<p>"Original compositions for solo violin and some arrangements for solo violin by the American poet and composer, Ezra pound, with ad introduction to the music and brief notes relating the musical form to poetic form, by robert hughes, music editor."</p>

Complete Violin Works of Ezra Pound

Ezra, Pound

Second Evening Art

The Recovery of Ezra Pound's Third Opera: Collis O Heliconii (settings of poems by Catullus and Sappho) First edition of 200, commentary with music scores. By Margaret Fisher Part I. Analysis of Pound's musical treatment of his favored poems of antiquity: Catullus carmen LXI ("Collis O Heliconii") and Sappho, fragment 1 ("Poikilothron' athanat' Aphrodita"). Part II. The engraved performance edition for violin and voice includes excerpts from the 2 principal arias, 3 incidental numbers, a transcription of Pound's unfinished translation of Carmen LXI and Pound's scenario for his dramatic setting of the Catullan poem.

The Recovery of Ezra Pound's Third Opera: Collis O Heliconii

Le Testament: Paroles de Villon, 1926 and 1933 performance editions

François Villon

Le Testament 1923 facsimile, limited edition of the holograph score in the hand of Pound's music editor George Antheil, and showing revisions for the 1931 BBC broadcast as an experimental feature program produced by Archie Harding. Pages are beautifully photographed and laid out on glossy black background. Bar numbers have been added by the editors at bottom of page. Complete libretto and 52 page appendix of editors' comments and annotations, essential to an understanding of the score. Contains a re-release of the historic Fantasy LP of the 1971 performance conducted by Robert Hughes, in a new digitally re-mastered audio CD: 110 color plates, an overview of Pound's music by Stephen J. Adams of University of Western Ontario, and essays on the relationship of music to Pound's poetry + 52 pages of Annotations by the editors. Cover art contains the designs for the 1971 San Francisco Opera production by Ariel. Limited edition of 100 copies.

Le Testament Facsimile Edition with Audio CD

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Complete Violin Works of Ezra Pound

The Recovery of Ezra Pound's Third Opera: Collis O Heliconii

Le Testament: Paroles de Villon, 1926 and 1933 performance editions

Le Testament Facsimile Edition with Audio CD