"The Garden of Love", by Alessandro Scarlatti?!
Question: "The Garden of Love", by Alessandro Scarlatti!?
I have read and re-read "Cry to Heaven," by Anne Rice!. It is a wonderful book detailing the castrati of 17th century Italy, and follows the protagonist, a castrato named Tonio Treschi!.
At the end of the book, in the acknowledgments, Rice explains that she actually wrote a scene in the book to Alessandro Scarlatti's "The Garden of Love" recorded on the Deutsche Grammophon label (1964)
Yet, when I searched on the internet for it I could find absolutely no recordings, or even sheet music for it!.
I would like to have at least some idea as to how the piece sounds, because I feel as though it would help to complete my mental picture of the character's voice!.
Any suggestions at all on where I might obtain this!?Www@Enter-QA@Com
At the end of the book, in the acknowledgments, Rice explains that she actually wrote a scene in the book to Alessandro Scarlatti's "The Garden of Love" recorded on the Deutsche Grammophon label (1964)
Yet, when I searched on the internet for it I could find absolutely no recordings, or even sheet music for it!.
I would like to have at least some idea as to how the piece sounds, because I feel as though it would help to complete my mental picture of the character's voice!.
Any suggestions at all on where I might obtain this!?Www@Enter-QA@Com
Answers:
It has probably not been arranged if it's not for voice already!. Baroque music doesn't get arranged for any type of ensemble!. If it's polyphonic, you can hope for an SATB arrangement, but those are going to be operatic voices and of no help because you can't imagine a character with a speech pitch at high D or something, can you!?
Edit: It seems to be from a sonata!. A voice arrangement is HIGHLY unlikely!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
Edit: It seems to be from a sonata!. A voice arrangement is HIGHLY unlikely!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
You can listen to it here :
http://www!.classical!.com/album/SMT+272
http://www!.emusic!.com/album/Boston-Brass!.!.!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
http://www!.classical!.com/album/SMT+272
http://www!.emusic!.com/album/Boston-Brass!.!.!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
"giardino d'amore" isn't a vocal piece!.Www@Enter-QA@Com