Italian Art Song

White, Robert C., Lakeway, Ruth C.

"This book fills a gap in a worthy area of vocal literature." —Choice "Singers, accompanists and teachers will benefit from this guide to la lirica da camera." —American Music Teacher ". . . a literate, meticulously executed introduction . . ." —Italian Quarterly This important resource presents background on a unique genre and its composers. It analyzes in detail more than 200 songs and presents for each its Italian text (with pronunciation marks), English translation, and guidelines for performance.

EAN

9780253331540

Publisher

Indiana University Press

Published

22 January 1989

Pages

416