Masters of the Italian Art Song: Word-By-Word and Poetic Translation of the Complete Songs for Voice and Piano

Comprises the complete song texts of the songs for voice and piano of Bellini, Donaudy, Donizetti, Puccini, Rossini, Tosti, and Verdi, with word-by-word and poetic translations. Song texts are in a three-line format: the original Italian, Italian dialect, French or German text; a vertically accurate translation into English, using the exact word order of the original language; and a poetic reconstruction of each line into a more understandable English form. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.