Are you preparing for a Junior Recital, Senior Recital, or Graduate Recital? These four art songs, as set by Claude Debussy, are perfect for adding to a Soprano vocal recital program. French composer Achille-Claude Debussy, also known as Claude-Achille Debussy or Claude Debussy was born August 22, 1862, in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Seine-et-Oise. Debussy was one of… Read More
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Perfect Baritone Recital Selections
Attendees at a vocal recital fall into several categories: fans of the music; followers, family, or friends of the vocalist; those who wish to see or assess the singer’s performance; those who were brought along with someone else to the recital; and those who are needing persuasion. Therefore, the preparation for a vocal recital –… Read More
Perfect Soprano Recital Selections
Are you preparing for a Junior Recital, Senior Recital, or Graduate Recital? Deciding upon the perfect program of music for your performance is one of the most important decisions you’ll make. A vocalist must carefully select the right balance of music to appropriately highlight vocal skills. Curated from our database, here are 24 selections perfect… Read More
Featured composer: Amy Beach
Amy Marcy Cheney Beach (September 5, 1867 – December 27, 1944) was an American composer and pianist. She was the first successful American female composer, and is also known as the first female composer to have her symphony performed by a major orchestra. Additionally, Amy Beach was the first classical U.S. composer to achieve success… Read More
July Composer Birthdays
We’re celebrating 9 composer birthdays during the month of July. Each composer has a link to our collection of texts for that individual. Gustav Mahler, born 7/7/1860 Texts from our collection: https://www.ipasource.com/composer/m/mahler-gustav-1860-1911.html Ottorino Respighi, born 7/9/1879 Texts from our collection: https://www.ipasource.com/composer/r/respighi-ottorino-1879-1936.html George Sainton Kaye Butterworth, born 7/12/1885 Texts from our collection: https://www.ipasource.com/composer/b/butterworth-george-sainton-kaye-1885-1916.html Gerald Finzi, born… Read More
June Composer Birthdays
We’re celebrating 13 composer birthdays during the month of June. Each composer has a link to our collection of texts for that individual. Sir Edward William Elgar, born 6/2/1857. Texts from our collection: https://www.ipasource.com/composer/e/elgar-sir-edward-1857-1934.html Charles Lecocq, born 6/3/1832. Texts from our collection: https://www.ipasource.com/composer/l/lecocq-charles-1832-1918.html Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni, born 6/8/1671. Texts from our collection: https://www.ipasource.com/composer/a/albinoni-tomaso-giovanni-1671-1751.html Robert Alexander… Read More
Featured composer: Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel
Fanny Hensel, née Fanny [Cäcilie] Mendelssohn Bartholdy (November 14, 1805 – May 14, 1847) had a lifelong dream of being considered a serious composer. It is said that her talent was equal to and perhaps surpassed that of her famous brother, Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy. Fanny and Felix were children of Abraham and Lea Mendelssohn. When Napoleon’s… Read More
La clemenza di Tito as set by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
La clemenza di Tito is an opera in two acts that premiered at the Estates Theatre in Prague on September 6, 1791, just a few hours following the coronation of Leopold II, Roman Emperor, as King of Bohemia. In 1791, impresario Domenico Guardasoni commissioned Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to compose an opera seria in honor of the coronation of Leopold… Read More