Favorite opera highlights : for solo piano /
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| Imprint: | Mineola, New York : Dover Publications, 2005. |
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| Description: | 109 p. of music ; 31 cm. |
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| Format: | Music score Print |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5776454 |
| Summary: | The difficulty in choosing great music from opera history lies not in what to include, but in what to leave out. Favorite Opera Highlights for Solo Piano solves this dilemma by encompassing only operatic music that offers interesting and satisfying keyboard transcriptions. It offers 42 pieces--enough to please pianists with a taste for opera.<br> Highlights include "Polka" from The Bartered Bride ; three melodies from Carmen-- "Habanera," "Soldiers Changing the Guard," and "Toreador Song"; "Glockenspiel" and "Papageno's Song" from The Magic Flute ; the William Tell "Overture"; plus selections from A#65533;da, Fidelio, Parsifal, Die Walk#65533;re, The Marriage of Figaro, Faust, and other favorite operas. Perfect for intermediate and advanced players, this volume will delight pianists and opera fans alike. |
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| Item Description: | Arias and melodies from operas arranged for piano. Reprint. Originally published: New York : Mercury Music, [n.d.] under title: Heart of the opera. |
| Physical Description: | 109 p. of music ; 31 cm. |
| ISBN: | 0486446336 |
