Although the primary role of IPA Source is to present aria and song texts for solo numbers, since many composers also set texts small ensembles, translations and IPA transcriptions can also be found to many great duets. Be sure to check out the duets by Felix Mendelssohn which are suitable for singers of all levels and voice types.
Born Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (3 February 1809 – 4 November 1847), he was widely known as Felix Mendelssohn. Mendelssohn was a German composer, pianist, and organist during the early Romantic period.
Learn more about Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy via Wikipedia here.
Link to Mendelssohn’s Six Duets for Two Voices, opus 63:
Link to score on IMSLP:
http://imslp.org/wiki/6_Duets,_Op.63_(Mendelssohn,_Felix)
Listening links:
Eileen Farrell & Beverly Sills in Concert – Mendelssohn duets
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MOdPSsINjU
From our collection:
1. Abschiedslied der Zugvögel – https://www.ipasource.com/abschiedslied-der-zugvogel.html
2. Gruß – https://www.ipasource.com/gruss.html
3. Herbstlied – https://www.ipasource.com/herbstlied-ach-wie-so-bald-verhallet-der-reigen.html
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