Elgar was pre-eminently the composer of large forms. Complex lengthy development of musical ideas was for him a measure of genius. His songs with the exception of the orchestral cycle Sea Pictures were not often the vehicles for his most striking ideas. Paradoxically he was also bedevilled by a fine literally taste. He once told a friend that he felt it better to set the best second-rate poetry to music for the most immortal verse is music already. Some of his songs are therefore settings of poets now all but forgotten such as Arthur Salmon and Gilbert Parker: to their verse his music might make a vital addition. Elgar's songs offer authentic Edwardianreflections which we can value now in their own terms. These songs are full of echoes of a master's thoughts - and especially in the songs written for the stage - flashes of his genius.

Sämtliche Lieder (mittlere/tiefe Singstimme und Klavier)-This is the first ever complete critical edition of Duparc's songs. Edited by Roger Nichols the elegantly presented music is supported by a fully comprehensive Critical Commentary which illuminates as never before the compositional stages of these beautiful songs. Roger Nichols' international reputation as a leading authority on French music makes this edition essential for all singers who perform study or teach these melodies. Contains: Chanson triste; Soupir; Romance de Mignon; Serenade; Le galop; Au pays ou se fait la guerre; L'invitation au voyage; La vague et la cloche; La fuite; Elegie; Extase; Le manoir de Rosemonde; Serenade florentine;Phyidyle; Lamento; Testament; La vie anterieure

Bergerettes also known as Shepherdess' Airs were an form of early rustic French song. French composer Jean Baptiste Weckerlin's (1821-1910) arrangements of these popular songs for Voice and Piano are a sublime addition to the repertoire. The Bergerette is traditionally in strophic form. Weckerlin's 20 harmonisations of some of the most favourite French Bergerette provides truly sublime additions to the vocal repertoire. For all aspiring vocalists Weckerlin's arrangements of traditional Bergerettes cannot be missed.

A score with orchestration for two Flutes two Oboes Clarinet Horn Trumpet Percussion and Strings. Rodrigo's Cuatro Madrigales Amatorios was written for the soprano Lola Rodriguez Aragon who gave the first performancein the version for Voice and Piano on 4th Feburary 1948 accompanied on Piano by Victoria Kamhi.

Singing in English-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. 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 thenaddressing 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.Singing in English: Even for native speakers the English language presents singers with particular difficulties. How do you manage diphthongs for example? How do you make consonants clear without spoiling the vocal line? How do you make sense of the story-telling in a strophic folksong? These issues and more are covered in this book which contains songs with texts in the English language from Britain and elsewhere.

La revue de café-concert (ou caf?conc?) était l?une des formes de divertissement populaire à Paris depuis la moitié du XIXe siècle et au début du XXe. Les programmes étaient composés de piécettes en un acte, d?airs d?opéra, de tours de chant, de danse, de numéros de cirque, etc. Dans le répertoire d?une soirée de café-concert, il y avait la valse chantée, sentimentale et très mélodique, sur des paroles racées ; Je te veux en constitue un exemple. Dans cette édition, la version transposée pour voix moyenne-grave de cette célèbre valse. / Partitions classique / Vocale - chorale / Voix solo - piano / SALABERT

It could be argued that Geoffrey Bush's most characteristic music is for voices: stage-works choral pieces and solo songs. With a natural affinity for a wide range of texts (from Chaucer to Stevie Smith via Jonson Wilde and Virginia Woolf) - his music always serves to embellish and illuminate the given word.

Voix Moyennes Et Piano-Recueil-Gabriel Pierné (1863-1937) was a French composer conductor and organist. Despite being predominantly remembered as a conductor his Trois Chansons De Métiers remains a recognised piece in the Vocal repertoire. Pierné studied at the Paris Conservatoire before taking up the position of chief conductor for the concert series Concerts Colonne in 1910. He remained in the post until 1933 and during this time he notably conducted the world premiere of Igor Stravinsky's The Firebird. Pierné composed for a variety of instruments. Trois Chansons DeMétiers is arranged for two vocal groups and contains many characteristics typical of the French style such as lyrical melodies a significant amount performance directions flourishes of semiquavers chromaticism and many changes in dynamics. Trois Chansons De Métiers 1) The Tailor 2) The Shoemakers and 3) The Rope Maker is a varied piece essential to the repertoire of aspiring choristers.

Available for the first time as a set this joyful cycle of five religious songs illustrates Thompson's extraordinary skill at matching music to text. (Various religious texts.)Contents: Before Sleeping ·From the Canticle of the Sun · Jerusalem My Happy Home · My Master Hath a Garden · Sung by the Shepherds.

The Complete Verlaine Settings (1887–1894) Critical edition-Gabriel Fauré’s seventeen settings of the poetry of Paul Verlaine mark the biggest single stylistic leap of his compositional career and arguably one of the high points of the entire art song repertoire. The present edition contains the three individual settings Claire de lune Spleen and Prison together with the Op. 58 “Venetian” Songs and the magnificient cycle La Bonne Chanson. With its focus both practical and scholarly this new Complete Edition of songs aims to encourage creative confident and well informed performance. Founded on study of hundreds of manuscripts and printedsources it has been tested internationally in masterclasses workshops seminars concerts and recordings. In this it takes a lead from the composer who prepared his own editions on the basis fo performing experience. The edition also assimilates interpretative insights from musicians who worked with Fauré as well as from his documented performing preferences.

This touching and melodic composition is set to the poignant and memorable words of Charles Causley's nursery rhyme.

Manuel de Falla's music perfectly reflects the full-blooded passion and intellectual aspirations of early 20th century Spanish culture. His personal life seemed to echo the spirit of his times and the broad range of his music.From his sensual treatment of Andalusian folk themes to the neoclassical compositions of his later years de Falla always brought a fierce level of intensity to everything he undertook. *Only available to the territories of Australia Canada Japan Central & South America and the USA.

Pour voix moyenne ou grave et piano-?For as long as there are poets there will be songs. If someone was to put on my tomb: ?Here lies Francis Poulenc musician to Apollinaire and Éluard?: that really would be my finest claim to fame ? the composer declared in 1945. Right from boyhood his attraction to poetry was practically equal to his love of music. And in fact the young Poulenc took to song-writing quite naturally starting in 1919. Poulenc compiled a catalogue of 150 songs a body of works of consistently high quality containing great diversity that marks him out as the last major exponent in this genre. This volume is a selection of Poulenc?s best-known titles in both original and transposed key for highand low voice with new engravings it includes original poems and English translation. This edition belongs to ?Musique vocale française? a series devoted to French vocal repertoire both in original and transposed key designed for students and teachers as well as professionals.