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

Ce volume 3A des Plaisirs du chant est, comme les précédents, destiné aux jeunes chanteurs, ainsi qu'aux cours de formation musicale. Les morceaux sont présentés dans une tessiture moyenne. Pour plus de facilité, des traductions françaises sont aussi proposées pour trois lieder (un peu remaniées, elles datent du 19e siècle). Mais, sous cette apparente facilité, les morceaux choisis sont, pour la plupart, d'un mouvement assez lent, et donc, plus difficiles à lier et à animer. Ils aideront le jeune chanteur à extérioriser sa sensibilité musicale et poétique. On ne saurait trop recommander aux professeurs de commencer la formation vocale des élèves par des morceaux de tessiture moyenne, comme ceux des Plaisirs du chant avant d'aborder les recueils spécifiques pour soprano, mezzo, ténor ou baryton, dans un deuxième temps. La première pièce L'Amour de moy qui date du 15e siècle est donnée ici avec un accompagnement au piano, composé spécialement pour ce recueil, mais il est tout à fait possible de la chanter à voix seule, comme elle est notée dans le manuscrit de Bayeux. C'est même un excellent exercice. Jusqu'à la fin du 18e siècle, les ornements et variations n'étaient pas écrits dans les partitions, mais laissés à l'imagination des chanteurs (ces embellissements pouvaient changer d'un concert à l'autre). Nous avons un peu perdu ce sens de l'improvisation, mais l'élève pourra s'inspirer des ornements et variations très simples proposés dans le CD par les deux chanteurs. Toutes les pièces de ce recueil peuvent être interprétées par des voix féminines ou masculines, sans distinction. Pour le CD, j'ai demandé la collaboration d'une soprano et d'un ténor dans le seul but de varier la couleur à l'écoute du disque. Ces deux artistes ont chanté avec une grande économie de moyens pour que l'exemple ne soit pas trop lyrique et n'incite pas les jeunes chanteurs à dépenser une énergie inutile et néfaste. L'accompagnement, enregistré au piano seul, aidera à la mise en place du morceau avant le travail avec l'accompagnateur. Pour les exercices préliminaires à l'étude d'un morceau, on peut s'inspirer des exercices pour les débuts qui figurent dans mon ouvrage Le Professeur de chant : un luthier qui construit une voix (référence: VV375 ) paru aux éditions Van de Velde. L'expérience prouve que toutes les pièces du recueil sont adoptées avec plaisir par les étudiants et suscitent des progrès sur le plan vocal et musical. Jacqueline Bonnardot Contenu : Anonyme du 15e siècle : L'amour de moy - Flies B. : Berceuse (attribuée à Mozart) - Glück C.W. : On s'étonnerait moins (Armide) - Haendel G.F. : He Shall Feed His Flock (Le Messie) - Legrenzi Ciampi V. : Nina (Tre Cicisbei ridicoli) - Massenet J. : Le sais-tu ? - Monteverdi C. : Maledetto sia l'aspetto - Moulinié E. : Paisible et ténébreuse nuit - Scarlatti A. : Cara e Dolce Libertà - Schumann R. : La Coccinelle - Les Perce-neige - Traditionnel anglais : Willow Willow Compositeur/Auteur : BONNARDOT Jacqueline Discipline/Instrument : voix moyenne et piano Collection : Bonnardot Jacqueline Support : Partition + CD Style/Genre : classique Date de parution : août-08 Nombre de pages : 30

op. 7 Hol. 81B / Six Songs-Hector Berlioz: Les nuits d'Ete for Solo Voice & Orchestra Op.7 Hol.81B . Version for medium voice. BA 5786-90: Vocal score voice & piano Berlioz composed these songs in 1840–41 between the composition of Roméo et Juliette and La damnation de Faust. The poems were taken from a collection entitled La comédie de la mort by Théophlie Gautier published in 1838. The songs were for mezzo-soprano or tenor with piano accompaniment and were published as a cycle under the title Les nuits d’été in 1841. The second and fourth songs Le spectre de la rose and Absence were performed a few times at that period and Absence was sung twice in February 1843 by Marie Recio on Berlioz’s first tour of Germany. For Marie who later became his second wife Berlioz at once orchestrated the song for mezzo-soprano and small orchestra. A dozen years later Berlioz orchestrated the remaining five songs of the cycle which appeared in its orchestral form in 1856. Two of these songs Le spectre de la rose and Sur les lagunes were now transposed to a lower key so that the cycle was no longer within the compass of a single voice. 1: Villanelle F major 2: Le spectre de la rose B major 3: Sur les lagunes F minor 4: Absence E-flat major 5: Au cimetière B-flat major 6: L’îsle inconnue D major Urtext of the New Berlioz Edition Full scores and parts available for hire (BA5786-72) English & German translations of the song texts printed sepatarely

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.

Mittlere Stimme / Medium Voice-Based on the New Schubert Edition.Newly engraved clearly presented musical layout.Foreword by Walther Dürr on the history and genesis of the work as well as an explanation of the sources for each individual lied (Eng/Ger).Includes English translations of lieder texts by Richard Wigmore.The lieder in this sixth volume were composed during the period between autumn 1814 and spring 1815. With Nachtgesang (D 119) and Trost in Tränen (D120) Schubert turns to the Strophenlied in its stricter sense for the first time. He develops an interest in this form parallel to his first involvement with Goethe.Schubert during this periodan assistant teacher at his father?s school orientated himself towards the so-called Berliner Liederschule particularly the songs of Johann Friedrich Reichardt. By the beginning of the year 1815 he drew his inspiration mainly from the texts of Theodor Körner; however he regularly still produced settings for the poetry of Goethe and Schiller.Also available:High Voice & Piano BA 9106Low Voice & Piano BA 9146

Edition Peters presents Felix Mendelssohn's Complete Songs for Medium voice and Piano accompaniment. This impressive collection of Mendelssohn's works includes Abendlied 'Das Tage Werk ist' (J H Voss) Op. 8 No. 9 Allnächtlich im Traume (Heine) Op. 86 No. 4 Altdeutsches Frühlingslied 'Der trübe Winter ist vorbei' Op. 86 No. 6 Altdeutsches Lied Op. 57 No. 1 An die Entfernte (Lenau) Op. 71 No. 3 Auf der Wanderschaft Op. 71 No. 5 Auf Flügeln des Gesanges Op. 34 No. 2 Bei der Wiege Op. 47 No. 6and many more!

Medium Voice in G with Piano-Cesar Franck's Panis Angelicus - O Lord Most Holy has long been popular amongst vocalists. This arrangement is for Medium Voice the range being small - from the G above middle C to the E above it - and the piece is in G Major.

Lennox Berkeley's I Carry Your Heart With Me for medium Voice and Piano.'Sometime in 1970 I gave Lennox Berkeley a volume of poems by the American poet E. E. Cummings (1894-1962) since mysister Meriel Dickinson and I were commissioning him towrite a song-cycle for a whole programme of settings of Cummings. At the time he became involved with Chinese poetry and we were delighted with the Chinese Songs Op. 78.However a year or so later in July 1972 Berkeley did set a poem by Cummings. This was ‘i carry your heart with me’ from 95 Poems (1958) and he dedicated the song to the countertenorTay Cheng Jim.The manuscript leavesfew questions. Obviously the pedal sustains the sextuplet and triplet groups at the start and finish. It is possible that all the As in bar 32 of the left hand piano part should be flat although there are clashes like thiselsewhere. A few phrase-marks have been added on existing patterns.' - Peter Dickinson

Robert Schumann's Songs Vol.3 comes complete with 82 Songs arranged for Medium voice with Piano accompaniment. Also includes 3 Byron Songs Op.94 with Harp Accompaniment

20th Century Art Songs is a collection of contemporary art songs suitable for both Recital and Study. It contains 27 works by 21 composers including Samuel Barber Leonard Bernstein Arthur Bliss Paul Creston Charles T. Griffes and more. The songs are arranged for medium Voice and Piano.20th Century Art Songs is the perfect volume for any singer looking to develop their range of art songs or for anyone interested in 20th Century Music.

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.