Contemporary English composer singer and Vocal coach Betty Roe is best known for her church and Choral music revue songs music for schools and solo songs like these. This group of three songs sets poems of Langston Hughes concerning the feisty Alberta K Johnson who successfully sees off the census man the minister and Death himself when they come calling.Roe has set the three texts in bluesy jazzy style with delightful sliding and sinister tones to suggest the threat of death. While the score calls for Soprano the highest note is F sharp and the lowest an F below middle C with quite a lot fo time spent in the lower register. A mezzo-Soprano would find this trio ofworks well within range.

Description G. Schirmer Opera Anthology - Arias For Soprano Carefully chosen arias to anticipate the needs of singers, teachers and coaches for years to come. Songlist Ach, Ich Fühl's (Die Zauberflöte) [Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus] Adieu, Notre Petite Table (Manon) [Massenet, Jules] Ah Je Rise De Me Voir (Faust) [Gounod, Charles] Ah Je Veux Vivre (Romeo Et Juliette) [Gounod, Charles] Batti, Batti, O Bel Masetto (Don Giovanni) [Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus] Bester Jungling (Der Schauspieldirektor) [Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus] Caro Nome (Rigoletto) [Verdi, Giuseppe] Deh Vieni, Non Tardar (Le Nozze Di Figaro) [Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus] Donde Lieta Usci (La Boheme) [Puccini, Giacomo] Dove Sono I Bei Momenti (Le Nozze Di Figaro) [Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus] Elle A Fui, La Tourterelle (Les Contes D'Hoffman) [Offenbach, Jacques] Fair Robin I Love (Tartuffe) [Mechem, Kirke] Je Dis Que Rien Ne M'epouvante (Carmen) [Bizet, Georges] Kommt Ein Schlanker Bursch Gegangen (Der Freischutz) [Weber, Carl Maria Von] Mi Chiamano Mimi (La Boheme) [Puccini, Giacomo] Monica's Waltz (The Medium) [Menotti, Gian Carlo] O Mio Babbino Caro (Gianni Schicchi) [Puccini, Giacomo] O War Ich Schon Mit Dir Vereint (Fidelio) [Beethoven, Ludwig Van] Porgi Amor (Le Nozze Di Figaro) [Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus] Quando M'en Vo Soletta (La Boheme) [Puccini, Giacomo] Saper Vorreste (Un Ballo In Maschera) [Verdi, Giuseppe] Signore Ascolta (Turandot) [Puccini, Giacomo] Stridono Lassu (I Pagliacci) [Leoncavallo, Ruggiero] Sul Fil D'un Soffio Estastio (Falstaff) [Verdi, Giuseppe] The Black Swan (The Medium) [Menotti, Gian Carlo] The Silver Aria (The Ballad Of Baby Doe) [Moore, Douglas] Tu Che Di Gel Sei Cinta (Turandot) [Puccini, Giacomo] Un Bel Di (One Fine Day) (Madama Butterfly) [Puccini, Giacomo] V'adoro, Pupille (Giulio Cesare) [Handel, George Frideric] Vedrai Carino (Don Giovanni) [Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus] Willow Song (The Ballad Of Baby Doe) [Moore, Douglas]

An impressive tutor aiding the singer to develop a dexterous technique with accurate intonation over the course of scales and embellishments through a course of progressive exercises and studies.