24 Italian Songs & Arias by Women Composers
Composers: Pauline Viardot (García) (1821-1910), Leonora Orsini (1560-1634), Maddalena Casulana (1544-1590), Francesca Caccini (1587-1641), Settimia Caccini (1591-1638), Vittoria (Raffaella) Aleotti (1575-1620), Claudia Sessa (1570-1699), Francesca Campana (1615-1665), Barbara Strozzi (1619-1677), Rosa Giacinta Badalla (1660-1710), Isabella Colbran (1785-1845), Louise Reichardt (1779-1826), Maria Szymanowska (1739-1831) Instrumentation: Piano, Voice Binding: Work Language: Italian UPC: 680160680115 Size: 8.8 x 12.0 inches Pages: None Description This volume offers a refreshing alternative to the many Italian Songs and Arias books geared towards young singers. It celebrates women composers who composed solo music in Italian beginning in the Late-Renaissance period. These songs, arias, and madrigals have been compiled and annotated by Nicole Leone and noted vocal pedagogue, Randi Marrazzo, whose "First Solos" volumes continually rank among our most popular vocal colle