Melodies for High Voice and Piano by Hector Berlioz - High Voice - Sheet Music

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High voices, piano (High voice, Piano)

SKU: BA.BA05984

Composed by Hector Berlioz. Edited by Ian Rumbold. This edition: urtext edition. Paperback. Barenreiter Urtext. Volume 1. Singing Score, anthology. Baerenreiter Verlag #BA05984. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag (BA.BA05984).

ISBN 9790006533053. 30 x 23 cm inches.

Berlioz composed songs while still a child and in 1819, at the age of sixteen, he had a romance published at his own expense. Though he later turned primarily to large-scale forms, he never entirely abandoned the art song, for he was constantly inspired by poetry. His settings reveal a wealth of luxuriant melody that he viewed with pride to the end of his days. Many of his songs were subsequently scored for full orchestra.

This volume contains songs from Berlioz’s early and middle periods. It is based on the scholarly -critical New Berlioz Edition which gathers together all of his songs for the very first time and presents them in a reliable text at the cutting edge of scholarship. A detailed preface discusses the genesis and transmission of each song and outlines its source materials. Each song is preceded by its words in the original language and in English translation.

Thus, the volume provides an ideal foundation for rediscovering this romantic repertoire.

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MUSICOLOGICALLY SOUND
- A reliable musical text based on all available sources
- A description of the sources
- Information on the genesis and history of the work
- Valuable notes on performance practice
- Includes an introduction with critical commentary explaining source discrepancies and editorial decisions

... AND PRACTICAL
- Page-turns, fold-out pages, and cues where you need them
- A well-presented layout and a user-friendly format
- Excellent print quality
- Superior paper and binding