We’re celebrating 16 composer birthdays during the month of August. Each composer has a link to our entire collection of texts for that individual. Sir Granville Ransome Bantock, born 8/7/1868 Our collection: https://www.ipasource.com/composer/b/bantock-sir-granville-ransome-1868-1946.html Cecile Chaminade, born 8/8/1857 Our collection: https://www.ipasource.com/composer/c/chaminade-cecile-1857-1944.html Benedetto Marcello, born 8/9/1686 Our collection: https://www.ipasource.com/composer/m/marcello-benedetto-1686-1739.html Reynaldo Hahn, born 8/9/1874 Our collection: https://www.ipasource.com/composer/h/hahn-reynaldo-1875-1947.html Maurice… Read More
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Thirty Italian art songs, set by Gaetano Donizetti
From our collection of Donizetti texts, here are 30 of Gaetano Donizetti’s Italian art songs. IPA Source also has arias for 21 of Donizetti’s operas. In total, there are 121 Gaetano Donizetti texts on IPA Source. Learn more about Gaetano Donizetti via our first post in the series or via Wikipedia here. Thirty Italian art… Read More
Selected baritone arias by Gaetano Donizetti, hand-curated by Fach
We continue our blog series on Donizetti with a collection of baritone arias, hand-curated by Fach and with listening links, that are available on IPA Source. The Italian composer, Domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti (Gaetano Donizetti), born November 29, 1797, was a leading composer of the bel canto opera style during the first half of the nineteenth century, along… Read More
Selected soprano arias by Gaetano Donizetti, hand-curated by Fach
The Italian composer, Domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti (Gaetano Donizetti), born November 29, 1797, was a leading composer of the bel canto opera style during the first half of the nineteenth century, along Gioachino Rossini and Vincenzo Bellini. It is thought that Donizetti’s close association with the bel canto style influenced other composers such as Giuseppe Verdi. At the… Read More
Franz Joseph Haydn’s English Songs: The Canzonettas
Haydn’s English songs, The Canzonettas, are an important collection of Franz Joseph Haydn’s work and a true turning point in the development of the Art Song. IPA Source offers the IPA text for all 12 of Haydn’s English Canzonettas. (Image source: Haydn’s English songs: the canzonettas by Ray Heigemeir, Public Services Librarian for Music, Stanford University, http://library.stanford.edu/blogs/stanford-libraries-blog/2014/11/haydns-english-songs-canzonettas)… Read More
Selected texts by Joseph Haydn, hand-curated by voice type
Joseph Haydn, born March 31, 1732, was an Austrian composer. Haydn had involvement in the development of chamber music and is sometimes known as the “Father of the Symphony” and “Father of the String Quartet.” Haydn was a court musician for a good portion of his career, which largely isolated him from other composers and… Read More
How IPA Source Helped The US State Department In 2013
In 2013, IPA Source Founder & Principal Author Bard Suverkrop was approached by a US State Department employee via our online contact form. The staff member was stationed in a US embassy, and was interested in purchasing a copy of the IPA for The Pledge of Allegiance, written by Francis Bellamy and The Star-Spangled Banner,… Read More
Hand-selected texts for July composer birthdays
This month, IPA Source is celebrating 11 composers in our collection born during the month of July. Included in this post is a link to our entire collection for each composer, a hand-selected text, and opportunities to listen to the selected text. Christoph Willibald Ritter von Gluck – born July 2, 1714 Our collection: https://www.ipasource.com/composer/g/gluck-christoph-willibald-von-1714-1787.html… Read More