The Boosey Voice Coach is an entirely new concept in vocal training. Not a self-teaching manual, and not filled with off-putting diagrams, this series is a wholly practical guide to singing - learning about technique and interpretation through the repertoire itself. Each volume is devoted to singing in one particular language or to singing in a specific context, such as musical theatre or oratorio. In each volume of the series, works from the vocal canon have been selected specifically by Mary King for their technical and musical challenges. Each piece is discussed at length, starting with the words ('Text' - including a literal translation as appropriate), moving to general advice about how the song might be approached ('Notes'), and then addressing the technical difficulties the music presents ('Skills'). Expressed in clear language, Mary King's approach is direct, practical and not limited to one particular teaching method. Any student will find that these books enrich and complement their vocal studies.German can seem like an awkward language to sing in - there are just too many consonants! How do you get your tongue around them? And there are lots of regional differences in accent: is there a 'correct' pronunciation? What exactly is an Umlaut? These issues and more are covered in this book, which contains settings from some of the masters of song-writing in the German language. / Voix Moyenne Et Piano

At long last singers with a lower vocal range can also rely on Henle???s Urtext editions of Schumann: the wonderful Song Cycle op. 24 on poems by Heine now appears in a transposed version edited by Schumann expert Kazuko Ozawa. With the support of celebrated Lieder accompanist Gerold Huber Henle now offers altos carefully arranged transpositions for medium voice. This Urtext edition includes an extensive preface on the origin of the work and a detailed Critical Report on the edition. The original edition for high voice is available in HN 548.

The songs of A Garland for de la Mare are vintage Howells in their refinement harmonic subtleties and dreamlike quality. And although the cover says that there are ten songs in this set the songbook comprises thirteen songs including two versions of Before Dawn.Herbert Howells is a giant of 20th century Anglican church music the remainder of whose oeuvre is in the process of gaining new appreciation. He was a sensitive composer for Voice and among the very best of his songs are these settings of verses by Walter de la Mare a personal friend. Howells had frequently discussed the publication of A Garden for de la Mare with Christopher Palmer (author of the major study ofthe composer’s life) but Palmer died prior to publication and Michael Pilkington saw the project through to completion.

Song Cycle On Poems By Heine. The ups and downs of disappointed love: who could fail to sympathize with the feelings that Schumann immortalized in his song cycle Dichterliebe after Heine? The pieces range from hopeful anticipation (?Im wunderschönen Monat Mai?) to solitary grief (?Und wüssten?s die Blumen, die kleinen?) and bitter sarcasm (?Die alten bösen Lieder?). Schumann knew what he was writing about: the cycle originated in the year of his marriage to Clara Wieck, an event that took place only after years of struggle. The tried-and-tested Henle Urtext edition by the Schumann specialist Kazuko Ozawa is now also available for singers with medium voice: in close collaboration with the experienced pianist and renowned Lied accompanist Gerold Huber, we have adapted the whole cycle, including the four songs of the appendix, for medium and low voices.

Mittlere Stimme / Medium Voice-As a continuation of the new Urtext edition of the Schubert lieder Walther Dürr has now edited volume five for high medium and low voices. Volumes 1 to 4 of this edition contain mainly lieder which Schubert himself saw into print (in his own choice and order) and in the fourth volume works from the last two years of his life are included. The lieder in volume 5 onwards are strictly presented in the order of Deutsch's Thematic Catalogue which means that in principle they are arranged chronologically.The lieder in volume five were composed in the years 1811 to 1814. The first 'Hagars Klage' (D 5) dated 30 March 1811 is also his first complete surviving song. Thefirst eleven lieder are evidence of his early studies (1811 1813/14). During this period Schubert immersed himself in Johann Rudolf Zumsteeg's ballads and lieder and wrote Italian arias during his composition lessons with Antonio Salieri. He also composed a single strophic song ('Klaglied' D 23) which the only one of these songs was published shortly after his death in November 1830 as op. 131 3. His apprentice work as it were was the major ballade 'Der Taucher' (D 77) which was composed between 1813 and roughly the beginning of 1815. Probably not by chance his first complete opera ('Des Teufels Lustschloss' D 84) was written at the same time. He also set fourteen poems by Friedrich von Matthisson exploring the principle of the strophic lied.- Excellent new engraving based on the 'New Schubert Edition'- Foreword by Walther Dürr discussing the history the works? compositionand transmission together with a list of sources for each song (Ger/Eng)- English translation of the song texts by Richard WigmoreContents:Hagars Klage D 5 / Leichenfantasie D 7 /Der Vatermörder D 10 / Klaglied op. post. 131 3 D 23 / Misero pargoletto D 42 (high voice only) / Totengräberlied D 44 / Die Schatten D 50 / Verklärung D 59 / Pensa che questo istante D 76 (medium and low voice only) /Der Taucher D 77 / Son fra l?onde D 78 (high voice only) /Adelaide D 95 / Trost. An Elisa D 97 /Erinnerungen D 98 / Andenken D 99 /Geisternähe D 100 / Erinnerung D 101 /Die Betende D 102 / Die Befreier Europas in Paris D 104

Le Bourdon de Pérégrin; Au Bois sauvage; A Mi-Chemin; Les Fils du Malheur; Les Yeux bleus et la rose; Désarroi; La Voix des Ténèbres; Clair de Lune sentimental; Dans l'Espoir d'un Miracle; Assomption

The Fairies by William Busch for Medium Voice with Piano accompaniment. Words by Robert Herrick.

For Mezzo-Soprano (or Baritone) and Piano. Text: Walter de la Mare. Premiered by Janet Baker and Geoffrey Pratley in Chichester Cathedral July 1977.

Frank Bridge’s Three Songs for Medium Voice Viola and Piano is the second volume in a 30-volume series by The Frank Bridge Trust in association with Thames Publishing celebrating the works of Frank Bridge. This publication features the songs Far far from each other Where is it that our soul doth go? and Music when soft voices die and includes the score for Viola separately making the collaboration of the three musicians easier. The songs can be and often are performed together as a cycle but also work as short individual pieces. The first performance of the three songs in December 1908 marked a rareoccurrence as Frank Bridge played the Piano part himself. Far far from each other is the most ambitious of the three pieces for all three musicians. The words are excerpts from Matthew Arnold’s ‘Empedocles on Etna and Other Poems Parting’.Where is it that our soul doth go? is the shortest of the three songs and the words are a translation of the last stanza of Heinrich Heine’s Clarisse translated by K. F. Kroeker.While the first two songs are original settings Bridge first wrote Music when soft voices die for High Voice Piano and Cello in 1903. The present version was transcribed in 1907. Music when soft voices die the short poem providing the words for this piece is one of the most influential and well-known of Shelley’s works.Watch Three Songs performed by Rebecca Ringle (Mezzo-Soprano) Luke Fleming (Viola) and Roger Steptoe (Piano):

Par DUPARC HENRI. Langue: French, English,/ Répertoire / Voix Moyennes et Piano

After Schubert?s death in 1828 his brother Ferdinand passed on thirteen songs based on texts by Ludwig Rellstab and Heinrich Heine to the publisher Haslinger. Schubert had only composed them shortly before his death in August 1828. During his lifetime Schubert actually wanted to publish the two groups of Lieder separately. However the Heine and Rellstab songs are indeed closely related. Haslinger added a fourteenth Lied ?Die Taubenpost? based on a text by Johann Gabriel Seidl which Schubert had composed at the same time as ?Der Hirt auf dem Felsen? (D 965) one month before his death but which in no way bears any relation to the Rellstab and Heine Lieder. Thiscollection was published posthumously by Haslinger early in May 1829 and it was named Schwanengesang traditionally the term given to an artist?s last work before his death. This collection is here presented in an authoritative Barenreiter Urtext Edition for Medium Voice.Based on the Urtext of the ?New Schubert Edition?Foreword by Walther Dürr about the genesis and history of the works and the available sources for each individual Lied (Ger/Eng)English translations of the Lied texts by Richard Wigmore

Par BONNARDOT JACQUELINE. Ce volume 3B des Plaisirs du chant est, comme les précédents, destiné aux jeunes chanteurs, ainsi qu'aux cours de formation musicale. Les morceaux sont présentés dans une tessiture 'moyenne'. Dans un but pédagogique, les morceaux choisis sont pour la plupart écrits dans un mouvement assez lent, et donc, plus difficiles à lier et à animer. Des petits chefs-d'oeuvre comme Die Lotosblume, Das Verlassene Mägdelein, Romance, Lungi da te, Canciôn de Cuna, demandent de la part de l'interprète une grande sensibilité musicale et des nuances subtiles. Leur exécution exige une grande attention. Pour les trois premiers numéros, précisons que jusqu'à la fin du 18e siècle, les ornements et variations n'étaient pas écrits, mais laissés à l'imagination des chanteurs (ces 'embellissements' pouvaient changer d'un concert à l'autre). Nous avons un peu perdu ce sens de l'improvisation mais les étudiants pourront s'inspirer des ornements et variations très simples proposés dans le CD par les deux chanteurs. Pour La Rondinella de Charles Gounod, nous avons choisi le texte italien, paru à Londres en 1865, plutôt que le texte français L'Ame d'un ange sur un poème de Th. de Banville. Toutes les pièces de ce recueil peuvent être chantées par des voix féminines ou masculines (sauf Das Verlassene Mädgdelein de Wolf qui se prête davantage à une voix de soprano). L'air de Fortunio peut être chanté par toutes les voix pour le travail, mais dans une situation d'examen, il est plus adapté à une voix masculine. Autrement, les textes musicaux et poétiques conviennent à toutes les voix, même la berceuse de Montsalvage. Pour le CD, j'ai demandé la collaboration d'une soprano et d'un ténor dans le seul but de varier les couleurs à l'écoute du disque. Les deux artistes ont chanté avec une grande économie de moyens pour que l'écoute du CD n'incite pas les jeunes chanteurs à 'forcer'. L'accompagnement enregistré du piano seul aidera à la mise en place du morceau avant le travail avec l'accompagnateur. Pour la préparation à l'étude d'un morceau, on pourra s'inspirer des exercices ciblés et classés qui se trouvent dans le livre Le Professeur de chant: un luthier qui construit une voix (référence: VV375) paru aux Editions Van de Velde. L' expérience prouve que tous ces morceaux sont travaillés avec un grand plaisir par les étudiants et sont source de progrès. Jacqueline Bonnardot. / classique / Répertoire / Voix Moyenne et Piano

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