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Twentieth-Century Countertenor Repertoire
A Guide
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2008
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In Twentieth-Century Countertenor Repertoire, Steven L. Rickards has provided a reference listing of over 600 entries, compiling and cataloging information about repertoire composed specifically for the countertenor from 1950 to 2000. Rickards collects works from 30 countries with texts in 31 languages_including early forms of Akkadian, English, Flemish, French, and Greek_representing over 350 composers. With reference numbers for easy accessibility, each entry presents significant data, including the composer's name, birth/death dates, and nationality; the title, medium, date, and duration of the composition; the instrumentation, voicing, range, and tessitura of the piece; and the author and language of the text. Rickards also provides the who, when, and where of the premier; whether the piece was commissioned or not, and, if so, by whom; and the publisher and availability of the piece. He also offers the composers' and his own observations on the work, including the difficulty and appropriateness of the work for differing levels of singers, from students to professionals. Several indexes break the material down into searchable pieces, listing compositions by title, author of text, instrumentation, medium (song cycle, chamber work, opera, cantata, etc.), and vocal arrangements (duets, trios, quartets). Addresses of music publishers and information centers are also provided. This valuable reference will help countertenors and voice teachers to identify and become more familiar with contemporary works for countertenor, as well as promote the performance of contemporary works and encourage composers to continue to write for the countertenor voice.
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Copyright year
2008
ISBN-Print
978-0-8108-6103-9
ISBN-Online
978-0-8108-6216-6
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
400
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Contents No access
Preface No access
Acknowledgments No access
Abbreviations No access
Organization of Data and Definition of Terms No access
Alphabetical Listing by Composer No access Pages 1 - 336
Appendix 1CROSS-INDEX OF TITLES No access Pages 337 - 356
Appendix 2 CROSS-INDEX OF AUTHORS No access Pages 357 - 362
Appendix 3 CROSS-INDEX OF WORKS FOR COUNTERTENOR WITHOUT ACCOMPANIMENT No access Pages 363 - 364
Appendix 4 CROSS-INDEX OF WORKS WITH SINGLE ACCOMPANYING INSTRUMENT No access Pages 365 - 368
Appendix 5 CROSS-INDEX OF WORKS WITH TWO ACCOMPANYING INSTRUMENTS No access Pages 369 - 370
Appendix 6 CROSS-INDEX OF WORKS WITH THREE ACCOMPANYING INSTRUMENTS No access Pages 371 - 372
Appendix 7 CROSS-INDEX OF WORKS WITH FOUR ACCOMPANYING INSTRUMENTS No access Pages 373 - 374
Appendix 8 CROSS-INDEX OF WORKS WITH FIVE ACCOMPANYING INSTRUMENTS No access Pages 375 - 376
Appendix 9 CROSS-INDEX OF CHAMBER ENSEMBLES OF SIX OR MORE INSTRUMENTS No access Pages 377 - 378
Appendix 10 CROSS-INDEX OF WORKS FOR MULTIPLE VOICES, WITH OR WITHOUT ACCOMPANIMENT No access Pages 379 - 380
Appendix 11 CROSS-INDEX OF CHAMBER WORKS No access Pages 381 - 382
Appendix 12 CROSS-INDEX OF CANTATAS, ORATORIOS, AND CHORAL AND ORCHESTRAL WORKS No access Pages 383 - 384
Appendix 13 CROSS-INDEX OF OPERAS AND THEATRICAL WORKS No access Pages 385 - 386
Appendix 14 CROSS-INDEX OF SONG CYCLES No access Pages 387 - 388
Appendix 15 ADDRESSES OF MUSIC PUBLISHERS No access Pages 389 - 392
Appendix 16 ADDRESSES OF MUSIC INFORMATION CENTERS No access Pages 393 - 394
Bibliography No access Pages 395 - 398
About the Author No access Pages 399 - 400
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