from Terra Nostra. Par GARROP STACY. English/ Répertoire / Mezzo-Soprano et Piano

This series was designed to supplement traditional vocal instruction and works perfectly as preparatory literature for The First Book of Solos and The First Book of Solos Part II. Each piece is in English and has a limited vocal range as well as a piano accompaniment that is playable by a student pianist. The pieces include art songs, folksongs, humorous songs, and suitable vintage popular songs and are all appropriate for contest solos. The accompanying CD includes professionally-recorded accompaniments. Mezzo-Soprano Contents: At Parting (Rogers) - Early One Morning (arr. Williams) - Ev'ry Time I Feel the Spirit - The First Primrose (Grieg) - Gently, Johnny, My Jingalo (arr. Sharp) - If No One Ever Marries Me (Lehmann) - It Was a Lover and His Lass (Morley) - Last Night (Kjerulf) - Little Wild Rose (Schubert) - Long, Long Ago (Bayly) - The Lotus Flower (Schumann) - The Maiden's Wish (Chopin) - Mother, Oh Sing Me to Rest (Franz) - Now Is the Month of Maying (Morley) - Oh, Come Again, Beautiful Spring (Weckerlin) - Shepherd, Play a Little Air! (Stickles) - Sing Me to Sleep (Greene) - Snowbells (Schumann) - That's an Irish Lullaby (Shannon) - There Are Plenty of Fish in the Sea (Foster) - Vienna, My City of Dreams (Sieczynski) - Who'll Buy My Lavender? (German) - You Are Free (Jacobi). / Mezzo-Soprano

Book/CD package (2 CDs). This is among the most widely used teaching repertoire for singers in the U.S. Over 30 songs in each book, including American and British art songs, folk song arrangements, sacred songs and a sampling of beginning songs in German, Italian, Spanish and French. There is a completely different song selection for each voice type. / Mezzo-Soprano Et Piano

At the Court Of The Poisoned Rose-Programme Note: The song At the Court of the Poisoned Rose was commissioned by the countertenor James Huw-Jeffries. It is based upon a long prose poem by the Scottish poetess Marion Angus (1866-1946). Published under the title of Alas! Poor Queen the poem narrates the tragic story of the life of Mary Queen of Scots who was manipulated by the political ambitions of those around her. Given the work?s length and sectional nature the song is more akin to a ?Dramatic Scena?. The music opens mysteriously setting a nostalgic atmosphere that seeks to mirror the queen?s confinement and sense of resignation. This is followed by acontrasting section that conveys her love of life?s trivialities and her capricious nature ? it is quicker in tempo. These two ideas are subsequently developed and reshaped. At the words ?she rode through Liddesdale with a song? I have adapted an aire by the Elizabethan composer Philip Rosseter and interpolated material from the previous sections. The emotional climax of the work comes on the poignant words ?Queens should be cold and wise?. In spite of this the lighthearted and earthly bound music returns reminding us that the Queen only ?loved little things and red-legged partridges and the golden fishes of the Duc de Guise?. - Ian Venables Duration: c. 6 minutes

Par TELEMANN GEORG PHILIPP. 74 Solo Cantatas for Voice, Melodic Instrument and Basso continuo. Cantatas For The Sundays After Trinity - Medium Voice. When Telemann issued his first annual cycle of printed cantatas, Der Harmonische Gottesdienst (Hamburg, 1725-6), he was already one the leading cantata composers of his time. Thanks to their brevity and their simple scoring, the 72 solo cantatas have remained very popular to the present day. These editions (BA 5891 through to BA 5896) divide the annual cycle into cantatas for high voice and cantatas for medium voice. Each series spreads the works over three volumes accompanied by separateparts for solo instrument and continuo. The cantatas follow the order of the liturgical year, beginning with the Christmas season and continuing with Easter and Trinity. Being practically minded, Telemann arranged the ambitus of the vocal parts so that the cantatas for medium voice are ‘also suitable for an ordinary alto or bass’. Similarly, the solo instruments are suitable for Violin, Oboe, Recorder or Flute. - Interesting solo cantatas for use in church services. - Urtext from the Telemann Edition. - Separate parts for instrument and continuo./ Répertoire / Voix Moyennes

Ce nouveau volume présente le meilleur de zarzuelas espagnoles dans tout nouveau, les éditions des recherches approfondies, avec le texte d'accompagnement en espagnol et en anglais.Ces beaux livres aussi inclure un CD spécialement enregistré avec-les accompagnements au piano à chaque pièce. / Mezzo-Soprano Et Piano