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My Soul has Grown Deep (Downloadable)
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Baritone voice and piano - Moderately Easy - Digital Download SKU: MQ.8826-1E Compo…
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Baritone voice and piano - Moderately Easy - Digital Download SKU: MQ.8826-1E Composed by Gwyneth W. Walker. African American Heritage. 6 pages. E. C. Schirmer Music Company - Digital #8826-1E. Published by E. C. Schirmer Music Company - Digital (MQ.8826-1E). English.I’ve Known Rivers is a multi-movement work, comprised of songs based on four different poems by Langston Hughes (1902–1967). Though he lived much of his life in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City, Hughes was born in Missouri and raised in Kansas, Illinois, and Ohio. At age seventeen, he traveled to Mexico to live with his estranged father. As he crossed the Mississippi River, he was inspired to write The Negro Speaks of Rivers, which begins “I’ve known rivers….,†and is the text for the first movement, “My Soul Has Grown Deep.†It reflects upon rivers of historic and geographical importance—the Euphrates, Congo, Nile, and Mississippi. As the rivers have endured over time, so has the human soul. The waters—the blood—runs deep.In contrast to the universal message of the first song, “Troubled Water,†which uses the poetry of the same title, is contemporary and personal. Water becomes an image of the unsettled and uncertain nature of love. The journey of love is a journey of troubled water. There is no resolution.Undaunted by the elusive nature of love, the poet, heard via the chorus, turns flippant, displaying a persevering and humorous outlook in “Jump Right In!†(to the river) from Hughes’ poem Life is Fine. Romantic misadventures will not conquer the spirit. “I could’ve died for love, but for livin’ I was born.â€â€œIn time of silver rain,†once more using the poem of the same title, is a song of healing. With the regeneration of spring, the poet marvels at the wonder of life.Though intended to be performed as the complete multi-movement work I’ve Known Rivers, each song may be performed separately. Duration: 12:00.Contents:My Soul has Grown DeepTroubled WaterJump Right In!In Time of Silver Rain.
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One True Princess
Voix Baryton, Piano
Baritone Horn TC,Vocal Solo,Voice - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.886604 Compo…
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Baritone Horn TC,Vocal Solo,Voice - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.886604 Composed by C. Michael Perry. Christian,Country,Pop. 8 pages. Shining Sharon Music #2884513. Published by Shining Sharon Music (A0.886604). Music and Lyrics by C. Michael PerryThis Pop/Country type song was written to celebrate my 'princesses' -- my three daughters. They each taught me how to love not only them, but others and have filled my life with joy. I sang this at the wedding reception of my oldest daughter.The attached mp3 is a demo from the Finale file without vocals.
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She Believes
Voix Baryton, Piano
Baritone Horn TC,Vocal Solo,Voice - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.886601 Compo…
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Baritone Horn TC,Vocal Solo,Voice - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.886601 Composed by C. Michael Perry. Christian,Country,Holiday,Sacred. 7 pages. Shining Sharon Music #2884507. Published by Shining Sharon Music (A0.886601). Words and Music by C. Michael PerryThe woman in my life may be much like the woman in your life. She loves you and doesn't have to say much when you are in error -- yet she never stops supporting you, and loving you -- and with all of that she makes an eternity with her sound pretty special.The attached mp3 is a demo from the Finale file without vocals.
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Jump Right In! (Downloadable)
Voix Baryton, Piano
Baritone voice and piano - Moderately Easy - Digital Download SKU: MQ.8826-3E Compo…
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Baritone voice and piano - Moderately Easy - Digital Download SKU: MQ.8826-3E Composed by Gwyneth W. Walker. African American Heritage. 6 pages. E. C. Schirmer Music Company - Digital #8826-3E. Published by E. C. Schirmer Music Company - Digital (MQ.8826-3E). English.I’ve Known Rivers is a multi-movement work, comprised of songs based on four different poems by Langston Hughes (1902–1967). Though he lived much of his life in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City, Hughes was born in Missouri and raised in Kansas, Illinois, and Ohio. At age seventeen, he traveled to Mexico to live with his estranged father. As he crossed the Mississippi River, he was inspired to write The Negro Speaks of Rivers, which begins “I’ve known rivers….,†and is the text for the first movement, “My Soul Has Grown Deep.†It reflects upon rivers of historic and geographical importance—the Euphrates, Congo, Nile, and Mississippi. As the rivers have endured over time, so has the human soul. The waters—the blood—runs deep.In contrast to the universal message of the first song, “Troubled Water,†which uses the poetry of the same title, is contemporary and personal. Water becomes an image of the unsettled and uncertain nature of love. The journey of love is a journey of troubled water. There is no resolution.Undaunted by the elusive nature of love, the poet, heard via the chorus, turns flippant, displaying a persevering and humorous outlook in “Jump Right In!†(to the river) from Hughes’ poem Life is Fine. Romantic misadventures will not conquer the spirit. “I could’ve died for love, but for livin’ I was born.â€â€œIn time of silver rain,†once more using the poem of the same title, is a song of healing. With the regeneration of spring, the poet marvels at the wonder of life.Though intended to be performed as the complete multi-movement work I’ve Known Rivers, each song may be performed separately. Duration: 12:00.Contents:My Soul has Grown DeepTroubled WaterJump Right In!In Time of Silver Rain.
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Troubled Water (Downloadable)
Voix Baryton, Piano
Baritone voice and piano - Moderately Easy - Digital Download SKU: MQ.8826-2E Compo…
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Baritone voice and piano - Moderately Easy - Digital Download SKU: MQ.8826-2E Composed by Gwyneth W. Walker. African American Heritage. 5 pages. E. C. Schirmer Music Company - Digital #8826-2E. Published by E. C. Schirmer Music Company - Digital (MQ.8826-2E). English.I’ve Known Rivers is a multi-movement work, comprised of songs based on four different poems by Langston Hughes (1902–1967). Though he lived much of his life in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City, Hughes was born in Missouri and raised in Kansas, Illinois, and Ohio. At age seventeen, he traveled to Mexico to live with his estranged father. As he crossed the Mississippi River, he was inspired to write The Negro Speaks of Rivers, which begins “I’ve known rivers….,†and is the text for the first movement, “My Soul Has Grown Deep.†It reflects upon rivers of historic and geographical importance—the Euphrates, Congo, Nile, and Mississippi. As the rivers have endured over time, so has the human soul. The waters—the blood—runs deep.In contrast to the universal message of the first song, “Troubled Water,†which uses the poetry of the same title, is contemporary and personal. Water becomes an image of the unsettled and uncertain nature of love. The journey of love is a journey of troubled water. There is no resolution.Undaunted by the elusive nature of love, the poet, heard via the chorus, turns flippant, displaying a persevering and humorous outlook in “Jump Right In!†(to the river) from Hughes’ poem Life is Fine. Romantic misadventures will not conquer the spirit. “I could’ve died for love, but for livin’ I was born.â€â€œIn time of silver rain,†once more using the poem of the same title, is a song of healing. With the regeneration of spring, the poet marvels at the wonder of life.Though intended to be performed as the complete multi-movement work I’ve Known Rivers, each song may be performed separately. Duration: 12:00.Contents:My Soul has Grown DeepTroubled WaterJump Right In!In Time of Silver Rain.
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I am no slouch
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Baritone Horn TC,Vocal Solo,Voice - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.796589 Composed by Gary D. Belshaw (ASCAP). Concert,Contemporary,Musical/Show,Opera. 10 pages. DR GARY D BELSHAW #2927265. Published by DR GARY D BELSHAW (A0.796589). Jack is one of the two first-year graduate students at our fictitious urban university's School of Music. He's quite confident and he shows that in this aria. I once made a dandy Marcello...My Leporello was 'da bomb.' He is one of the stress factors in the soprano Cecilia's life, always trying to strike up a conversation. Perfect for solo recitals, opera workshops and opera scenes programs. Duration: a little over 4 minutes. Follow Gary D. Belshaw Music on Facebook and Twitter; we'll follow you back.
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I am no slouch (x2)
Voix Baryton, Piano
Baritone Horn TC,Vocal Solo,Voice - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.796590 Compo…
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Baritone Horn TC,Vocal Solo,Voice - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.796590 Composed by Gary D. Belshaw (ASCAP). Concert,Contemporary,Musical/Show,Opera. 20 pages. DR GARY D BELSHAW #2927271. Published by DR GARY D BELSHAW (A0.796590). Your download includes an accompanist's score at half-price. Jack is one of the two first-year graduate students at our fictitious urban university's School of Music. He's quite confident and he shows that in this aria. I once made a dandy Marcello...My Leporello was 'da bomb.' He is one of the stress factors in the soprano Cecilia's life, always trying to strike up a conversation. Perfect for solo recitals, opera workshops and opera scenes programs. Duration: a little over 4 minutes. Follow Gary D. Belshaw Music on Facebook and Twitter; we'll follow you back.
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Gregory Sullivan Isaacs: Songs From Calamus for baritone voice and piano
Voix Baryton, Piano
Baritone Horn TC,Vocal Solo,Voice - Digital Download SKU: A0.533384 Composed by Gre…
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Baritone Horn TC,Vocal Solo,Voice - Digital Download SKU: A0.533384 Composed by Gregory Sullivan Isaacs. Contemporary,Holiday,Love. 20 pages. Musik Fabrik Music Publishing #2803929. Published by Musik Fabrik Music Publishing (A0.533384). Whitman only published one book – Leaves of Grass – but it was always a work in progress. He added poems and revised others for each succeeding edition. Thus, the first edition (1819) was a small book with only 12 poems and the last, often refered to as the Deathbed Edition (1892), contained over 400. Some of these he wrote in “clusters†of related poems. Such is the case with the Calamus cluster. The title was chosen to alert the reader that these were poems about what he called “the love of comrades,†“manly love†or with the code word, “adhesiveness.†The concept of homosexuality, as we know it today, was very different in Whitman’s time, but violently socially taboo. Acorus calamus is a reed-like species of marsh grass. In Poetry and Prose, Whitman wrote that it s a … very large and aromatic grass, or root, spears three feet high—often called 'sweet flag'—grows all over the Northern and Middle States.†The phallic plant has always been a symbol of love and associated with the Greek myth of Kalamos, son of the river god who loved the youth Karpos. When Karpos died in a swimming accident, Kalamos transformed himself into a reed so he could always be near the spot where his beloved died, and the rustling of the reeds in the winds sounds like moans of mourning. The Calamus cluster, 39 poems in all, recount the story of a manly love found and lost from the perspective of some time later. They are bittersweet memories. I chose four poems for my own cluster. They represent the four stages of such a relationship: initial attraction, first coy interactions, full-blossomed love, and the bitterness of it’s ending. It is possible that these events actually happened or that they all occurred in the poets mind without ever revealing his thoughts to the intended. Some musical devices, such as the rustling of the leaves in the third song and the constant use of seconds as two people who are close but not yet together in the second one, are obvious. But, other than some indications of tempo, I hesitate to give out remarks about how to perform the songs, or even metronome markings, that might give the singer a preconceived notion. This situation has happened to everyone. So, I say to the singer: revive the memories of a similar event in your life: a particularly heartbreaking one is best. Bring the telling of that memory to the vivid present, and tell us that story as if it ending some time ago but the hurt remains strong, If, by some chance, the singer has not had this experience, he should wait to sing this cycle until he has. The composer
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Gregory Sullivan Isaacs: Songs From Calamus for baritone voice and piano
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