The well-known aria announcing the barber's entrance — "Figaro!… Eh, Figaro!" — highlights this comic romp of an opera. Based on Beaumarchais' Le Barbier de Seville, Rossini's 1816 classic began as Almaviva, or the Useless Precaution, in an attempt to avoid confusion with a highly successful Il Barbiere di Siviglia of a half-century earlier. An opening night fiasco and persistent interruptions during the premiere by fans of the older play were but momentary detours on the path of this masterpiece to international fame. With the now-famous overture in place, the work reached the operatic capitals of the world, becoming the first opera to be sung in Italian in New York. Ideal for conductors, soloists, chorus members, and rehearsal pianists, this practice and performance vocal score is based on the classic 1900 Schirmer edition. Please note that the lyrics appear in the original Italian only.

A critical and popular success from its 1786 debut, Mozart's musical comedy elevated the opera buffa to new heights. Le nozze di Figaro ("The Marriage of Figaro"), ossia la folle giornata ("or The Day of Madness") reassembles characters from The Barber of Seville for a romantic romp involving mistaken identities, remarkable coincidences, and the triumph of true love. This authoritative practice and performance edition presents Lorenzo da Ponte's vocal score, originally published by Casa Ricordi, Milan. Ideal for study, practice, and performance, it contains the complete vocal music with a piano reduction of the orchestral score. Vocalists, voice majors and teachers, and rehearsal pianists will rejoice in this high-quality, low-cost edition of Mozart's masterpiece. Note: Lyrics are in the original Italian only. Dover (2001) republication of the vocal score from an authoritative early edition.

Ruddigore is a dark and haunting tale of dastardly deeds and gruesome ghosts whose evil plans get scuppered by a troupe of bridesmaids, a roguish sailor and a 'little book of etiquette'.

This handsome, convenient compilation contains 89 songs, among them such masterpieces as Wartend, Frühlingsglaube, Neue Liebe, Auf Flügeln des Gesanges and many more, including 6 songs by Mendelssohn's sister, Fanny, plus one duet (Op. 8, No. 12). Includes song settings of lyrics by Byron, Goethe, Schiller, Heine, and other poets. Reprint of Lieder und Gesange für eine Singstimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte [Songs and Works for Solo Voice with Piano Accompaniment] from Serie 19 of Breitkopf & Härtel's Complete Works edition of the music of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Leipzig, 1874-77.

Influential 18th-century oratorio deals with the triumph of the Jewish warrior-hero Judas Maccabaeus over the invading enemies of the Israelites. Beauty, drama and brilliant originality of its arias, duets and choruses have kept the work constantly in the active repertoire. Reprinted from authoritative edition of the German Handel Society. Text underlay in English and German.

Exactingly reproduced from the authoritative Breitkopf & Härtel edition, this superb full-score edition offers music lovers a rare opportunity to study and follow performances of this great comic opera, one of the most engaging and least pretentious masterpieces in the repertory. The earliest of Mozart's five most famous operas and the first he wrote for the Viennese stage. Reprint of Die Enthführung aus dem Serail, Breitkopf & Härtel, Leipzig, n.d.

The first 10 songs from the celebrated cycle: Der Schildwache Nachtlied, Verlorne Muh', Trost im Ungluck, Wer hat dies Liedel erdacht?, Das irdische Leben, Lied des Verfolgten im Turm, Wo die schonen Trompeten blasen, Lob des hohen Verstandes, Rheinlegendchen, and Des Antonius von Padua Fischpredigt. German and English texts. Note. Contents. Instrumentation. Original selection of songs from Des Knaben Wunderhorn: Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Orchesterbegleitung von Gustav Mahler, Universal-Edition, Vienna, 1905.

"These songs are a source of endless delight." — Grove's Dictionary. Sixty-four songs, published from 1877 to 1886, including such favourites as Geheimnis, Alte Liebe, and Vergebliches Standchen. Opp. 69, 70, 71, 72, 84, 85, 86, 91, 94, 95, 96, 97. Includes English translations of the original editor's commentary. Reprint of Volume 25 of Johannes Brahms; Sämtliche Werke: Ausgabe der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Wien, Breitkopf & Härtel, Leipzig, n.d.

Reprinted from authoritative German editions, this collection of 45 songs offers deeply affecting settings of poems by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Joseph von Eichendorff. Richly varied in mood, many pieces evoke a romantic moonlit world and exquisite love lyrics, while others explore the darker side of the human experience. Reprint of songs published by C. F. Peters, Leipzig, n.d.

In response to a continued interest in a scholarly facsimile of the Mass in B minor, a new cloth-bound facsimile edition (BVK 2194) has now been published. This replaces the original BÄRENREITER FACSIMILE edition (BVK 1911). Johann Sebastian Bach completed the Mass in B minor in 1748/49 shortly after the Art of Fugue and shortly before his death. This late work is as concentrated and rich in compositional technique as scarcely any other work. As early as 1818, Hans-Georg Nägeli enthusiastically described the Mass as the "greatest musical artwork of all time and all nations”. Since then it has been ranked as an icon of music history. One of the primary functions of a facsimile is the preservation of such a cultural heritage, particularly when the manuscript (as is the case with the Mass in B minor) is endangered and damaged by iron gall ink erosion. Furthermore, it is moving for Bach admirers to see how in some passages Bach’s handwriting reflects the effort which this last work demanded of him. The facsimile documents and records the present condition of the complete autograph score. Older reproductions have substituted a few individual folios where the content has become difficult to read in recent years. The renowned Bach scholar Christoph Wolff describes the work’s significance in his introduction, gives an overview of the history of composition and draws attention to particular distinguishing features of the manuscript. "This facsimile edition is a model for the presentation of musical sources, both in appearance and in documentation. […] Wolff's facsimile will serve as foundational tools" (Notes, December 2008) "Once, Bach came up against the boundaries of his art, on blotchy, 260-year-old paper. ‘Et expecto…’ is this point in the B minor mass, ‘And I look for the resurrection of the dead.’ Bach wrote modulations which were extraordinary. He had to strive for these. He crossed out – although this is a fair copy – hatched and scratched until the paper tore. He was already an old man, his script leans to the left. The handwriting here isn’t nearly as lively as in the ‘Cum sancto Spirito’, written earlier. Everywhere, one is moved by the closeness to the manuscript which the facsimile conveys – one of the most sumptuous ever published." (DIE ZEIT Literatur, December 2007)

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For Voice, Clarinet and Piano, in the original key.

Brautchor (Lustig ergiessen frei von dem Eise) (Aus der Oper "Das Leben fur den Zaren"). By Mikhail Glinka (1804-1857). Edited by F. Huber. Various Sacred. For women's choir and piano. Vocal score/piano reduction. Published by Doblinger Music Publishers (DB.65-00903-KLA).

Geistliche Lieder (Aus dem "Schemellischen Gesang buch" fur Singstimme, Altoblockflote und Gitarre einger von Erwin Schaller). By Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). Edited by Erwin Schaller. Singing and various instruments. For voice(s), alto recorder and guitar. 2-3. 19 pages. Published by Doblinger Music Publishers (DB.HBR-00018). ISBN M-012-16942-0.

Nymphen, Faune, holde Flora / Dryade, Sylvans, with fair flora (Aus dem Oratorium "Triumph der Zeit und der Wahrheit"). By George Frideric Handel (1685-1759). Edited by F. Burkhart. Various Sacred. For mixed choir and piano. Vocal score/piano reduction. Published by Doblinger Music Publishers (DB.46-00712-KLA).

O hora mein Flehan / Return, oh God (Aus dem Oratorium "Samson"). By George Frideric Handel (1685-1759). Edited by F. Burkhart. Various Sacred. For mixed choir and piano. Vocal score/piano reduction. Published by Doblinger Music Publishers (DB.46-00713-KLA).

Laut Stimme Ein, Du Ganze Himmelsschar / Let Their Celestial Concerts All Unite (Aus dem Oratorium "Samson"). By George Frideric Handel (1685-1759). Edited by F. Burkhart. Various Sacred. For mixed choir and piano. Vocal score/piano reduction. Published by Doblinger Music Publishers (DB.46-00711-KLA).

Erschallt, Trompeten / Awake the trumpet's lofty sound (Aus dem Oratorium "Samson"). By George Frideric Handel (1685-1759). Edited by F. Burkhart. Various Sacred. For mixed choir and piano. Vocal score/piano reduction. Published by Doblinger Music Publishers (DB.46-00706-KLA).

Dann wird zum goldnen Sternenzelt / Then round about the starry throne (Aus dem Oratorium "Samson"). By George Frideric Handel (1685-1759). Edited by F. Burkhart. Various Sacred. For mixed choir and piano. Vocal score/piano reduction. Published by Doblinger Music Publishers (DB.46-00703-KLA).

Dann sollt ihr sehan / Then shall they know (Aus dem Oratorium "Samson"). By George Frideric Handel (1685-1759). Edited by F. Burkhart. Various Sacred. For mixed choir and piano. Vocal score/piano reduction. Published by Doblinger Music Publishers (DB.46-00702-KLA).

Schallt laut, ihr Chore! / Swell the full chorus (Aus dem Oratorium "Salomo"). By George Frideric Handel (1685-1759). Edited by F. Burkhart. Various Sacred. For mixed choir and piano. Vocal score/piano reduction. Published by Doblinger Music Publishers (DB.46-00714-KLA).

In unsre Chore mischet euch! Halleluja, Amen! / Rejoice, oh Juda! Hallelujah, Amen! (Aus dem Oratorium "Judas Maccabaus"). By George Frideric Handel (1685-1759). Edited by F. Burkhart. Various Sacred. For mixed choir and piano. Vocal score/piano reduction. Published by Doblinger Music Publishers (DB.46-00709-KLA).

Du Gott, dem Erd und Himmel schweigt / Oh Father, whose almighty power (Aus dem Oratorium "Judas Maccabaus"). By George Frideric Handel (1685-1759). Edited by F. Burkhart. Various Sacred. For mixed choir and piano. Vocal score/piano reduction. Published by Doblinger Music Publishers (DB.46-00704-KLA).

Du Gott, dem Erd und Himmel schweigt / Oh Father, whose almighty power (Aus dem Oratorium "Judas Maccabaus"). By George Frideric Handel (1685-1759). Edited by F. Burkhart. Various Sacred. For choir of high voices and piano. Vocal score/piano reduction. Published by Doblinger Music Publishers (DB.65-00901-KLA).