"Mezzo-soprano" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... graphic instrumental prelude, introduces a "Hosanna" for full chorus, followed by a "Benedictus" for mezzo-soprano with chorus,—a splendidly constructed number, which closes the second part in a style full of ...
— The Standard Oratorios - Their Stories, Their Music, And Their Composers • George P. Upton
... a flood of music floated out. A divinely sweet mezzo-soprano voice was singing to the accompaniment of a harp. As the master of the house flung wide the sitting-room door and announced the visitor, the sounds ceased, but the musician sat with her hands resting upon the gilded strings for a moment, her eyes turned in inquiry toward the ...
— The Dreamer - A Romantic Rendering of the Life-Story of Edgar Allan Poe • Mary Newton Stanard
... voice was a mezzo-soprano of great volume and purity, and had been brought to absolute perfection by the severe training of her father. Her private character was irreproachable. Few women have been more beloved for their ...
— Brave Men and Women - Their Struggles, Failures, And Triumphs • O.E. Fuller |
