Countertenor pieces?

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<p>Hey, everyone - I’m a 18 year old countertenor that’s applying to college this fall. I’m not going to be a music major, though, but I am forming supplements with my voice teacher to show my unique repertoire and range. </p>

<p>I’m looking for a Renaissance-ish piece that’s light, medium-fast to fast, and is kind of pithy and bouncy. The one catch is, it has to be in a different language. I considered John Dowland’s Come Again and a version of Sound the Trumpet, but I already have other English songs, so I can’t perform that one. Does anyone have any suggestions? Any comment would be appreciated!</p>

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<p>you might want to browse this site: [Songs</a> in Italian](<a href=“http://artsongcentral.com/songs-in-italian/]Songs”>http://artsongcentral.com/songs-in-italian/)</p>

<p>and particularly : <a href=“http://artsongcentral.com/2007/anthology-of-italian-song-of-the-seventeenth-and-eighteenth-centuries/[/url]”>http://artsongcentral.com/2007/anthology-of-italian-song-of-the-seventeenth-and-eighteenth-centuries/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>If your teacher does not have a lot of experience with Italian rep, you might want to get a few coachings with someone who does.</p>

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<p>I think countertenors are so cool! Have you checked out those wonderful recordings of Phillipe Jaroussky available on youtube? Not sure if they would work for you, though.</p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

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<p>Italian mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli just released a CD of countertenor pieces that you might want to check out.</p>

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<p>The Baroque era Italian era pieces are appropriate. Good luck.</p>