Violets was written in 1927. It is a setting of a poem by George Meredith (1828-1909) and has been arranged here for High Voice with Piano accompaniment.Muriel Herbert (1897-1984) was a British composer pianist and singer. She studied at the Royal College of Music where she met Charles Stanford and Roger Quilter. She wrote many songs for Voice and Piano in her early life as well as some instrumental and orchestral works but stopped composing after her husband left her in 1939. Her works were largely unappreciated until twenty years after her death but they have now quite rightly been the subject of a keen and enthusiasticrevival with a growing fan base.

Classical Songs for Young Women High Voice Edition. 24 songs chosen not only for the vocal ability of pre-teens and young teens but also for the tastes and sensibilities of this age group. All songs are in English. Contents: An April Girl (Fairlamb) Boats of Mine (Miller) Care Flies from the Lad That Is Merry (Arne) Daddy's Sweetheart (Lehmann) Does He Love Me or Love Me Not' (Sterling) The Fairy Pipers (Brewer) Four and Twenty Snowflakes (Stickles) Heigh-Ho! The Sunshine (Phillips) Her Dream (Waller) Ho! Mr. Piper (Curran) Kitty of Coleraine (Irish) The Leaves and the Wind (Leoni) The Linnet's Secret (Rowley) Little Maid of Arcadee (Sullivan) The Minuet(Mosenthal) Molly Malone (Irish) My Daffodils (Berwald) Nursery Rhymes (Curran) The Secret (Speaks) 'Tis Spring (Ware) To My First Love (Löhr) Violets (Woodman) The Wind (Spross) You'd Better Ask Me (Löhr).

This edition is suitable for lessons and for preparing for entrance exams in the subsidiary subject of singing for school or church music as well as for concert performances. The pieces impart the specific techniques of gospel singing. / Voix Haute Et Piano

Cette remarquable série ouvre des perspectives passionnantes du répertoire stimulante et enrichissante pour le chanteur sagace et aventureux. Comme pour les volumes de compagnon Peters de français Operatic Arias, cette série russe présente bon nombre des airs célèbres à juste titre, mais aussi leur juxtapose avec autres gemmes moins familiers, dont undoutedly méritent une reconnaissance plus large. Une grande partie du répertoire sélectionné est parfaitement adaptee aux fins de l'audition, afin que chaque volume est un Trésor pour les chanteurs professionnels et des étudiants. Sheet Music and CD Play-long Pack / Voix Haute Et Piano