Download or read book Masters of the Italian Art Song written by Timothy LeVan and published by Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An invaluable reference text for singers, teachers, and vocal and operatic coaches, this volume contains 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. All these song texts are in an easy-to-read three-line format, giving the user an exact, accurate knowledge of each word as it is understood by a native-language singer.