Six Poetic Songs-Donald Swann is best known as one half of the comic duo Flanders and Swann who dominated the West End and Broadway stages in the late 1950s and 1960s. Though less recognised he was also a leading exponent of the lyric song having reinterpreted the English art-song tradition exemplified by Parry Quilter Warlock and others in his own distinctive and exotic way. This second volume of his songs for Medium Voice and Piano features a range of styles and moods that fit with the diversity of the poems he has set and demonstrate his sensitivity to the setting of texts to music. These Practical Versions of Swann’s ever evolving songs are a wonderful insight into thecomposer’s ability and justify his place in the canon of English song.

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.

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

40 Selected Songs for medium voice and piano-Includes a detailed preface and notes on the sources. Different song list for each volume.MEDIUM VOICE (40 Songs) Contents: Le Bestiaire ou Cortège dOrphée (6 songs) (Apollinaire) ? Quatre Poèmes de Guillaume Apollinaire ? Tel jour telle nuit (neuf mélodies) (Eluard) ? Deux Poèmes (Apollinaire) ? Priez pour Paix (d´Orléans) ? LaGrenouillère (Apollinaire) ? Bleuet (Apollinaire) ? Banalités (cinq mélodies) (Apollinaire) ? Chansons villageoises (6 songs) (Frombeure) ? Métamorphoses (de Vilmorin) ? Deux Poèmes (C.) (Aragon) ? Deux Poèmes (Montparnasse) (Apollinaire) ?Rosemonde (Apollinaire) ? Dernier Poème (Desnos).

Elgar bridged the nineteenth and twentieth century with his fine compositions. This composition is arranged for medium voice and piano.

Mittlere Stimme / Medium Voice-Walther Dürr one of the most distinguished Schubert-scientists publishes a second volume of the Bärenreiter Urtext-seiries in high middle and low range. Thereby 46 additional songs of Schubert with steady scores based on „Neuen Schube

Medium Voice and Piano-From The Diary Of Sally Hemings 18 songs with texts by Sandra Seaton. The singer performs from the perspective of Sally Hemings a slave of Thomas Jefferson with whom he had an intimate relationship.Includes vocal texts.

Description Twenty-Four Italian Songs And Arias Of The 17th And 18th Centuries - Medium Low Voice (Book/CD) A standard in teaching literature, now available with both accompaniment cassette or CD. Songlist Alma Del Core (La Constanza In Amor Vince L'Inganno) [Caldara, Antonio] Amarilli, Mia Bella [Caccini, Giulio] Caro Mio Ben [Giordani, Tommaso] Che Fiero Costume [Legrenzi, Giovanni] Come Raggio Di Sol [Caldara, Antonio] Danza, Danza, Fanciulla Gentile [Durante, Francesco] Gia Il Sole Dal Gange [Scarlatti, Alessandro] Lasciatemi Morire (Adriane's Lament) [Monteverdi, Claudio] Le Violette [Scarlatti, Alessandro] Nel Cor Piu Non Mi Sento (L'Amor Contrastato) [Paisiello, Giovanni] Nina [Pergolesi, Giovanni Battista] Nina [Pergolesi, Giovanni] Non Posso Disperar [De Luca, S.] O Cessate Di Piagarmi [Scarlatti, Alessandro] O Del Mio Dolce Ardor (Paride Ed Elena) [Gluck, Christoph Willibald] Per La Gloria D'adorarvi [Bononcini, Giovanni] Pieta, Signore [Stradella, Alessandro] Pur Dicesti, O Bocca Bella [Lotti, Antonio] Se Florindo E Fedele [Scarlatti, Alessandro] Se Tu M'ami, Se Sospiri [Pergolesi, Giovanni] Sebben, Crudele [Caldara, Antonio] Tu Lo Sai [Torelli, Giuseppe] Vergin, Tutto Amor [Durante, Francesco] Vittoria, Mio Core! [Carissimi, Giacomo]

Born into a family that had lived in Florence since the expulsion of the Jews from Spain in 1492 Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895-1968) entertained only a distant relationship with the music he heard at synagogue. It was only when he discovered Schelemo a rhapsody for cello and orchestra written in 1916 by Ernest Bloch that he began to understand what “Jewish music” could be. In the mid-1920s the young composer found a collection of prayers set to music among his maternal grandfather’s papers. Something clicked and from then on Jewish tradition would become a source of inspiration for Castelnuovo-Tedesco. In 1928 two years after publishing theDances of King David he wrote this Vocalise-Étude for medium voice and piano at the request of vocal teacher Amédée-Landély Hettich who wanted to include it in the Répertoire moderne de Vocalises-Études published by Leduc. The piece became so popular that several instrumental adaptations were soon created published under the title Chant hébraïque (for violin and piano: AL17 713; for cello and piano: AL 17196). Divided into three sections this wordless melody opens with a “sad and impassioned” chant that appears to grieve the tragic fate of the Jewish people. A folk dance follows in which a “lively and stubborn” movement has great panache. The third section returns to the initial poignant theme before briefly reiterating the dance motif allowing the piece to conclude on a hopeful note. The composer himself would adopt this proactive stance refusing to yield to resignation when fleeing Mussolini’s anti-Semitic laws he decided to emigrate in 1939 to the United States a land of refuge to which he would remain faithful until his death some thirty years later.

Includes the cycles Briefly It Enters (High Voice edition only), I Will Breathe a Mountain, Let Evening Come (High Voice edition only), Three Donald Hall Songs, Tillinghast Duo, individual songs, and selections from Songs of Innocence and of Experience (Medium/Low Voice edition only). With notes on the songs and composer comments. Includes several first editions and first-time transpositions.There are different songlists for the High Voice and Medium/Low Voice editions. / Voix Moyennes

Arranged for Medium-Low Voice with Piano accompaniment. Most of the arias in this collection were written in the 1600s and 1700s by composers who were intent on expressing their feelings and entertaining their listeners. They wrote for the present and didn't write many instructions for their performers as they would always be present when their music was performed. However the success of their music transcended their lifetimes and over the years editions have become nothing like their original forms. This edition seeks to return to the composers' original intentions and produce an authoritative and faithful re-production of their works.Includes an accompanying CDof professionally recorded backing tracks.