The Virtuoso Obbligato Aria Collection
Compiled and edited by Cellist Barbara Hedlund with co-editors Bass -Baritone Ronald Hedlund & Pianist Eric Dalheim (University of Illinois School of Music Emeritus Professors). Each aria contains two piano/vocal scores, timings, composer dates, translations, plus one cello part (bowed and fingered).
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Bach - Bleib
bei uns |
8 |
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Bach - Höchester, mache deine Güte [BWV 51] |
6 |
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Bach - Mein gläubiges Herz [BWV 68] |
8 |
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Bach
- Recitative & Aria [BWV 202] |
8 |
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Bach
- Weil die wollen reichen Herden |
6 |
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Handel - Care Selve from Atalanta |
6 |
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Handel
- Credete al mio dolore * |
7 |
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Handel
- Softly Sweet in Lydian Measures (Alexander's Feast) for Soprano or
Tenor due out in October, 2003 |
6 |
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Handel - What passion cannot music.... (Ode for St. Cecilia's Day) |
9 |
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Mozart - Batti, batti (Don Giovanni) * |
8 |
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Von Weber -
Und ob die Wolke sie |
8 |
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Bach
- Es ist Vollbracht |
9 |
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Bach
- Wenn kömmt der Tag |
7 |
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Buxtehude - Jubilate Domino |
10 |
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Bach
- Geduld, Geduld (St. Matthew |
8 |
| Bach - Recitative & Aria - Willst du dich nicht mehr ergötzen?[BWV 208] (Hunt Cantata) | 7 |
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Bach - Woferne du den edlen Frieden [BWV 41] |
7 |
| Bach - Hilf, Jesu, hilf [BWV 147] |
6 |
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Handel
- Softly Sweet in Lydian Measures |
6 |
| Mendelssohn - Sei getreu bis in den Tod (St. Paul's Oratorio) * | 6 |
| Sondheim - Later (A
Little Night Music) Permission to use by Stephen Sondheim |
12 |
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Bach - Komm, süsses Kreuz (St. Matthew Passion) |
9 |
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Bach
- Ihr Felder und Auen |
6 |
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Handel - Pur ritorno a rimirarvi (Agrippina) |
6 |
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Handel - Revenge, Timotheus Cries (Alexander's Feast)* |
7 |
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Handel - Sommi Dei (Radamisto)++* |
5 |
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Mendelssohn - It is Enough (Elijah)* |
8 |
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Mozart - Per questa bella mano (Concert Aria originally with double bass) * |
10 |
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Rossini
- Sois immobile |
6 |
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Tchaikovsky - None but the Lonely Heart* |
6 |
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Verdi - Cortigiani, vil razza (Rigoletto)* |
8 |
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Verdi - Ella giammai m'amó (Don Carlo) |
12 |
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Wagner - O, du mein holder Abendstern (Tannhäuser)++* |
6 |
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Bryan Beaumont Hays - Six English Epitaphs 1998 NATS Song Competition Winner |
10 |
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Rutter
- Out of the Deep (Requiem) |
12 |
| cello part without score | 4 |
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Level of difficulty ++ indicates for middle and high school level or can be played by advanced players. The level for the aria editions is generally for advanced players unless noted. |
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Our editions are printed on Finale (with a few in clear manuscript *) |
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