Singing Schumann is likely to become the standard introduction to some of the best-loved songs in the singer's repertoire. Written by a distinguished performer and internationally known teacher, the book offers astute, practical advice for bringing Robert Schumann's Lieder to life in performance. Richard Miller guides the reader through the interpretation of all of Schumann's solo and duet songs, drawing thoroughly on Schumann's compositional style and its historical background. In addition to covering the "familiar forty"--the much-performed songs Schumann composed in and around 1840 while trying to win the hand of Clara Wieck--Miller takes an in-depth look at the lesser known early and later songs. In particular, he focuses on the rich and varied repertoire of Schumann's later years, challenging the conventional view that these works reflect a decline in the composer's creative powers. Singing Schumann begins with an overview of Schumann as a song composer and then proceeds to survey the entire repertoire, song by song. It features the well-known cycles, including the Eichendorff Liederkreis , Frauenliebe und leben , and Dichterliebe , as well as the Liederalbum fur die Jugend and settings of texts by Goethe, Burns, Ruckert, and Kulmann. Using numerous musical examples, Miller uncovers Schumann's characteristic compositional devices and describes his novel and experimental approaches to the interpretation of texts, often achieved through exceptionally colorful keyboard accompaniments. Musically sensitive and eminently readable, Singing Schumann is an invaluable guide for teachers, coaches, pianists, and singers.

Kalmus presents a new edition of 21 songs by Robert Schumann, with German text, for TTBB (men's) choir. Many are short, and can be mastered for performance by a large or small ensemble. These songs will be wonderful additions to concert programs.

Songlist: Der Traumende See, Die Minnesanger, Die Lotosblume, Der Zecher Als Doctrinair, Rastlose Libe, Fruhlingsglocken, Der Eidegenossen, Freiheitslied, Schlachtgesang, Die Rose Stand Im Thau, Lasst Lautenspiel Und Becherklang Nicht Rasten, Bluth Oder Schnee! Lust Oder Weh!, Gebt Mir Zu Trinken, Zurne Nicht Des Herbstes Wind, In Sommertagen Ruste Den Schlitten, In Meeres Mitten Is Ein Offner Laden, Zur Hohen Jagd, Habet Acht!, Jagdmorgen, Fuhe, Bei Der Flasche

Contents: Ah, Sweet As Any Flower - Blondel's Song - By Moonlight - Clown's Song - Dear Love, Lay Thy Hand - Dedication (Lita Ford) - E'er When I Hear Them Singing - Earliest Green - Evening Song - Farewell - He,The Best of All, the Noblest - Help Me, Oh Sisters - Here on My Bosom, Here on My Heart - The Hero - The Hidalgo - Hidden Tears - I Can Not, Dare Not Believe It - I Chide Thee Not - I Ne'er Will Roam - If Only Flowers Could Know It - In Dreams I Fell A-Weeping - In May, the Loveliest of Months - In Slumber I See Thee Nightly - In the Forest - Intermezzo - Jephtha's Daughter - Know'est Thou the Land - Lady Bird - The Lion's Bride - Loreley - The Lotus-Flower - Love-Thoughts - Lovely Cradle of My Sorrow - Messages - O My Love Is like a Red, Red Rose - Now for the Frst Time Thou Hast - The Nut-Tree - O Shining Sun - On the Rhine - Poor Peter - The Ring - Romance - Silence - Since Mine Eyes Have Seen Him - The Soldier's Bride - Spring Night - Springtide Wandering - Sun of the Sleepless - Sunday on the Rhine - Sweet My Friend, Thou Viewest - Thy Lovely Face, So Dear to Me - The Two Grenadiers - What Will This Tear So Lonely? - Whene'er Thine Eyes I Gaze Upon - With Myrtle and Roses.

Songlist: Romance, Evening Song, Intermezzo, Farewell, Lady Bird, Dedication (Lita Ford), O My Love Is Like A Red, Red Rose, Silence, Sun Of The Sleepless, Loreley, Messages, Ring, The, The Two Grenadiers (Die Beiden Grenadiere), Ah, Sweet As Any Flower, Blondel's Song, By Moonlight, Clown's Song, Dear Love, Lay Thy Hand, Earliest Green, E'er When I Hear Them Singing, Help Me, Oh Sisters, Here On My Bosom,Here On My Hrt., Hero, The, He,The Best Of All, The Noblest, Hidalgo,The, Hidden Tears, I Can Not, Dare Not Believe It, I Chide Thee Not, If Only Flowers Could Know It, In Dreams I Fell A-Weeping, and more

Contents: Ah, Sweet As Any Flower - Blondel's Song - By Moonlight - Clown's Song - Dear Love, Lay Thy Hand - Dedication (Lita Ford) - E'er When I Hear Them Singing - Earliest Green - Evening Song - Farewell - He,The Best of All, the Noblest - Help Me, Oh Sisters - Here on My Bosom, Here on My Heart - The Hero - The Hidalgo - Hidden Tears - I Can Not, Dare Not Believe It - I Chide Thee Not - I Ne'er Will Roam - If Only Flowers Could Know It - In Dreams I Fell A-Weeping - In May, the Loveliest of Months - In Slumber I See Thee Nightly - In the Forest - Intermezzo - Jephtha's Daughter - Know'est Thou the Land - Lady Bird - The Lion's Bride - Loreley - The Lotus-Flower - Love-Thoughts - Lovely Cradle of My Sorrow - Messages - O My Love Is like a Red, Red Rose - Now for the Frst Time Thou Hast - The Nut-Tree - O Shining Sun - On the Rhine - Poor Peter - The Ring - Romance - Silence - Since Mine Eyes Have Seen Him - The Soldier's Bride - Spring Night - Springtide Wandering - Sun of the Sleepless - Sunday on the Rhine - Sweet My Friend, Thou Viewest - Thy Lovely Face, So Dear to Me - The Two Grenadiers - What Will This Tear So Lonely? - Whene'er Thine Eyes I Gaze Upon - With Myrtle and Roses.

Songlist: Romance, Evening Song, Intermezzo, Farewell, Lady Bird, Dedication (Lita Ford), O My Love Is Like A Red, Red Rose, Silence, Sun Of The Sleepless, Loreley, Messages, Ring, The, The Two Grenadiers (Die Beiden Grenadiere), Ah, Sweet As Any Flower, Blondel's Song, By Moonlight, Clown's Song, Dear Love, Lay Thy Hand, Earliest Green, E'er When I Hear Them Singing, Help Me, Oh Sisters, Here On My Bosom,Here On My Hrt., Hero, The, He,The Best Of All, The Noblest, Hidalgo,The, Hidden Tears, I Can Not, Dare Not Believe It, I Chide Thee Not, If Only Flowers Could Know It, In Dreams I Fell A-Weeping, and more

Over 100 of Schumann's greatest lieder, set to poems by Heine, Goethe, Burns, Byron, Mörike and others. Includes Myrthen, Op. 25 * Liederkreis, Op. 24 * Dichterliebe, Op. 48 and more. Breitkopf & Härtel edition. 248 pgs.

A collection of vocal pieces for High Voice, by Robert Schumann.Songs: Here On My Bosom, Here On My Heart * Thou Ring Upon My Finger * He, The Best of All, The Noblest * Help Me, Oh Sisters * I Can Not, Dare Not Believe It * Now For The First Time Thou Hast Given me Pain * Since Mine Eyes Have Seen Him * Sweet My Friend, Thou Viewest.

Schumann was the first to set a complete cycle of Heinrich Heine's poems to music. His literary forks of lightning had already fascinated Schumann when he was 17 years old. However, he only wrote opus 24 in 1840, in his year of song, choosing to set a cycle of poems from the Buch der Lieder. He wrote the following to his fiancée: Ah, Clara, what bliss it is to write for the voice. This enthusiasm is reflected in each of the nine songs. This is Kazuko Ozawa's third edition of a Schumann cycle to be published in Henle Urtext.

Motet for double male chorus with organ, ad lib. Described as religious song by Schumann, the motet Verzweifle nicht was first performed with organ on July 4, 1850, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary St. Pauli, the choral society at the University of Leipzig. A version with orchestral accompaniment was premiered in 1853. In a letter to Schumann, Herrmann Langer, the conductor of both premieres, called the motet one of the most stimulating and inspiring creations in male-voice literature.