The plantation songs known as 'spirituals' are the spontaneous outbursts of intense religious fervour and had their origin chiefly in camp meetings revivals and other religious exercises.They were never 'composed' but sprang into life ready made from the white heat of religious fervour during some protracted meeting in camp or church as the simple ecstatic utterance of wholly untutored minds and are practically the only music in America which meets the scientific definition of Folk Song.Harry Burleigh became a linguist singing in Hebrew as well as Latin Italian French and German. For several years he regarded his casual efforts at composition as merely mentalexercises until friends virtually forced him to publish. 'Deep River' published in 1917 made Harry Burleigh well known as a composer. His 'Little Mother Of Mine' was sung throughout the world by John McMormack.

Masterpiece Edition-Franz Schubert was born in Vienna in 1797. He was involved in music at an early age learning music theory and many different instruments including piano violin organ and voice. During his brief but prolific life he wrote a wide variety of music. His compositions included symphonies piano sonatas piano duets operas masses chamber works and several hundred songs. Among the hundreds of songs the most loved and revered is Ave Maria. Ave Maria was first published in 1826 under the German title Ellen's Gesang 111: Hymne and die Jungfrau (Ellen's Song 111: Hymn to the Virgin). The text used was taken from a novel written by Sir Walter Scott entitled 'Lady of the Lake'. It was then translated into German as it appeared in Schubert's song. After Schubert's death in 1828 the Latin text began being used and eventually surpassed either the use of the German or English text. 'Antiphon of the Blessed Virgin' is a text which has been used in religious contexts since the beginning of Christianity. This vocal classic was originally envisioned as a devotional piece but over time the magnificent beauty of both music and text has made this song equally popular for secular performances. Schubert's Ave Maria arranged for High Voice is recommended for Soprano or Tenor ranges. We have included a separate vocal line with lyrics written in Latin just above the piano accompaniment stave(s). The English translation is also included to explain this fabled story. This Minstrel Press Edition of Schubert's Ave Maria for High Voice is exclusively distributed by Santorella Publications.

Par BRIDGE FRANK / GERMAN EDWARD / HOLST GUSTAV / STAN. A collection of English Edwardian Partsongs, which comprises of works from Stanford, Holst, Bridge, German, Wood, Warlock for accompanied upper voice choir.   The Choral Programme Series is a well-established programming tool for many choirs as it offers a wealth of fresh material from many eras and in many styles. / Choral Music, Miscellaneous / Recueil / Voix Hautes et Piano

A wonderful collection of Seven Early Songs from Arnold Schoenberg. Six of these songs were discovered together in a manuscript which now resides at the Arnold Schoenberg Institute in Los Angeles. Unfortunately many of the surviving copies of the songs were used as performance copies and none of them reached publication. Brought together for the first time in over 100 years these songs have been returned to their former glory by editor Leonard Stein. In the original German with English translation.

Für hohe Stimme und Klavier / for high Voice and Piano-For high voice and piano. The collection Jean Sibelius 15 Selected Songs can be understood as an introduction to the Finnish composer's extensive and highly varied lieder output. Selected from various collections the songs represent a stylistically broad spectrum. The compilation comprises only lieder that were originally written in Swedish and provides singable German and English translations that date from the time of the first publications. The two Shakespeare Lieder op. 60 at the end of the volume were based on Swedish texts and written for a staging of the comedy Twelfth Night in Helsinki in 1909.

Schubert's Lieder provide a wealth of German songs which are regularly performed by many vocalists across the world. Volume one of Schubert's Lieder contains Die Schone Mullerin D.795 Die Winterreise D.911 and Schwanengesang D.957.This highly authoritative Urtext edition of Schubert's Lieder has been edited by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau and revised by Elmar Budde. For High Voice with Piano accompaniment.

With diction lessons recorded by Irene Spiegelman German diction coach at the Metropolitan Opera and piano accompaniments recorded by Laura Ward this collection of the most often taught Brahms songs is an excellent introduction to lieder.

24 Songs by Felix Mendelssohn and Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel contains youthful gems by two great Romantic composers, originally published only under Felix Mendelssohn's name. Includes word-by-word translations of the Italian, French and German text as well as a translation into the International Phonetic Alphabet.

The Vocal Library-This collection is a follow-up to Favorite German Art Songs. As before 12 of the most often sung lieder are included here in clean engravings. Each book comes with a CD with piano accompaniments recorded by Laura Ward andinstructive pronunciation lessons recorded by a native German speaker. The CD also contains computer software that allows for transposition and tempo adjustment. This collection is sure to be used by singers at all levels fromhigh school contest soloists to collegiate singers and professionals.

Par . Edited by Ilaria Narici, Ricordi's Ausgewählte italienische Lieder (Essential Italian Art Songs) present songs from the 19th and 20th centuries. Available for high and low voice, Ausgewählte italienische Lieder is perfect for students, teachers and art song overs as the collection comes with biographical information, text translation in Italian, German and English, and recorded diction lessons and accompaniments which are available to stream online. / Date parution : 2023-06-01/ Recueil / Voix Haute et Piano

Beethoven's song cycle To The Distant Beloved for Voice and Piano. Edited for this authoritative Henle Verlag Urtext edition by Helga Luhning from the original version for High Vocie and Piano. Includes full text andtranslations in German English and French.