Présentation Ces vocalises sont faites pour trouver la virtuosité de sa voix, et sa fluidité dans une écriture d'aujourd'hui. Vous y trouverez quelques fondamentaux comme les grands intervalles, la longue tessiture, pour toutes les voix, le chromatisme, le tempo rapide vocalisé, les slanci ou glissati, les quarts de tons, les nuances ainsi que les tenuti pianissimi ou encore le decrescendo finissant sur un fil di voce. La valeur ajoutée sur le plan rythmique habituera le chanteur à combiner les textes sur une pulsation interne permanente malgré l'exécution de la mélodie étudiée. Les tenuti ouvriront l'imaginaire du chanteur en y plaçant le texte, ad libitum. Les respirations inaudibles pour certains textes - proches de la mélodie ou du récitatif - côtoieront quelques inspirations et expirations audibles, ou sons-bruits fantômes. J'accorde beaucoup d'importance à l'articulation du texte en bouche, et à la place des lèvres dans l'acoustique du son. En effet, le chanteur transporte son propre théâtre à l'italienne partout et son palais devient alors le fin connaisseur de la place des aigus et sur-aigus. Le chanteur est un gourmet de sa bouche et de tout son appareil phonatoire et respiratoire. Le sprechgesang aura une large part dans ces vocalises. Quelques nouvelles idées d'écritures apparaissent comme celles des agrégats ou arpèges, les pleurs, les rires, la main devant la bouche, le rauco, les sons soufflés, le bruit des lèvres, la langue sortie roulée sur la lèvre supérieure, les claquements de langue, le vibrato glottique. La présence du chanteur sera indispensable pour donner du sens aux textes empruntés au répertoire des opéras classiques choisis. Ces Airs connus par coeur par chaque chanteur, que ce soit Carmen, Adolar, Méphistophélès, Mab, Pédrillo, Marina, Anna Bolena, Lucrezia, Philippe II, Urbain, La Reine de la nuit, Vulcain, Sarastro ou Erda, pour n'en citer que quelques-uns, glisseront peu à peu dans des traitements - stylistiques et vocaux - déformés par tout ce que j'ai cité plus haut : à savoir que la virtuosité prend le pas sur la texture du texte et de la voix : des phonèmes en lien avec la compréhension du texte, ou non, agrémenteront la réactivité du chanteur, vers une attitude ludique, inventive et drôle, bien que précise et technique. La sûreté des attaques sera appréciée, comme l'apprentissage des différents effets vocaux (une vingtaine, en tout) et de leurs cryptogrammes respectifs. Si cette collection s'adresse à des chanteurs expérimentés et sûrs de leur technique globale, elle provoquera certainement des prises de conscience sur le couple voix et répertoire, peu évident à mettre en place chez de jeunes artistes, appelés à mûrir, à expérimenter, donc à évoluer dans leur répertoire, et leur confort d'émission. La beauté de l'instrument est indispensable pour défendre le cadre scénique de chaque vocalise : j'invite les jeunes chanteurs à croiser la voix, sa technique avec le jeu, l'amusement et sa virtuosité. La soif et le bonheur de chanter se mesureront à la discipline de l'apprentissage. Jeunes artistes doués et patients, devenez ces êtres-bouches à la fois chanteurs-conteurs-hypnotiseurs et connaisseurs alchimiques du pouvoir colossal de la voix humaine. Ouvrez vos cerveaux et vos bouches : le monde vous réclame ! J'ai écrit ces 10 vocalises en voulant défendre l'intelligence des ténors. Cette voix emblématique de la suavité pour les di grazia, comme de l'opulence pour les helden et forts ténors séduit le public. La voix de ténor est particulière parce que aiguë dans un corps d'homme. Et cette altérité mérite le détour vis-à-vis des performances difficiles que le répertoire d'aujourd'hui leur propose, imposant donc une technique solide, un tempérament artistique et scénique très évolués avec des physiques, qui avouons-le, n'ont rien à voir avec les ténors de jadis, à part quelques exceptions. Ayant beaucoup chanté avec mes ténors en tant que soprano coloratura, j'ai eu tout le loisir et la grande chance de les examiner dans leur mise en voix, d'écouter parfois leurs confidences, et de m'interroger sur le trou béant du manque d'outils pour passer d'une voix naturelle et facile à une technique de rôles contemporains. J'ai utilisé essentiellement trois langues (italien, allemand et français) pour illustrer ces 10 vocalises : 6 seront avec accompagnement de piano, et 4 seront pour voix solo, privilégiant le ténor buffo avec 2 textes, le ténor di grazia et le helden ténor. Le niveau technique exigé dans ces pièces pour voix solo peut paraître exigeant, virtuose et demandant une grande concentration dans l'exactitude de l'exécution de la justesse et des effets vocaux. Certains effets serviront la dramaturgie du personnage avec des effets appropriés, ludiques parfois, mais délicats à mettre en bouche. Chanteurs curieux, ouvrez ces pages et séduisez-nous ! Contenu I. Son un poeta - II. Florestan - III. Adolar - IV. Le clown - V. Bella voce - VI. Pedrillo - VII. Della sua pace - VIII. Eleazar - IX. Monostatos - X. Don José

Anthem for 2 Part Voices and Organ (Either Soprano and Mezzo-Soprano or Tenor and Baritone).

Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis-Nico Muhly's Second Service (Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis) sheet music arranged for SATB (Soprano/Alto/Tenor/Bass) Chorus and Organ accompaniment. This piece was originally commissioned by the Choir of Christ Church Christiana Hundred from Delaware USA and was first performed on 19th October 2014 by them. After its various premieres internationally the Second Service was met with resounding warm reviews praising its percussive qualities beautiful melodies and dynamic rhythms. The work is a pleasure to sing especially when beneficial acoustics complement the warmth of the vocalharmonies. Nico Muhly is a composer of many talents lending his skills to a number of diverse genres including Orchestra Choral and even Film Music. This work is arranged for SATB Chorus and Organ accompaniment and lasts around 14 minutes. With this composition Muhly has set the traditional Magnificat also known as the 'Song of Mary' joining the long list of composers who have set this work such as Mozart Tchaikovsky and Schubert. Next comes the Nunc Dimittis similarly a canticle found in the gospel of Luke. The Second Service (Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis) is presented here in an accurate transcription for SATB Chorus and Organ. Audiences will love this innovative and contemporary setting of such traditional words. 

Composed in 1741 Handel's Messiah has remained a popular choice for choir performances for nearly 275 years. With 3 Steps To Sing anyone can now learn and rehearse the piece at home, regardless of their ability to read music.This easy-to-follow learning method for the Soprano part includes the following steps:Step 1 - Visual Learning DVDA voice part recorded by a professional singer (Soprano, Alto, Tenor or Bass). The notes and words are displayed on the screen and change colour in time with the music - all you have to do is join in as if singing a duet to learn your part.Step 2 - Voice Part Rehearsal CDIn this second step a narrator guides you, telling you when to sing and calling out where you are so that you don't get lost. Rehearse using your vocal score (available separately) and you will soon know the words and be singing the right notes.Step 3 - Chorus Backing Track CDPut what you've learned into practice with the third step, the Chorus Backing Track CD. Listen out for your part and sing along with the choir and background music - it's like singing with a real choir. / Soprano

Par GOODALL HOWARD. If ordering more than 10 copies, please call us on +44 (0)1284 725725 to check availability. Howard Goodall 's Eternal Light: A Requiem for Soprano, Tenor and/or Baritone soloists, SATB chorus, two Keyboards, Harp (optional) and Strings. Vocal score. This piece of sheet music was commissioned by London Musici (Artistic Director: Mark Stephenson) to celebrate its 20th anniversary. It was commissioned as both a choral-orchestral-dance piece for London Musici, The Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, and Rambert Dance Company (Artistic Director: Mark Baldwin) and as a choral-orchestral work. The first performance took place on 25.9.08 at The Lowry, Salford, performed by Rambert Dance Company/chor. Mark Baldwin/Ad Solem (Manchester University Chamber Choir)/London Musici/Paul Hoskins./ Répertoire / Chorale

Eihei-Ji was expertly composed by Hilda Paredes for Soprano Recorder Tenor Recorder Bass Recorder and Electronics.Hilda Paredes is one of the leading Mexican composers of her generation. Her music is now performed widely around the world. Paredes has been commissioned by soloists ensembles and orchestras around the world.Hilda's music has been performed by internationally renowned ensembles such as Lontano London Sinfonietta Ensemble Modern and many more.

8 Easy To Intermediate Play-Alongs Of Well-Known Pieces From Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Cornwall And Brittany. Martin Tourish is an accordionist, composer and musicologist from Co. Donegal, now based in Dublin. Celtic music is in his blood, for his ancestors were noted collectors of dance music manuscripts dating back to the 19th century. With many recordings to his credit, he now offers his expertise to performers wishing to explore the rich culture of Irish and other Celtic music on a variety of instruments. 'World Music - Celtic” presents material from the Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Cornish and Breton traditions. It makes no great technical demands on the players, but Tourish points out that notation of this music is often 'skeletal”, hence it is important to gain a knowledge of the individual traditions in question and, naturally, he offers plenty of information on performance practice. The collection spans three centuries, from the blind bardic harpists of the 18th century to the international performers of the present day. Tourish accepts that this volume can only scratch the surface of a multi-faceted genre but hopes you will see it as a stepping stone to delve deeper into recordings, festivals and the very communities whence this music comes. 'World Music - Celtic” is available in eight formats, each with complete recordings and backing tracks on CD: as solo versions for violin, violoncello, flute, clarinet, saxophone, recorder or trumpet (with piano) and in an ensemble version for two melodic instruments (C, Bb or Eb), piano, guitar, bass and bodhrán. In addition to the alto recorder part, this edition also contains a part for soprano or tenor recorder. / Niveau : Facile à Intermédiaire / Recueil / Flûte à Bec Alto

Le couplet de cet hymne pour orgue a été la première contribution de Haendel à la musique sacrée Anglaise. Elle fut certainement son premier arrangement d'un texte Anglais. Le 'As pants the Hart' est non daté et on ne lui connait pas de référence historique quant à sa première, bien que des preuves de l'apparition même de l'autographe suggère que le Te Deum ait été joué. On estime la date de sa composition à Novembre-Décembre 1712. Arrangé pour soprano, alto, tenor, et solistes à la basse, Choeurs SATB et orgue. Mots du psaume 42, édité par Donald Burrows. / Chant Et Piano / Partition

Book 5 of the Sing Out! series features wonderful new choral arrangements of five top pop tunes, all arranged by renowned Vocal Coach and Choral Director extraordinaire Mark De-Lisser. Each song has been beautifully arranged for SAT chorus, the unison harmonies totally reinvigorating these favourite pop songs.From the classic rock anthem of the 1980s in Toto's Africa, to the modern pop heartbreaker All Of Me by John Legend, these are great songs with even greater arrangements. The unabashed positivity of Nico and Vinz's Am I Wrong makes a fantastic counterpart to the optimism in the face of pain represented by the arrangement of the traditional gospel song Take My Hand, Precious Lord, a tune used to wonderfully affecting effect in the recent film 'Selma'. Finally, this fresh pop choral setlist is rounded off nicely with Ed Sheeran's Thinking Out Loud, a beautiful love song in which the power and emotion of the words will enhance the performance. Arranged for SAT (Soprano/Alto/Tenor) Choir, these songs are designed to be sung to backing tracks, but Piano accompaniments and Guitar chord boxes are included for rehearsal purposes, or if you wish to perform with a live band. Aside from De-Lisser's incredible arrangements, this pack includes an innovative and user-friendly download card with performance backing tracks, full demonstrations and individual rehearsal tracks of each Vocal part recorded by members of ACM Gospel Choir. Helpful hints for performing each piece are also included in this book, giving you everything you need to learn these well-loved songs.Mark De-Lisser is a celebrated Vocal Coach and Choral Director, who has been featured on BBC1's 'Last Choir Standing'. His extensive introduction and notes within this songbook bring a personal touch, as De-Lisser really is passionate about getting people singing, improvising and, most of all, enjoying themselves. The new Choral arrangements of these fantastic pop tracks are ideal for spicing up a performance with these tunes, reinvigorated with lush harmonies and rich voices, all the while retaining the magic and meaning of the original songs. At your next performance, make sure you Sing Out!, leaving your audience truly astonished. / Choeur SAT

Edizione critica a cura di Claudio Toscani (testi in italiano e inglese). La fille du régiment, always one of Donizetti?s most popular stage works, was first performed at the Théâtre de l?Opéra-Comique in Paris on 11 February 1840. It was composed by Donizetti, to a libretto by Saint-Georges and Bayard, in 1839, for the French debut of soprano Juliette Bourgeois. Later on, Donizetti prepared an Italian version as well, using a libretto adaptation by Calisto Bassi, and making several alterations to the French version of the score (the premiere of the new version, entitled La figlia del reggimento, took place at La Scala Theatre in Milano on 3 October 1840). The opera enjoyed tremendous success ? at the Opéra-Comique alone, more than one thousand performances were given between 1840 and 1917 ?, and was widely staged in the major European and American opera houses. Owing to the lack of available autograph music sources ? only a few score sketches and fragments survive, kept at the Bibliothèque Nationale de France ?, the principal source for this edition is the printed score prepared by the Parisian publisher Georges Schonenberger during the spring of 1840. Together with the full score, Schonenberger also engraved and printed the orchestral parts. Previously, the publishing house had printed the piano vocal score of several selected numbers from La fille du régiment, as well as the complete score reduction of the work. The Schonenberger edition constitutes, however, a problematical source. The engravers had to work under great pressure - the score was assembled in less than a month -, and the final product turned out to be of mediocre quality, abounding in imperfections, errors, and inconsistencies affecting both the literary and the musical texts. This critical edition has therefore been realized, first of all, through a careful reconstruction process: the text handed down by tradition was compared with a number of sources (including the manuscript scores of the Italian version) that have enabled the editor to address the multiple problems posed by the principal source. The spoken dialogues, missing in the printed music sources, are derived from the libretto used for the première. The critical edition of La fille du régiment reinstates Tonio?s romance «Pour me rapprocher de Marie» from Act Two, included in the original libretto and actually sung at the première, but expunged from the Schonenberger edition of the score. Donizetti himself cut the romance soon after the première, possibly because of the tenor?s poor performance - as a result, the omission became customary. The appendices to this critical edition present, additionally, two unpublished variants, handed down in form of complete and autograph score: these pieces, crossed out or modified through the compositional process, add fresh new possibilities to current performance practices. The first one is a duet for Marie and Tonio that Donizetti had originally devised for Act Two, but later deleted from the score. The second one is a preliminary draft of the Act Two Finale, later expunged and replaced, in both music and literary text, by the final version.

Nicola Vaccai's Practical Vocal Method (Soprano Or Tenor) is complete and scrupulous providing an ideal preparation for a certain type of 'pre-Rossinian vocalism' which is attracting renewed interest. This edition is a critical and technical revision of the composer's original work by Elio Battaglia.The completeness and centrality of Vaccai's method is further demonstrated by the practical examples on the accompanying CD. The CD contains a recording of the whole method for both female and male voice.