatest Baroque and Classical arias. In addition to offering fascinating background information about the arias and their composers, the editor has corrected a multitude of errors which have accumulated over time, and has replaced Romantic-era misinterpretations with accompaniments that are faithful to historical styles. Includes word-by-word transcriptions into the International Phonetic Alphabet.

A collection of nine well-known operatic arias from 19th century Italian composers Donizetti Puccini Bellini Ponchielli Verdi and Leoncavallo.The Schott String Quartet SeriesWith the first books in the series focusing on baroque classical and romantic styles The Schott String Quartet Series has expanded to cover music ranging from traditional pieces through to Eastern-influenced works. Aside from 'Indian Summer' which features original compositions each book contains original arrangements of well known themes which have often never been arranged for string quartet before. An important characteristic of these arrangements is that they allow all four instrumentsto demand the attention throughout the music. The pieces are suitable for amateur musicians or school students and are ideal for public performance.