Our first performance is from mezzo-soprano, Cecilia Bartoli. The translations are a hybrid of poetic and word-for-word for instance, in O cessate di piagarmi by Alessandro Scarlatti, the line Lucingrate is. Oh let me die Cold and unfeeling to my torments. o lasciatemi morir fredde e sorde a’ miei martir.
Number of voices: 1v Voicing: Soprano soloįirst published: 1904 in Anthology of Italian song, no.ĭescription: The aria "O cessate di piagarmi" is from an aria in the opera "Pompeo". Score information: Letter, 2 pages, 88 kB Copyright: Public Domain Edition notes: Cross posting by Art Song Central - Lyrics in both Italian and English - English lyrics by Dr. Chains shall He break For the slave is our brother And in His name All oppression shall cease.
The editions linked here may differ somewhat, but they are also likely to be overly romantic in style.Music files L E G E N D Disclaimer How to download ICONĬontributor: David Newman (submitted ). Fall on your knees, O hear the angel voices O night divine, O night when Christ was born O night divine, O night, O night divine Truly He taught us To love one another His law is love and His gospel is peace. Though they aren’t very stylistically correct, they are perhaps the most familiar. The pieces in that collection were generally set with very romanticized accompaniments. Important note: This Baroque Italian aria is perhaps best known as it appears in Schirmer’s Twenty-Four Italian Songs and Arias.