Oratorio Arias For Alto

This anthology of arias for countertenors and female altos and mezzo-sopranos drawn from Oratorios and Cantatas is beautifully presented and clear to read. Wherever an aria was composed with a preceding recitative this has also been included. An essential collection for students and teachers, and an invaluable resource for professional singers. All the alto oratorio repertoire for public examinations has been included. Contents include arias from: Vivaldi's Gloria RV 588 and 589; Purcell's Come, ye Sons of Art; Bach's St John Passion, St Matthew Passion, Magnificat, Christmas Oratorio and Easter Oratorio; Handel's Dixit Dominus, Israel in Egypt, L'Allegro, Messiah, Samson, Semele, Joshua, Solomon, Theodora, Hercules, Judas Maccabaeus, Jephtha; Pergolesi's Stabat Mater, Haydn's Stabat Mater; C.P.E.Bach's Magnificat; Mozart's Mass in C minor; Mendelssohn's St. Paul and Elijah; Verdi's Requiem, Rossini's Petite messe solennelle, Mahler's 2nd Symphony, Elgar's The Dream of Gerontius

This anthology of arias for countertenors and female altos and mezzo-sopranos drawn from Oratorios and Cantatas is beautifully presented and clear to read. Wherever an aria was composed with a preceding recitative this has also been included. An essential collection for students and teachers, and an invaluable resource for professional singers. All the alto oratorio repertoire for public examinations has been included. Contents include arias from: Vivaldi's Gloria RV 588 and 589; Purcell's Come, ye Sons of Art; Bach's St John Passion, St Matthew Passion, Magnificat, Christmas Oratorio and Easter Oratorio; Handel's Dixit Dominus, Israel in Egypt, L'Allegro, Messiah, Samson, Semele, Joshua, Solomon, Theodora, Hercules, Judas Maccabaeus, Jephtha; Pergolesi's Stabat Mater, Haydn's Stabat Mater; C.P.E.Bach's Magnificat; Mozart's Mass in C minor; Mendelssohn's St. Paul and Elijah; Verdi's Requiem, Rossini's Petite messe solennelle, Saint-Saëns' Coeli enarrant, Sullivan's The Prodigal Son, Parry's Judith, Mahler's 2nd Symphony, Elgar's The Dream of Gerontius.

This anthology of arias drawn from Oratorios and Cantatas is beautifully presented and clear to read. Wherever an aria was composed with a preceding recitative this has also been included. An essential collection for students and teachers, and an invaluable resource for professional singers. All the soprano oratorio repertoire for public examinations has been included. Contents include arias from: Vivaldi's Gloria RV 588 and 589; Purcell's Come, ye Sons of Art; J. S. Bach's Cantata no. 21, St John Passion, Cantata no. 68, Cantata no. 92, St Matthew Passion, Magnificat, Christmas Oratorio; Handel's Acis and Galatea, Dixit Dominus, Ode for St. Cecilia's Day, L'Allegro, Alexander Balus, Messiah, Samson, Semele, Joshua, Solomon, Theodora, Jephtha; Pergolesi's Stabat Mater, Haydn's Stabat Mater, Little Organ Mass, The Creation, The Seasons; Mozart's Exsultate jubilate, Mass in C minor, Vesperae solennes, Coronation Mass; Mendelssohn's St. Paul, Hear my Prayer, Elijah; Fauré's Requiem; Debussy's L'Enfant prodigue.

This anthology of arias for tenors drawn from Oratorios and Cantatas is beautifully presented and clear to read. Wherever an aria was composed with a preceding recitative this has also been included. An essential collection for students and teachers, and an invaluable resource for professional singers. All the tenor oratorio repertoire for public examinations has been included. Contents include arias from: Vivaldi's Gloria RV 588; Bach's St John Passion, St Matthew Passion, Magnificat, Christmas Oratorio and Easter Oratorio; Handel's Dixit Dominus, L'Allegro, Messiah, Samson, Semele, Solomon, Hercules, Judas Maccabaeus, Jephtha; Haydn's Stabat Mater; C.P.E.Bach's Magnificat; Mendelssohn's St. Paul and Elijah; Verdi's Requiem, Rossini's Petite messe solennelle

This collection of arias drawn from Oratorios and Cantatas is beautifully presented and clear to read. Wherever an aria was composed with a preceding recitative this has also been included. An essential collection for students and teachers, and an invaluable resource for professional singers too. All the soprano oratorio repertoire for public examinations has been included. Contents include arias from: Vivaldi's Gloria; Purcell's Come, ye Sons of Art; J. S. Bach's Cantata no. 21, St John Passion, Cantata no. 68, Cantata no. 92, St Matthew Passion, Magnificat, Christmas Oratorio; Handel's Acis and Galatea, Dixit Dominus, Ode for St. Cecilia's Day, L'Allegro, Alexander Balus, Messiah, Samson, Semele, Joshua, Solomon, Theodora, Jephtha; Pergolesi's Stabat Mater, Haydn's Stabat Mater, Little Organ Mass, The Creation, The Seasons; Mozart's Mass in C minor, Vesperae solennes, Coronation Mass; Mendelssohn's St. Paul, Hear my Prayer, Elijah; Faure's Requiem; Debussy's L'Enfant prodigue.

This anthology of arias for bass and baritone singers drawn from Oratorios and Cantatas is beautifully presented and clear to read. Wherever an aria was composed with a preceding recitative this has also been included. An essential collection for students and teachers, and an invaluable resource for professional singers. All the bass oratorio repertoire for public examinations has been included. Contents include arias from: Purcell's Come, ye Sons of Art; Bach's St John Passion, St Matthew Passion, the whole of Cantatas no. 56 and 82, Magnificat, Christmas Oratorio and G minor and B minor Masses; Handel's Acis and Galatea, Brockes Passion, Deborah, L'Allegro, Alexander's Feast, Messiah, Samson, Semele, Te Deum, Belshazzar, Theodora, Judas Maccabaeus, Jephtha; Haydn's The Creation and The Seasons; C.P.E.Bach's Magnificat; Spohr's Des Heilands letzte Stunden; Mendelssohn's St. Paul and Elijah; Verdi's Requiem, Rossini's Stabat Mater, Fauré's Requiem and Puccini's Messa di Gloria.

This anthology of arias for bass and baritone singers drawn from Oratorios and Cantatas is beautifully presented and clear to read. Wherever an aria was composed with a preceding recitative this has also been included. An essential collection for students and teachers, and an invaluable resource for professional singers. All the bass oratorio repertoire for public examinations has been included. Contents include arias from: Purcell's Come, ye Sons of Art; Bach's St John Passion, St Matthew Passion, the whole of Cantatas no. 56 and 82, Magnificat, Christmas Oratorio and B minor Mass; Handel's Acis and Galatea, Brockes Passion, Deborah, L'Allegro, Alexander's Feast, Messiah, Samson, Semele, Te Deum, Belshazzar, Theodora, Judas Maccabaeus, Jephtha; Haydn's The Creation and The Seasons; C.P.E.Bach's Magnificat; Spohr's Des Heilands letzte Stunden; Mendelssohn's St. Paul and Elijah; Verdi's Requiem, Rossini's Stabat Mater, Fauré's Requiem and Puccini's Messa di Gloria.

Celebrated alto arias selected from oratorios by old and new composers.