Favorite Opera Highlights for Solo Piano

The difficulty in choosing great music from opera history lies not in what to include, but in what to leave out. "Favorite Opera Highlights for Solo Piano solves this dilemma by encompassing only operatic music that offers interesting and satisfying keyboard transcriptions. Its 42 pieces include "Polka" from "The Bartered Bride; three melodies from "Carmen--"Habanera," "Soldiers Changing the Guard," and "Toreador Song"; "Glockenspiel" and "Papagenos Song" from "The Magic Flute; the "William Tell "Overture"; plus selections from "Aida, Fidelio, Parsifal, Die Walkure, The Marriage of Figaro, Faust, and other favorite operas. Perfect for intermediate and advanced players, this volume will delight pianists and opera fans alike.

Product details

• Authors: Albert H. (EDT) Stanley
• Assisted by: Albert H. Stanley (Editor)
• Publisher: Dover Publications Inc.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.08.2005
• EAN: 9780486446332
• ISBN: 978-0-486-44633-2
• No. of pages: 109
• Dimensions: 235 mm x 298 mm x 6 mm
• Series: PIANO
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Music