1. Adeles Laughing Song (01:54)

Date:
unknown/unknown
Main contributors:
Unknown
Summary:
Soprano Virginia MacWatters was known not only for her impressive operatic career during which she performed in opera houses throughout the United States, Europe, and South America, but also for her dedication to teaching. In 1957 she joined the voice faculty of the Indiana University School of Music where she remained until her retirement in 1982. “Adele’s Laughing Song” is a piece from the operetta Die Fleidermaus composed by German - born Johann Strauss which first premiered in 1851.

2. The Wren (03:24)

Date:
unknown/unknown
Main contributors:
MacWatters, Virginia, 1912-2005
Summary:
Soprano Virginia MacWatters was known not only for her impressive operatic career during which she performed in opera houses throughout the United States, Europe, and South America, but also for her dedication to teaching. In 1957 she joined the voice faculty of the Indiana University School of Music where she remained until her retirement in 1982. The Wren, originally titled La Capinera, was composed by Sir Julius Benedict. He was later knighted and made commander under Franz Joseph I of Austria and Frederick I of Württemberg.

3. Zerbinetta Pt. 2. (04:50)

Date:
unknown/unknown
Main contributors:
MacWatters, Virginia, 1912-2005
Summary:
Soprano Virginia MacWatters was known not only for her impressive operatic career during which she performed in opera houses throughout the United States, Europe, and South America, but also for her dedication to teaching. In 1957 she joined the voice faculty of the Indiana University School of Music where she remained until her retirement in 1982.  Zerbinetta is a piece from Ariadne auf Naxos, a German opera created by Richard Strauss in 1916.

4. Zerbinetta, Part 1 (05:00)

Date:
unknown/unknown
Main contributors:
MacWatters, Virginia, 1912-2005
Summary:
Soprano Virginia MacWatters was known not only for her impressive operatic career during which she performed in opera houses throughout the United States, Europe, and South America, but also for her dedication to teaching. In 1957 she joined the voice faculty of the Indiana University School of Music where she remained until her retirement in 1982.  Zerbinetta is a piece from Ariadne auf Naxos, a German opera created by Richard Strauss in 1916.

5. Focal Impulse Theory: Musical Expression, Meter, and the Body (51:19)

Date:
2020-09-01
Main contributors:
John Paul Ito
Summary:
The collection includes three kinds of material. There are original audio recordings of specific passages that demonstrate the ways of performing them discussed in Focal Impulse Theory. (There is also one brief excerpt from a commercial recording that is not widely available.) There are original video recordings; some have content similar to the audio recordings, and some demonstrate general ways of performing discussed in the text.