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This page is intended as a starting point for Professor Orlin's CLSC 104 assignment on Cleopatra. It provides a list of resources for representations of Cleopatra in classical music. For more information, drop by the Information Desk on the main floor of the library and ask for the librarian on call. You may also arrange a research appointment with the Music Liaison Librarian, Lori Ricigliano. |
| Anthony and Cleopatra [Antonio e Cleopatra] - Gian Francesco Malipiero | Cleopatra [Die unglückselige Cleopatra, Königin von Egypten, oder Die betrogene Staats-Liebe ,‘The Unfortunate Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, or The Fraudulent State Love Affair’] - Johann Mattheson |
| Cleopatra [symphonic poems] - George Chadwick | Cleopatra, 1779 - Pasquale Anfossi |
| Pearls of Cleopatra [Die Perlen der Cleopatra] - Oscar Straus | Death of Cleopatra [La Morte de Cleopatre] - Hector Berlioz |
| Caesar and Cleopatra, 1742 [Cesare e Cleopatra] - Carl Heinrich Graun | Death of Cleopatra [La morte di Cleopatra] - Antonio Simeone Sografi |
| Cleopatra, 1653 [La Cleopatra] - Antonio Canazzi | Julius Caesar in Egypt, 1724 [Giulio Cesare in Egitto] - George Frideric Handel |
| Antony and Cleopatra, 2004 - Gerard Chiusano | Cleopatra, 1914 [Cleopatre] - Jules Massenet |
| Antony and Cleopatra [Antoine et Cleopatre] - Emmanuel Bondeville | Antony and Cleopatra, 1966 - Samuel Barber |
| Variation de Cleopatre [ballet suite from the opera Faust] - Charles Gounod | Cleopatra's Night, 1920 - Henry Hadley |
| One Night of Cleopatra , 1954 [op.64, television op, 1, after T. Gautier]f - Lous Gruenberg | Cleopatra, 1662 - Daniele Castrovillari |
| Vision of Cleopatra, 1907-08 [tragic poem after G. Cumberland, op.15, chorus, orchestra,] - Havergal Brian | Antony and Cleopatra, 1779 [Antonius und Cleopatra] - Johann Kaffka |
Note:
 | Operas tend to focus on Cleopatra's love affairs with Mark Antony or Julius Caesar. |
| In general, operas are adapted from the texts of Plutarch and Shakespeare. |
| Cleopatra [film score] - Alex North | Romeo Me [Album: Pleased to Meet You] - Sleeper |
| Blinded by Love [Album: Steel Wheels] - Rolling Stones | Stone - The Smiths |
| Some Girls are Bigger than Others - The Smiths | Cleopatra [black female rhythm and blues group] |
| Sedan Delivery [Album: Rust Never Sleeps] - Neil Young | Cleopatra [recording label] |
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Grovemusic.com Use this online music encyclopedia to find background information about Cleopatra, a musical work, or composer. Search, for example:
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| New Grove Encyclopedia of American Music / REF ML 101 U6 N48 |
Note: Check the Cleopatra books on
reserve for this
class. There may be chapters devoted to music.
Use SIMON, Summit, and WorldCat to locate books in library collections
Examples of terms to use for subject searches:
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| Shakespeare William 1564 1616 Musical Settings | ||
| Cleopatra Queen Of Egypt D 30 B C Drama | ||
| Cleopatra Queen Of Egypt D 30 B C Songs
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Note: | If the article is not available full text, check the Journal Locator to see if it available in paper, electronic, or microform. |
| If the library does not own the article, request it through Interlibrary Loan by filling out a form. |
Content:
Lori Ricigliano
Created 2.05
