47 favourite songs Instrument : Voice and Piano Type : song book Nombre de Pages : 100 Six outstanding collections of favourite songs (Songs of England, Songs of Ireland, Songs of Scotland, Songs of Wales, Songs of Christmas, Songs of the Americans). All arrangements include the melody line in the accompaniment so that the songs work equally well as piano solos. Ideal for playing at home, in the classroom, or even as concert item! An international collection, including Stille Nacht, Fum! Fum! Fum!, Mary Had a Baby and O Tannenbaum The edition is part of the ABRSM syllabus (grades 1, 2 and 3). Content : As Joseph was a-Walking - Come and Adore Him - En Balén tocan a fuego - En nombre del Cielo - Es steht ein'Lind'im Himmelreich - Gabriel's Message - Go Tell it on the Mountain - Huachitorito - I Wonder as I Wander - Il est né le divin Enfant! - No Room was there for Mary - O Sleep My Pretty Baby - O Tannenbaum - Rise Up Shepherd - Rocky Rocky Road - Stille Nacht! heilige Nacht! - The Carnal and the Crane - The Yodlers' Carol - Un flambeau Jeanette Isabella! - Up Good Christian Folk - Wassail Song - Zither Carol - A la ru-ru-ru - A Yuletide Feast - All Poor Men and Humble - Carol of the Drum - Célébrons la Naissance - Christmas in Rome - De tierra lejana venimos - Earth's Joy - Es wird schon gleich dunkel - Fum Fum Fum! - Heer Jezus heeft een Hofken - Huron Indian Carol - Infant Holy Infant Lowly - Jesi is Crying - Joseph lieber Joseph mein - Lippai steh auf vom Schlaf - Lullaby for baby Jesus - Mary had a Baby - Quelle est cette odeur agréable - Sans Day Carol - The Cuckoo Carol - The Gower Wassail - The Holly Tree - The Praise of Christmas - The Virgin Mary had a Baby Boy

“Sonatas and quartets aren’t my thing”. Armed with this self-knowledge composer Isabelle Aboulker placed singing at the heart of her creative activity and garnered huge success in a variety of genres such as oratorio (The Man who Staggered Through War 1997) comic opera (Monsieur de Balzac fait son théâtre 1999) children’s tales (Douce et Barbe Bleue 2002) and the theatrical adaptation of narrative works (Une fille qu’on appelle Boule de suif 2014). Isabelle Aboulker also devotes much attention to melody as can be seen in this collection presenting a few of her most enchantingsuccesses. Her prosodic clarity and focus on the power of words crystallises a musical legacy that stretches from Rameau to Poulenc. This anthology of melodies for voice and piano – most of which are written for all voices – is delightfully eclectic: the melancholy perfume of the Lettre d’amour sits beside the unnerving eeriness of the merchant of souls (Au marché de Saint-Paul) while the limpid music of the La Fontaine’s Fables contrasts with the fever that animates Je t’aime a passionate vocalise dedicated to Patritica Petibon. A subtle sensitive art that enchants all who lend an ear.