The epoch-spanning aria book has been designed specifically as a collection of material for budding voice students and shall provide the beginning student with a sound and balanced basis for the entrance examination. Apart from numerous repertoire pieces, the aria album invites the study of rarely heard compositions. The guiding principle for the selection of the works was to make effective, yet not too demanding pieces available to voice students.
Contents
E.de Cavalieri: Fortissimi guerrieri (Angelo custode) (Rappresentazione di anima e di corpo)
J. Peri: Ninfe, ch'i bei crin d'oro sciogliete (Aminta) (Euridice)
C. Monteverdi: Sento un certo non so che (Valletto) (L'incoronazione di Poppea)
H. Purcelll: See, even Night herself is here (Night) (The Fairy Queen)
H. Purcell: Thrice happy lovers (Juno) (The Fairy Queen)
H. Purcell: Full fathom five (Ariel) (The Tempest)
G.P. Telemann: Son pur bella (Xantippe) (Der geduldige Sokrates)