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Opera Suite for Tuba & Piano
By M Ryan Taylor on Feb 20, 2008 | In Solo Transcriptions | Send feedback »
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An Opera Suite
for Tuba with Piano Accompaniment
Arranged by M Ryan Taylor
Contents:
- Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja (The Magic Flute - Mozart)
- O du mein holder Abendstern (Tannhäuser - Wagner)
- Ah! Pescator (La Gioconda - Ponchielli)
- Cortigiani, vil razza (Rigoletto - Verdi)
- I am a pirate king (The Pirates of Penzance - Gilbert and Sullivan)
Notes:
This suite features five famous opera arias from the bass repertoire. It begins with a light hearted aria from Papageno the Birdcatcher, one of the principle characters in Mozart’s famous Magic flute. Next is a rapturous song to the evening star (O du mein holder Abendstern) with it’s lush Wagnerian melodic and harmonic structures. "Ah! Pescator" is light hearted, but only on the surface; Ponchielli weaves treachery into a joyful fisherman’s song. Next comes the impassioned cries of Rigelleto as he attempts to rescue his Daughter from the masterwork by Verdi. As a finale, the suite ends with the rollicking song of the king of the jolly ‘Pirates of Penzance." This suite will delight your listeners and makes for an excellent recital or showpiece.