Mozart's lieder reveal him to be a dramatist in miniature. Even if he failed to ...(+)
Mozart's lieder reveal him to be a dramatist in miniature. Even if he failed to cultivate this genre systematically he nevertheless directed his creative powers toward the lied at all stages of his career. His first effort (now lost) was written at the age of six or seven and he took up the genre again and again at irregular intervals down to the final year of his life. None the less Mozart usually chose to write a lied only when there was a special occasion for doing so. Even the preface to the firt complete edition of his lieder published in 1799 by Breitkopf & Härtel refers to them as 'occasional pieces' as does the Leipzig Allgemeine Musikalische Zeitung inthe same year. Mozart himself doubtless regarded these ingenious little works as 'pieces for friends' and was not disposed to think of them as particularly significant. Urtext of the New Mozart Edition Singing score with piano reduction English translations of the texts
Roger Quilter (1877-1953) was a British composer best known for writing many ge...(+)
Roger Quilter (1877-1953) was a British composer best known for writing many gentle and beautiful songs. Along with Henry Balfour Gardiner and Percy Grainger he was a member of the Frankfurt Group a group of friends who studied composition together at the Hoch Conservatory in Frankfurt. Three Pastoral Songs (Op.22) is a collection of three songs based on countryside scenes: I will go with my father a-ploughing - Cherry valley - I wish and I wish. They are arranged here for High Voice with Piano accompaniment.
The most useful collection of Schubert songs available! Unlike international edi...(+)
The most useful collection of Schubert songs available! Unlike international editions these new songbooks contain only a few favourite songs from Die Schöne Müllerin and Die Wintereisse rather than the rarely-used entire song cycles; this leaves room for many more wonderful individual songs not normally found in Schubert collections.As in the other volumes in The Vocal Library each song features introductory notes including information about the composition the song's biographical context in Schubert's life early performances and comments about poets. The contents for the High Voice and Low Voice editions are almost the same: theHigh Voice volume uniquely includes Der Hirt auf dem Felsen (with removable clarinet part) and Auf dem Strom (with removable horn part); the Low Voice volume uniquely includes Das Abendrot and Romanze. The cover is adorned with a charming 1821 watercolour depicting Schubert and friends at a summer gathering in Atzenbrugg.All songs have been newly edited and researched based on the most current historical material available. German singing text.
The plantation songs known as 'spirituals' are the spontaneous outbursts of inte...(+)
The plantation songs known as 'spirituals' are the spontaneous outbursts of intense religious fervour and had their origin chiefly in camp meetings revivals and other religious exercises.They were never 'composed' but sprang into life ready made from the white heat of religious fervour during some protracted meeting in camp or church as the simple ecstatic utterance of wholly untutored minds and are practically the only music in America which meets the scientific definition of Folk Song.Harry Burleigh became a linguist singing in Hebrew as well as Latin Italian French and German. For several years he regarded his casual efforts at composition as merely mentalexercises until friends virtually forced him to publish. 'Deep River' published in 1917 made Harry Burleigh well known as a composer. His 'Little Mother Of Mine' was sung throughout the world by John McMormack.
