Benedetto Marcello, born 8/9/1686, wrote 10 musical stage works, 4 oratorios, almost 100 sacred vocal works for various voice combinations, another 100 secular compositions for two, three, and four voices, and no less than 350 solo cantatas with basso continuo accompaniment. Many of the solo cantatas have not not been published in contemporary editions but… Read More
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Happy birthday, Cecile Chaminade
Cécile Chaminade, born in Paris on 8/8/1857, created over 150 songs with almost 49 on IPA Source. IPA Source: Our collection: https://www.ipasource.com/composer/c/chaminade-cecile-1857-1944.html Songs available in print: Masters Publications Twenty songs in 3 volumes Nine songs for high voice and piano Classical Vocal Reprints Three Duets Recital Publication Cinq plusieurs mélodies Six mélodies G. Schirmer (available on… Read More
August composer birthdays
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
Selected texts by Richard Strauss, hand-curated by voice type
We’re celebrating Richard Strauss’s birthday this month. Strauss was born June 11, 1864. Here, categorized by voice type / Fach, are some hand-selected texts from our database, along with recommended recordings. SOPRANO Dramatic soprano Ariadne auf Naxos: Es gibt ein Reich IPA Source: https://www.ipasource.com/catalog/product/view/id/1054/category/1234/ Recording: Jessye Norman – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_H9LTixHHug Lyric Coloratura soprano Ariadne auf… Read More