Dans cette importante collection il est rendu hommage aux chefs-d'oeuvre de la poésie américaine par l'un des meilleurs compositeurs parmi ceux qui se sont fixés la tâche difficile de mettre la poésie en musique. Il y joint des études détaillées et fascinantes qui jettent un regard neuf sur ces chefs-d'oeuvre.

After Schubert?s death in 1828 his brother Ferdinand passed on thirteen songs based on texts by Ludwig Rellstab and Heinrich Heine to the publisher Haslinger. Schubert had only composed them shortly before his death in August 1828. During his lifetime Schubert actually wanted to publish the two groups of Lieder separately. However the Heine and Rellstab songs are indeed closely related. Haslinger added a fourteenth Lied ?Die Taubenpost? based on a text by Johann Gabriel Seidl which Schubert had composed at the same time as ?Der Hirt auf dem Felsen? (D 965) one month before his death but which in no way bears any relation to the Rellstab and Heine Lieder. Thiscollection was published posthumously by Haslinger early in May 1829 and it was named Schwanengesang traditionally the term given to an artist?s last work before his death. This collection is here presented in an authoritative Barenreiter Urtext Edition for Medium Voice.Based on the Urtext of the ?New Schubert Edition?Foreword by Walther Dürr about the genesis and history of the works and the available sources for each individual Lied (Ger/Eng)English translations of the Lied texts by Richard Wigmore

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

A superb collection of 24 Italian Songs And Arias Of The Seventeenth And Eighteenth Centuries compiled for Medium to High Voice with Piano accompaniment. This is the book only edition.

A collection of arias for Medium-High Voices setting sacred texts to the great operatic arias of Puccini Mozart Wagner Purcell and others.The Fred Bock Institute Of Music has assembled this sumptuous anthology of devout and moving settings offering a solemn and musically rich repertoire for the Medium-High Voice with Piano.A CD is included featuring demonstration performances and accompaniment tracks for each piece.

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.

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.

British Isles-A collection of beautiful British folk songs for Medium Voice and Piano Accompaniment arranged by Benjamin Britten.

Octaves and Sweet Sounds was commissioned in the winter of 1989 by Art Song Minnesota a festival sponsored by the University of Minessota. The work was written for mezzo-soprano Glenda and pianist Ruth Palmer who gave the premiere at the McKnight Theatre in The Ordway in St. Paul on 9 June 1990.Composed by Richard Hundley this fabulous collection of songs is available here for Medium Voice with Piano accompaniment.

Volume Iv - Songs 1920-1923-The Peter Warlock Critical Edition series represents a treasure trove of English song.This the fourth volume focuses upon songs for the Medium Voice from the period 1920-1923. The songs of Peter Warlock are inspiring and intriguing pieces that rank him with the greatest English composers of all time. This is truly a superb collection of some of the best of his work painstakingly and meticulously edited by Michael Pilkington. This revised Critical Edition is an accurate faithful and exhaustive volume that maintains Warlock’s original keys and intentions. With sixteen songs each featuring an in-depth commentary this is a tremendousacquisition for any enthusiasts of English song.

Volume Ii - Songs 1911-1919-The Peter Warlock Critical Edition series represents a treasure trove of English song.This the second volume focuses upon songs for the Medium Voice from the period 1911-1919. The songs of Peter Warlock are inspiring and intriguing pieces that rank him with the greatest English composers of all time. This is truly a superb collection of some of the best of his work painstakingly and meticulously edited by Michael Pilkington. This revised Critical Edition is an accurate faithful and exhaustive volume that maintains Warlock’s original keys and intentions. With sixteen songs each featuring an in-depth commentary this is a tremendousacquisition for any enthusiasts of English song.

Volume Vi - Songs 1923-1926-The Peter Warlock Critical Edition series represents a treasure trove of English song.This the sixth volume focuses upon songs for the Medium Voice from the period 1923-1926. The songs of Peter Warlock are inspiring and intriguing pieces that rank him with the greatest English composers of all time. This is truly a superb collection of some of the best of his work painstakingly and meticulously edited by Michael Pilkington. This revised Critical Edition is an accurate faithful and exhaustive volume that maintains Warlock’s original keys and intentions. With fourteen songs each featuring an in-depth commentary this is a tremendousacquisition for any enthusiasts of English song.

Singers will cherish these powerful solo arrangements by Mark Hayes, Jay Althouse, Philip Kern, Greg Gilpin, and other fine Alfred arrangers. Including favorite traditional spirituals like Deep River, Sit Down Servant, Witness, and Down in the Valley to Pray, this inspirational collection is essential to every solo singer's library. Fresh contemporary arrangements that sing and play well, available in medium high and medium low editions, with or without the accompaniment CD.

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!