On Wed, 10 Jan 2001, April Salerno wrote:
> Hello Fellow Vocalisters!
>
> To fulfill my chamber music requirement this
> semester I will be working with a cellist friend of
> mine, and most likely a pianist also. The cellist is
> quite talented, and I'm a 20 yr old female vocalist-
> the jury is still out as to whether I'm a mezzo or a
> soprano.
>
> Does anyone know of any repertoire we could
> perform? Your suggestions are greatly appreciated.
>
You don't say whether you want a single long work, or several short works,
so I'll suggest some of both. Since you don't know whether you're a mezzo
or a soprano, I'll suggest some of both:
Carrie Jacobs-Bond: A Perfect Day, for medium voice, piano, and cello
obbligato
Alessandro Scarlatti: Three cantatas for medium voice and cello with
keyboard: L'armi crudeli e fieri; Clori vezzosa, e bella; Mi ha diviso il
cor
Libby Larsen: Beloved, thou hast brought me many flowers, for
mezzo-soprano, cello, and piano
Anne Deane: Two Love Songs, for (low) soprano, cello, and piano
Oisten Sommerfeldt: Om kjaeerlighet, op 46, for (low) soprano and
cello
Brahms: Zwei Lieder, op. 91 - scored for viola, but work very well with
cello
J.S. Bach: Wenn kommt der Tag, an dem wir ziehen (aria from Cantata #70)
for cello and continuo (should be bassoon, but probably okay with piano)
J.S. Bach: Jesus ist ein guter Hirt (from Cantata 85)
Jeffrey Schanzer: A Mother's Story 1939-40 for mezzo soprano and cello
Vally Weigl: Songs of Remembrance, for mezzo, cello, piano
J.S. Bach: Offne dich, mein ganzes Herze; Bin ich gleich nur Staub und
Erde (arias from Cantata #61), for soprano and cello with continuo (should
be organ, but probably okay with piano)
David Nelson: Four Songs to poems of John Shaw Neilson, for soprano, one
cello (or viola or clarinet) and piano
Morton Feldman: Four Songs to ee cummings, for soprano, piano, and cello
Harrison Birtwistle: Niedecker songs, for soprano and cello
Lynn Gumert: Six Songs from the Japanese
James Wilson: Runes, for soprano and cello
J. Fontyn: Pro & Antiverb(e)s, for soprano and cello (12 minutes)
Nicola Ellis Andrews: You, for soprano and cello
Jonathan Besser: Duet for Soprano plus Cello (scored for cello-playing
soprano) (25 minutes)
Sally Beamish: Cramasie Threid, for soprano and cello
Alexander Popov: Salve Regina, for soprano and cello
George Frederick Handel: Se Pari e la Tua Fe, for soprano, cello, and
continuo
Mary Lee Scoville: Digressions, for soprano and cello
Michael Matthews: Songs of Travel, for soprano and cello (7 minutes)
Boguslaw Schaeffer: Out of Tune, for soprano and cello
Erik Bergman: Lament and Incantation - vocalise for soprano and cello (15
minutes long)
Peter Machajdik: Seven Songs for soprano and cello (or flute) (7 minutes)
Sofia Gubaidulina: Letter to the Poetess Rimma Dallosh
Ross Edwards: Maninya I, for voice and cello
Paolo Ugoletti: Indian Hymn
Pawel Yukaszewski: Aragena, for soprano and cello
Persis Vehar: Three from Emily, songs for high voice, cello, and piano
Pietro Yon: Gesu bambino, for high voice with violin or cello obbligato
Pauliina Isomaki: Kaksi laulua (2 songs) for mezzo-soprano and cello
Harri Vuori: Unen ja kuoleman laulut (songs of dreams and death), for
soprano and cello
Kaija Saariaho: Jing, for soprano and cello (8 minutes long)
Jennifer Fowler: Tell out my soul: Magnificat for soprano, cello and piano
Andre Previn: Four Songs for soprano, cello, and piano
Andre Previn: Vocalise for soprano, cello, and piano
Betty Roe: Madam's Three Callers, for soprano and cello
Ben Weber: Four Songs, op 40 for soprano or tenor with solo cello
Richard Wernick: The Oracle of Shimon bar Yochai, for soprano, cello, and
piano
Howard Boatwright: Lament of Mary Stuart for soprano and keyboard, with
cello or viola da gamba
Fred Katz: Make a Joyful Noise, for soprano, cello, and piano
Fred Katz: Song of Changes, for soprano, cello, and piano
Aaron Jay Kernis: Love Scenes, for soprano and cello (25 minutes)
Lori Laitman: Love Poems of Marichiko, six songs for soprano and cello
Leonard Bernstein: Dream with Me
There is also a book of arias with continuo and cello obbligato by baroque
composers Camilla de Rossi and Catterina Benedetta Grazianini, published
by ClarNan Editions.
Need more?
Karen
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