Subject: Re: "24 Italian" New Book Time
From: Jessica
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Hi Lloyd - that was precisely the information I was seeking.

Thanks to all who responded.

Jessica


on 1/17/00 3:56 PM, lloyd.hanson-at-NAU.EDU wrote:

> The most historically accurate version of the songs in the 24 Italian can be
> found in 26 Italian Songs published by Alfred Publishing and edited by John
> Payton (Sp?). This book corrects most of the errors in the original 24
> Italian Songs book and gives an idiomatic translation as well as a singing
> translation, a word for word translation, and an IPA transcription to
> assist you in pronunciation. It can be purchased with CDs of the
> accompaniments (which are all a more accurate realization of the composer's
> original than the older book) and, finally it give a short history of each
> song, information about the composer, etc. It is a fine bit of editing.