'This anthology is the result of the collaboration with the mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato who had expressed the wish to record a CD with my ensemble Il Complesso Barocco. It should not just be another compilation of famous arias by Handel or Vivaldi, but a collection of pieces of quite different styles and from different epochs which are linked by a common superordinate topic. Contents: BERENICE: Da Torbida Procella - IFIGENIA IN AULIDE: Madre Diletta, Abbracciami - ALCINA: Ma Quando Tornerai - FREDEGUNDA: Lasciami Piangere - ANTONIO E CLEOPATRA: Morte Col Fiero Aspetto - GIULIO CESARE IN EGITTO: Piangero La Sorte Mia - ORONTEA: Intorno All'Idol Mio - ALESSANDRO: Brilla Nell'Alma - OCTAVIA: Geloso Sospetto - L'INCORONAZIONE DI POPPEA: Disprezzata Regina - MEROPE: Sposa Son Disprezzata - BERENICE: Col Versar, Barbaro, Il Sangue - ARMIDA: Vedi Se T'Amo

Existing edition of A Charm of Lullabies (BH 5000052) extended by an appendix containing two settings originally intended for the cycle but discarded by the composer: A Sweet Lullaby (Nicholas Breton) and Somnus, the Humble God (John Denham). These two songs were first performed at the 2018 BBC Proms by Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano) and Joseph Middleton (piano), and the first recording, by the same performers, is available on Chandos (CHAN10944). The publication includes lyrics with German and French reference translations, plus introduction by Eric Crozier, performance notes by Nancy Evans, and editorial note on the additional songs by Colin Matthews.

This witty song cycle, premiered in 1998, is a setting of prose by etiquette columnist Judith Martin (Miss Manners) about attending a concert, a ballet, and other music related advice. Contents: I. Prologue - II. Manners at a Concert - III. Manners at the Ballet - IV. Manners for Contemporary Music - V. Manners at a Church Recital - VI. Manners at the Opera - VII. Envoi

Songlist: PROLOGUE, MANNERS AT A CONCERT, MANNERS AT THE BALLET, MANNERS FOR CONTEMPORARY MUSIC, MANNERS AT A CHURCH RECITAL, MANNERS AT THE OPERA, ENVOI

This 20-minute cycle was premiered in 1996 by Frederica von Stade, Håkan Hagegård and Martin Katz. With a text based on letters and a memoir, it communicates the relationship of Anton Chekhov and Olga Knipper from their meeting in 1898, through their marriage, to his untimely death in 1904. An orchestrated version (2001) is available on rental from Boosey & Hawkes.

The Sieber Vocalises: It is important to know why Sieber is so good for the voice. He was a Viennese, Italian-trained voice teacher who knew the importance of vowel alteration and its role in keeping the balance of the registers. The Sieber Vocalises are designed to balance the registers using 8 measure melodies based on the Italian syllables da, me, ni, po, to, la, be. The register balance is achieved in the ingenious way Sieber arranges the syllables. Again, his goal it to allow the space of the open vowels in the closed vowels, and the ring of the closed vowels in the open vowels. Lindquest called these vocalises the 'bridge between vocalizing and singing music'. In my 25 years of teaching, I have never found a singer that the Sieber Vocalises did not help tremendously. 36 Eight-Measure Vocalises for Elementary Teaching for mezzo-soprano voices.

The Sieber Vocalises: It is important to know why Sieber is so good for the voice. He was a Viennese, Italian-trained voice teacher who knew the importance of vowel alteration and its role in keeping the balance of the registers. The Sieber Vocalises are designed to balance the registers using 8 measure melodies based on the Italian syllables da, me, ni, po, to, la, be. The register balance is achieved in the ingenious way Sieber arranges the syllables. Again, his goal it to allow the space of the open vowels in the closed vowels, and the ring of the closed vowels in the open vowels. Lindquest called these vocalises the 'bridge between vocalizing and singing music'. In my 25 years of teaching, I have never found a singer that the Sieber Vocalises did not help tremendously. Thirty-Six Eight Measure Vocalises comes complete with instructions on producing the tone and provides you with the solfege for each note

8 arias: Amahl and the Night Visitors: All that gold! - The Consul: Shall we ever see the end of all this!; Lullaby; The Empty-handed Traveler; Oh, those faces! - The Hero: Look at all those things - The Medium: Afraid, am I afraid? - The Saint of Bleecker Street: Ah, Michele, don't you know.

Songlist: Lullaby, Ah, Michele, Don't You Know, All That Gold!, Afraid, Am I Afraid? (Baba's Aria), Shall We Ever See The End Of All This!, The Empty-handed Traveler, Look At All Those Things, Oh, Those Faces!

A song cycle about the season of Autumn, beginning with leaving Summer behind, and then experiencing the rustling of the crops before harvest as the winds blow through them. The seasonal sense of loss and sadness, depicted by decaying vine leaves and the final song of the last cricket before first frost, is palpable. But there is also the Jack-o'-lantern, with pumpkins spotting the hills, that at first glance appears frightening (but the children know better). Finally there is uplift, as the falling of the leaves through bright Autumn sunlight creates beautiful checkerworks of lights and golden yellows playing upon the ground, a bright show of brilliant color before the coming darkness of Winter. Duration: 10:00

Songlist: Song, Ripe Corn, November, Theme In Yellow, Gathering Leaves, Splinter, Haze Gold

Panofka was one of the great 19th century voice teachers. His background as a violinist and composer greatly informed these athletic bel canto vocalise compositions. Op. 81 is for soprano, mezzo-soprano or tenor.

An amazing collection of witty and romantic songs from the hit RCA Victor recording featuring Renée Fleming, Sylvia McNair, Frederica von Stade, Jennifer Larmore and Carol Vaness. All songs are in their original keys. Contents: Bedtime Story - Paper Wings - Mitten Smitten - A Route to the Sky - Prologue: Once More - to Gloriana - Euclid - The Haughty Snail-King - And Many More.

Songlist: DIXIE, PAPER WINGS/BEDTIME STORY (F VON STADE/J HEGGIE), PAPER WINGS, MITTEN SMITTEN, A ROUTE TO THE SKY, SONGS TO THE MOON/ONCE MORE-TO GLORIANA (V LINDSAY/J HEGGIE), FAIRY-TALES FOR THE CHILDREN/EUCLID, HAUGHTY SNAIL-KING, THE, WHAT THE RATTLESNAKE SAID, MOON'S THE NORTH WIND'S COOKY, THE, WHAT THE SCARECROW SAID, WHAT THE GRAY-WINGED FAIRY SAID, YET GENTLE WILL THE GRIFFIN BE, OF GODS AND CATS/IN THE BEGINNING (J HEGGIE), ONCE UPON A UNIVERSE, TO SAY BEFORE GOING TO SLEEP (R RILKE/J HEGGIE), WHITE IN THE MOON (A HOUSMAN/J HEGGIE), SOPHIE'S SONG

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.

Songlist: At Parting, Early One Morning, Ev'ry Time I Feel the Spirit, The First Primrose, Gently, Johnny, My Jingalo, If No One Ever Marries Me, It Was a Lover and His Lass, Last Night, Little Wild Rose, Long, Long Ago, The Lotus Flower, The Maiden's Wish, Mother, Oh Sing Me to Rest, Now Is The Month Of Maying, Oh, Come Again, Beautiful Spring, Shepherd, Play a Little Air!, Sing Me to Sleep, Snowbells, That's an Irish Lullaby, There Are Plenty of Fish in the Sea, Vienna, My City of Dreams, Who'll Buy My Lavender?, You Are Free

More great classical material for progressing vocal students, from the leading American expert in teaching the young voice. The series started with The First Book of Solos, and then, at the same difficulty level, came The First Book of Solos - Part II. The Second Book of Solos, originally released in 1993, is for singers who have taken voice a little longer and are capable of more challenges, but is still decidedly student-level material, and music that can be sung by good high school students. The new The Second Book of Solos - Part II set is at exactly the same level as The Second Book of Solos. It shares the same features: a deliberate variety of music in different styles and languages, including a few sacred selections, with over 30 songs per book. Available as books only, or in packs with two CDs of piano accompaniments recorded by Laura Ward.

Songlist: Affanni del pensier, Ah, Love but a Day!, All mein Gedanken, Allerseelen, As thou wilt, Father, Au jardin de mon p?re, Avril, Before my window, Chanson triste, Cherry Valley, Die Mainacht, Du meines Herzens Kr?nelein, Du Ring an meinem Finger, Et exultavit spiritus meus from MAGNIFICAT, Immer leiser wird mein Schlummer, L'Heure exquise, La speranza ? giunta from OTHO, Lord to thee, each night and day from THEODORA, Lord, lead me in thy righteousness, Lungi da te, Mon jardin, Nebbie, Qui sedes from GLORIA, Se tu della mia morte, Serenity, Song of Devotion, Song of the Open, Tears, The Awakening, The Twenty-third Psalm, and more

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.

Songlist: American Lullaby, The Cherry-Tree, Chi Vuol La Zingarella, Christopher Robin Is Saying His Prayers, Cloud-Shadows, Crabbed Age And Youth, Der Blumenstrauss, Der Schwur, Die Bekehrte, El Majo Timido, Evensong, Go 'way from my Window, Ici-Bas, Jesus Walked This Lonesome Valley, L'Anneau d'Argent, The Lamb, The Lass From the Low Countree, The Lord Is My Shepherd, Loveliest Of Trees, Morning, O Rest In The Lord, O Sleep, Why Dost Thou Leave Me, Open Our Eyes (McFarlan), Prayer, Preguntales a las Estrellas (Haugue), Silent Noon, The Sky Above the Roof, The Statue at Czarkor-Selo, The Crucifixion, This Little Rose, and more

Step up to the next level with more student repertoire, continuing from The First Book of Solos and The First Book of Solos - Part II. The more than 30 songs in each book require a little more vocal range and musical sophistication, but are still decidedly student material.

Songlist: An Die Nachtigall, Au bord de l'eau, Con Rauco Mormorio, Eye Hath Not Seen, Great Peace Have They Which Love Thy Law, Heard Ye His Voice?, Hushed The Song Of The Nightingale, I Sought The Lord, Im Herbst, The Jolly Jolly Breeze, Kind Fortune Smiles, Les Berceaux, Lilacs, (I'm Called) Little Buttercup, Love, I Have Won You, A Lullaby, Mokong'ondi, Orpheus With His Lute, Pastorale, Patiently Have I Waited For Lord, Pleasure's Gentle Zephyrs Play, Silver'd Is The Raven Hair, Smiling Hours A Joyful Tr(Handel, Te Souviens-Tu?, Thou Art Repose (Du Bist Die Ruh'), Thou Shalt Bring Them In(Handel-Israel In Egypt), To The Children, Un Certo Non So Che, Vaaren, Verborgenheit, and more

This series now has a new "Part II" for each voice type, at the same level as the original volumes. This is preparatory material for The First Book of Solos series, with modest ranges and all songs in English, including very easy art songs, folksong arrangements and vintage popular songs. The song selection is completely different for each voice type with 18-20 songs per volume.

Songlist: The Bonny LIghter Boy, Cradle Song, Go From my Window Go, Johnny has Gone for a Soldier, Just for This, Kiss Me Again, Little Boy Blue, Love's own Sweet Song, The Mission of a Rose, My Days Have Been so Wondrous Free, Philosophy, Second Hand Rose, Soft-footed Snow, Solder Sill You Marry Me?, Somewhere a Voice is Calling, Spring Sorrow, The Stranger-Man, A Swan, Twas in the Lovely Month of May

A collection of 18 easy supplementary repertory songs, all in English.

Songlist: Birds in the Night, Cradle Song, The Forsaken Maid, Hymn to the Night, I Have Twelve Oxen, I Will Go With My Father A-Ploughing, It Was A Lover and His Lass, Jeanette and Her Little Wooden Shoes, Love is a Sickness Full of Woes, O, Bid Your Faithful Ariel Fly, Should He Upbraid, Spring Comes Laughing, Tears, Two Roses, Under The Greenwood Tree, The Valley of Laughter, The Winds Are Calling, Without Thee!

More great teaching material at the same level as the first volume. Over 30 songs in each volume with no song duplicated between voice types. A student could easily begin either in The First Book or The First Book Part II, or the books may be used concurrently.

Songlist: Clouds, Come Ye Blessed (Gaul), As I Went A-Roaming (Brahe), Auf Dem Meere (On The Ocean) (Franz), Beneath A Weeping Willow's Shade (Hopkinson), The Blue-Bell, Carmeña (Wilson), C'est Mon Ami (My Friend) (French Air/Crist), Dream Valley (Quilter), Das Erste Veilchen (The First Violet)(Mendelssohn), Gott Im Frühling (God in Springtime) (Schubert), Keine Sorg'um Den Weg (Love Finds Out The Way) (Raff), The Lovely Song My Heart Is Singing (Goulding), Mystery's Song (Purcell), Rend'il Sereno al Ciglio (Bring To Your Eyes) (Handel), Spring is at the Door (Quilter), Die Stille (Silence) (Schumann), Die Stille Wasserrose (The Silent Waterlily) (Fielitz), Te Deum (Vouchsafe,O Lord) (Handel), Weep No More (Handel), Willow, Tit-Willow, Wind Of The Wheat (Phillips), Elegie, Danny Boy, Ave Verum (Jesu, Word Of God Incarnate), Bist du bei mir (You Are With Me), Nymphs and Shepherds (Purcell), The Carol Of The Birds, Es Muss Ein Wunderbares Sein (It Must Be Wonderful) (Liszt), Utrecht Te Deum (Handel), and more

Step up to the next level with more student repertoire, continuing from The First Book of Solos and The First Book of Solos - Part II. The more than 30 songs in each book require a little more vocal range and musical sophistication, but are still decidedly student material.

Songlist: Con Rauco Mormorio (With Mournful Sounds Of Weeping), Great Peace Have They Which Love Thy Law, Heard Ye His Voice?, Hushed The Song Of The Nightingale, I Sought The Lord, Im Herbst, The Jolly Jolly Breeze, Kind Fortune Smiles, Love, I Have Won You, A Lullaby, Orpheus With His Lute, Pleasure's Gentle Zephyrs Play, Te Souviens-Tu?, Vaaren (Spring), Where Corals Lie, Au bord de l'eau, Verborgenheit (Wolf), Eye Hath Not Seen (Gaul A), (I'm Called) Little Buttercup, Lilacs (Rachmaninoff), We Sing To Him (Purcell), Mokong'ondi (Africa), Pastorale (L'arlesienne) Bizet, Un Certo Non So Che (Vivaldi), Thou Art Repose (Du Bist Die Ruh'), Silver'd Is The Raven Hair, Les Berceaux (Faure), Patiently Have I Waited For Lord, Smiling Hours A Joyful Tr(Handel, Thou Shalt Bring Them In, and more

More great classical material for progressing vocal students, from the leading American expert in teaching the young voice. The series started with The First Book of Solos, and then, at the same difficulty level, came The First Book of Solos - Part II. The Second Book of Solos, originally released in 1993, is for singers who have taken voice a little longer and are capable of more challenges, but is still decidedly student-level material, and music that can be sung by good high school students. The new The Second Book of Solos - Part II set is at exactly the same level as The Second Book of Solos. It shares the same features: a deliberate variety of music in different styles and languages, including a few sacred selections, with over 30 songs per book. Available as books only, or in packs with two CDs of piano accompaniments recorded by Laura Ward.

Songlist: Du meines Herzens Krönelein (R. Strauss), Affanni del pensier (G.F. Handel), Ah, Love but a Day! (A. Beach), All mein Gedanken (R. Strauss), Allerseelen (R. Strauss), As thou wilt, Father (C.L. Williams), Au jardin de mon père (P. Viardot), Avril (L. Delibes), The Awakening (E. Coates), Before my window (S. Rachmaninoff), Chanson triste (H. Duparc), Cherry Valley (R. Quilter), Du Ring an meinem Finger (Schumann), Et exultavit spiritus meus from MAGNIFICAT (J.S. Bach), Immer leiser wird mein Schlummer (Brahms), L'Heure exquise (Lady D.P. Poldowski), Lord, lead me in thy righteousness (L. Cherubini), Lord to thee, each night and day from THEODORA (G.F. Handel), Lungi da te (G. Bononcini), Die Mainacht (J. Brahms), Mon jardin (F. Fourdrain), Nebbie (O. Respighi), Qui sedes from GLORIA (A. Vivaldi), Se tu della mia morte (A. Scarlatti), Song of Devotion (J.N. Beck), Song of the Open (F. LaForge), La speranza è giunta from OTHO (G.F. Handel), Tears (C.T. Griffes), The Twenty-third Psalm (A.H. Malotte), When a Merry Maiden Marries from THE GONDOLIERS (A. Sullivan), and more

Even more great solos for high school and college singers at the same level as The First Book of Solos and The First Book of Solos - Part II, with a variety of over 30 classical songs per volume, and a completely different song list for each voice type.

Songlist: Clair de lune (G. Fauré), Morgen! (R. Strauss), Beau soir (C. Debussy), Over the land is April (R. Quilter), I walked today where Jesus walked (G. O'Hara), The Porcupine from AT THE ZOO (A.W. Kramer), The Snake from AT THE ZOO (A.W. Kramer), The Giraffe from AT THE ZOO (A.W. Kramer), Bubble Song, The (M. Shaw), But the Lord is mindful of His own from ST. PAUL (F. Mendelssohn), By dimpled brook (T.A. Arne), Corals (B. Treharne), Dolce scherza (G.A. Perti), Evening Song (C. Edwards), Ich liebe dich (E. Grieg), If there were dreams to sell (J. Ireland), Landscape (C.T. Griffes), Lark now leaves his watery nest, The (H. Parker), Little Old Lady in Lavender Silk, The (M.M. Vinmont), Lord, how long wilt Thou forget me? (Ranzzini), Louts Bloom, The (J.J. Niles), Menuet d'Exaudet (A.J. Exaudet), Mit einer Wasserlilie (E. Grieg), Morgen-Hymne (G. Henschel), My lover is a fisherman (L. Strickland), Nussbaum, Der (R. Schumann), O lovely Peace from JUDAS MACCABAEUS (G.F. Handel), O praise the Lord (M. Greene), Prayer of the Norwegian Child (R. Kountz), Première Danse (J. Massenet), and more

John Conahan's art songs are unique expressions that enable us to understand and explore many things simultaneously. In this collection, you will find settings of texts that speak genuinely to express our shared thoughts and questions, expressing in song why a particular poet's work may mirror our own tragedies and triumphs.

Songlist: The Warm Deeps of the Sky, Any Woman, Daisy Time, Life and Art, Oh, Succulent Apple, Sunset

Mirabai's ecstatic religious poetry was written in 16th century India. When she was 27, her husband was killed in a war. Mirabai refused to die on her husband's funeral pyre, as was the custom. Instead, she left her family compound, wrote her poems to Krishna, the Dark One, and sang and danced them in the streets. First performed on September 9, 1983, Susan Larson, soprano, and Craig Smith, piano. Recorded on Northeastern records, and on a very successful Nonesuch album by soprano Dawn Upshaw. This piece is also available in a version for voice and chamber ensemble, which is available on rental from G. Schirmer. Contents: All I Was Doing Was Breathing - Clouds - Don't Go, Don't Go - It's True, I Went to the Market - Where Did You Go? - Why Mira Can't Go Back to House. Duration: ca. 17 minutes.

Songlist: All I Was Doing Was Breathing, The Clouds, It's True, I Went To The Market, Why Mira Can't Go Back To Her Old House, Where Did You Go?, Don't Go, Don't Go

Five sweet and succinct poems by Walt Whitman are set similarly for mezzo-soprano and piano. The texts flirt with the concept of love and human connection. Duration: 14:00

Songlist: To You, O You Whom I Often and Silently Come, As Adam Early in the Morning, I Give you My Hand, As in a Swoon

Commissioned in 2014 by Welsh National Opera, Ffilm Cymru Wales and The Space as part of WMO's Occupation: Five songs that shook the world, directed by Margaret Constantas.

This work takes its name from a poem by Emily Dickinson and includes 5 verses by different poets. Composed for mezzo-soprano and chamber ensemble.

Bordogni made his operatic debut at La Scala, Milan in 1813 in Rossini's Tancredi, and became very active in promoting that composer's music. He appeared in many of Rossini's operas and later became one of the leading teacher of singing and became a teacher at the Paris Conservatoire.

Mathilde Marchesi was a mezzo-soprano, teacher of singing, and exponent of the bel canto technique. She was an advocate of a naturalistic style of singing: she called for a fairly instinctive method of breathing and was particularly concerned with vocal registration, calling it "the Alpha and Omega of the formation and development of the female voice, the touchstone of all singing methods".

Mathilde Marchesi was a mezzo-soprano, teacher of singing, and exponent of the bel canto technique. She was an advocate of a naturalistic style of singing: she called for a fairly instinctive method of breathing and was particularly concerned with vocal registration, calling it "the Alpha and Omega of the formation and development of the female voice, the touchstone of all singing methods". 24 excellent vocal exercises that will help develop, strengthen and warm up your voice. Specifically for Sopranos and Mezzo-Sopranos and have been used by some of the great singers of the past 100 years.

Songlist: Swelling and diminishing upon a tone - Larghetto, Portamento - Andante e molto legato, Portamento - Sostenuto molto, Smooth, even singing - Moderato, Smooth, even singing - Larghetto, Diatonic Scale - Andantino, Diatonic Scale - Allegretto, Diatonic Scale - Moderato, Diatonic Scale with dotted notes Andantino, Quatrains - Allegro giusto, Chromatic Scale - Andante, Chromatic Scale - Andantino, Theme with variations - Andantino, Minor Scales - Andante, Repeated Notes - Andantino, Triplets - Allegretto, Arpeggios - Allegro giusto, The long and short appoggiatura - Moderato, Gruppetto and Mordente - Andantino, Syncopation - Allegro giusto, Detached and accented notes - Moderato, Large Skips - Deciso, Shake - Andantino, 1st Recapitulation - Andante, 2nd Recapitulation - Allegro

These famous methods are now available with piano accompaniments. The recordings are accessed online using the unique code in each book and can be downloaded or streamed according to personal preference.

Vaccai's masterly Method won increasing popularity with time, and was eventually used in conservatories all over the world. Even today it is often used by singing teachers, who consider it a collection of attractive Ariettas, each serving a particular function. And it is quite easy material, perfect for the beginning student.

Songlist: The Scale, Intervals of a Third, Intervals of a Fourth, Intervals of a Fifth, Intervals of a Sixth, Intervals of a Seventh, Intervals of an Octave, Semitones, Syncopated Mode, Introduction to Roulades, Ascending and Descending Appoggiaturas, The Acciaccatura, Intro to the Mordent, Different Types of Mordent, Intro to the Turn, The Turn, Intro to the Trill, Roulades, The Vocal Portamento, The Second Type of Poratamento, The Recitative, Epilogue

Five songs in German of Rainer Maria Rilke dedicated to the composer's late wife, Lorraine Hunt Lieberson.

Songlist: O Ihr Zartlichen, Atmen, Du Unsichtbares Gedicht!, Wolle Die Wandlung, Blumenmuskel..., Stiller Freund

The Boosey & Hawkes catalog is one of the greatest treasures of contemporary American vocal literature. This major new series celebrates greatness in American opera, with arias from Carlisle Floyd's Susannah, Stravinsky's The Rake's Progress, John Adams' Nixon in China, Leonard Bernstein's Trouble in Tahiti, Dominick Argento's Postcard from Morocco, and other operas by Argento and Floyd, Jack Beeson, Ned Rorem and other American composers.American Arias is suitable for professional and college-level singers, ideal for recitals and auditions, and an essential resource for the study of the American opera repertoire. The series presents many arias that have never been published outside of the original complete vocal scores. There are approximately 20 arias per volume. Each collection includes commentary on the operas and arias, and a CD of recorded piano accompaniments.

Songlist: Baba's Aria and Monologue (THE RAKE'S PROGRESS), Bellino's Aria (CASANOVA'S HOMECOMING), Consuelo's Dream (I WAS LOOKING AT THE CEILING...), Estella's Aria (MISS HAVISHAM'S FIRE), A Foreign Singer in a Waiting Station (POSTCARD FROM MOROCCO), La anunciacion (EL NINO), Leila's Song: Alone (Again or at Last) (I WAS LOOKING AT THE CEILING...), Ma's Song (THE TENDER LAND)-, Mother Rainey's Aria (THE SWEET BYE AND BYE), Mrs. Klinghoffer's Aria (THE DEATH OF KLINGHOFFER), Nazimova's Aria (THE DREAM OF VALENTINO), The Norway Aria (BERTHA)-, Rose's Air (THE SHOEMAKER'S HOLIDAY), Shaun, do not go (THE PICNIC)-, A Simple Song (MASS), There is a garden (TROUBLE IN TAHITI), Tina's Aria (THE ASPERN PAPERS), What a movie! (TROUBLE IN TAHITI

This series is an introduction to art song in English, French, German, Italian and Spanish. Each volume has a different song list, and includes 30 selections in appropriate keys. Beyond art song, each collection includes two carefully chosen opera arias, an oratorio aria, and an operetta aria by Gilbert & Sullivan. Also included are two enhanced CDs, giving you the ability to not only play the accompaniments on both your CD player and computer, but they are also CD-ROMs that are capable of playing the tracks at different tempos and in different keys when played on the computer. This edition is for Mezzo-Sopranos / Altos.

Songlist: When Daises Pied, Come Again Sweet Love, Flow My Tears, Weep You You No More Sad Fountains, If Music Be The Food Of Love, Nymphs And Shepards, Fair House Of Joy, It Was A Lover And His Lass, Love's Philosophy, Silent Noon, Ouvre Ton Coeur, Clair De Lune, Mandoline, Plaisir D'Amour, Immer Leiser Wird Mein Sculummer, Als Luise Die Briefe Ihres, Ungetreuen Liebhabers Verbrannte, An Die Nachtigall, Der Tod Und Das Madchen, Du Ring An Meinem Finger, Zueignung, Dolente Immagine Di Fille Mia, O Del Mio Amato Ben, Cara E Dolce - Scarlatti, Se Nel Ben Sempre Incostante, El Pano Moruno, La Maja Dolorosa, Voi Che Sapete, Che Faro Senza Euridice, When Frederic Was A Little Lad, and more

The music in Perera's Five Summer Songs shows off both the singer's range and the pianist's ability. This 2020 version is newly engraved, and the poems are by Emily Dickinson.

Songlist: New Feet within My Garden Go, South Winds Jostle Them, I Know a Place, To Make a Prairie, The One that Could Repeat the Summer Day

Contents: Alone in the Forest (Waldseligkeit) - Angels, ever bright and fair - The Blacksmith (Der Schmeid) - The Bride's Song (Lied der Braut) - Cradle Song (Wiegenlied) - Deep in my heart - Dream Valley - Dyrads, Sylvans - Girls' Song - Here amid the shady woods - I attempt from love's sickness to fly - In a strange land (In der Fremde) - Know'st thou the land (Kennst du das Land) - Let me linger near thee (Star Vicino) - Melmillo - My mother bids me bind my hair - Now the dancing sunbeams play (The Mermaid's Song) - Nymphs and Shepherds - Orpheus with his lute - Parting (Muss ed eine Trennung) - Peace (Du bist die Ruh') - Slumber Song (Dors, mon enfant) - Somebody (Jemand) - Spring's Secret (Der Frühling) - To the children (Aux enfants) - The undiscovered country (L'île inconnue) - The Violet (Das Veilchen) - When daisies pied - Who ever thinks or hopes of love - The Wild Rose (Heiden Röslein).

Songlist: DREAM VALLEY (QUILTER), ALONE IN THE FOREST (WALDSELIGKEIT)(STRAUSS), ANGELS, EVER BRIGHT AND FAIR (HANDEL), BLACKSMITH, THE (DER SCHMIED) (BRAHMS), BRIDE'S SONG, THE (LIED DER BRAUT) (SCHUMANN), CRADLE SONG (WIEGENLIED) (SCHUBERT), DEEP IN MY HEART (BISHOP; ARR. ROWLEY), DRYADS, SYLVANS (FROM 'TIME AND TRUTH') (HANDEL), GIRLS' SONG (HOWELLS), HERE AMID THE SHADY WOODS (HANDEL), I ATTEMPT FROM LOVE'S SICKNESS TO FLY (PURCELL), IN A STRANGE LAND (IN DER FREMDE) (TAUBERT), KNOW'ST THOU THE LAND (KENNST DU DAS LAND) (BEETHOVEN), LET ME LINGER NEAR THEE (STAR VICINO) (ROSA), MELMILLO (CAREY), MY MOTHER BIDS ME BIND MY HAIR (HAYDN), NOW THE DANCING SUNBEAMS PLAY (THE MERMAID'S SONG) (HAYDN), NYMPHS AND SHEPHERDS (PURCELL), ORPHEUS WITH HIS LUTE (SULLIVAN), PARTING (MUSS ES EINE TRENNUNG) (BRAHMS), PEACE (DU BIST DIE RUH') (SCHUBERT), SLUMBER SONG (DORS, MON ENFANT) (WAGNER), SOMEBODY (JEMAND) (SCHUMANN), SPRING'S SECRET (DER FRÜHLING) (BRAHMS), TO THE CHILDREN (AUX ENFANTS) (RACHMANINOFF), UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY, THE (L'ÎLE INCONNUE) (BERLIOZ), VIOLET, THE (DAS VEILCHEN) (MOZART), WHEN DAISIES PIED (ARNE), WHO EVER THINKS OR HOPES OF LOVE (DOWLAND), WILD ROSE, THE (HEIDEN RÖSLEIN) (SCHUBERT)

Includes: Mrs. Bass' Aria (Emmeline); The Lord Has Spared This Child (Emmeline); They Are Waiting Below (Emmeline); Emmeline is your Mother (Emmeline); I Want to Say (Fantastic Mr. Fox); My Name Is Agnes (Fantastic Mr. Fox); and many more.

The works in this volume were composed between 1999 and 2006. Glances is a setting of six brief, enigmatic poems - one of which is set twice - by the Polish historian and writer Agata Tuszy ska. Marilyn Kallet's musical poetry is the inspiration for How to Get Heat Without Fire. Over the years, The Pocketbook has proven the most popular of the songs and is often excerpted from the cycle. Linda Pastan's poem Ask the Moon was composed as a gift for soprano Tobe Malawista. A White Rose uses Alban Berg's Sieben Fruhe Lieder as an inspiration. Seven composers were asked to write one song each as a response to one of the songs in Berg's set. Cipullo was assigned Liebesrode with its "dreams of ecstasy." A text by John Boyle O'Reilly seemed to capture the required mood.

Songlist: Echo, Impossible, Unbroken, Between Verses, A Plea for Mercy, Glance, Echo 2, Why I Wear My Hair Long, Saying Goodbye, The Pocketbook, How to Get Heat without Fire, Ask the Moon, A White Rose

This is the most serious and useful collection yet published of solo arias from oratorios, masses and cantatas. The literature was confined to work by major composers, and by-passes the dated oratorio literature found in previous collections. The most famous music is here, and so is interesting and less famous music by masters. There are new music engravings for each aria, and extensive historical notes and translations. Solo instrumental obbligato parts, which can be cut from the book, are included on appropriate selections.

Songlist: Qui sedes ad dextram Patris from Mass in B minor (Bach), Agnus Dei from Mass in B minor (Bach), Von den Stricken meiner Sünden from St. John Passion (Bach), Es ist vollbracht from St. John Passion (Bach), Buss und Reu from St. Matthew Passion (Bach), Erbarme dich, mein Gott from St. Matthew Passion (Bach), Können Tränen meiner Wangen from St. Matthew Passion (Bach), Bereite dich, Zion from Christmas Oratorio (Bach), Schlafe, mein Liebster from Christmas Oratorio (Bach), Schliesse, mein Herze from Christmas Oratorio (Bach), Inflammatus et accensus from Stabat Mater (Dvorák), Virgam virtutis tuae rom Dixit Dominus (Handel), Father of Heav'n! from Judas Maccabæus (Handel), O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion from Messiah (Handel), He was despised from Messiah (Handel), But who may abide from Messiah (Handel), Thou art gone up on high from Messiah (Handel), Fac me vere tecum flere from Stabat Mater (Haydn), Woe unto them who forsake Him from Elijah (Mendelssohn), O rest in the Lord from Elijah (Mendelssohn), Laudamus te from Mass in C minor (Mozart), Quæe moerebat et dolebat from Stabat Mater (Pergolesi), Eija, mater, fons amoris from Stabat Mater (Pergolesi), Fac ut portem from Stabat Mater (Pergolesi), Vouchsafe, O Lord from Te Deum Laudamus (Handel), Agnus Dei from Messe Solennelle (Rossini), Fac ut portem from Stabat Mater (Rossini), Liber scriptus from Messa di Requiem (Verdi), Qui sedes ad dextram Patris from Gloria (Vivaldi), Esurientes implevit from Magnificat (Vivaldi)

We proudly present these convenient new value packages! Each package includes over 90 songs, all at the same level of difficulty, conveniently and affordably priced for teacher reference. Each complete pack would retail for $44.97 if components were purchased separately.

These collections present celebrated Romanzas from Zarzuela, the popular Spanish tradition of music theatre which draws on elements of opera, popular song, dance, and spoken drama. With notes on the music and texts and translations. Contents: ARRIETA: Barcarola de Serafin - BARBIERI: Cancion de Paloma - CHUECA: Tango de la Menegilda - CHAPI: Carceleras - Romanza - CABALLERO: Cancion del espejo - GIMENEZ: Zapateado - CHUECA: Romanza - CHAPI: Cancion de Pastora - SERRANO: Cancion de la gitana - LLEO: Cuples babilonicos - SERRANO: Escena lirica

Songlist: EMILIO ARRIETA. Barcarola. 'No iré yo al río, no iré yo al mar' from EL GRUMETE, FRANCISCO ASENJO BARBIERI.Canción de Paloma.'Com o nací en la calle de la Paloma'EL BARBERILLO D.L., FEDERICO CHUECA Y JOQUÍN VALVERDE DURÁN.Tango de la Menegilda.'Pobre chica' from LA GRAN VÍA, RUPERTO CHAPÍ. Carceleras. 'Al pensar en el dueño de mis amores' from LAS HIJAS DEL ZEBEDEO, MANUEL FERNÁNDEZ CABALLERO. Canción del espejo. 'Al espejo al salir me mire' from LA VIEJECITA, RUPERTO CHAPÍ. Romanza. 'Cuando está tan hondo' from EL BARQUILLERO, GER"NIMO GIM...NEZ. Zapateado. 'La tarantula é un bicho mu malo' from LA TEMPRANICA, FEDERICO CHUECA. Romanza. 'Por qué no quiere mi madre' from LA CORRÍA DE TOROS, RUPERTO CHAPÍ. Canción. 'Te quiero' from LA PATRIA CHICA, JOS... SERRANO. Canción de la gitana. 'A gitana presiosa' from LA ALEGRÍA DEL BATALL"N, VICENTE LLE". Cuplés babilónicos. 'Son las mujeres de Babilonia' from LA CORTE DE FARA"N, JOS... SERRANO. Escena lírica. 'Qué te importa que no venga' from LOS CLAVELES

Each volume contains 14-20 songs by Bellini, Donizetti, Mascagni, Puccini, Rossini, Tosti, Verdi, Vivaldi, and more. Includes notes on the music, texts, and translations.

The selection of songs has been carefully considered to represent a variety of composers from primarily the twentieth century. Songs were chosen that are appropriate challenges to the advancing teenage singer, or for the university student.

Songlist: Linden Lea, Weep You No More, Op. 12, No. 1, Bright Is The Ring Of Words, It Was A Lover And His Lass, Love, Love's Philosophy, Op. 3, No. 1, A Lullaby, Simple Gifts, I Attempt From Love's Sickness To Fly, If Music Be The Food Of Love, O Waly, Waly, The Little Horses, At The River, I Hate Music!, Sail On, Sail On, Dirge, Little Elegy, Spring Sorrow, Sephestia's Lullaby, The Nurse's Song, Love Went A-Riding, A Spring Song, Op. 21, No. 2, Dream Valley, Op. 20, No. 1, Heart, We Will Forget Him, The World Feels Dusty, The Sky Above The Roof

This landmark series, the first multi-volume aria anthology devoted entirely to the topic, collects compelling, useful, singer-friendly excerpts from the best of a distinctly American musical tradition. Plot notes and basic information about each opera are included. Opera composers such as Samuel Barber, William Bolcom, Douglas Moore, Virgil Thomson and Kurt Weill are represented. The operas of Gian Carlo Menotti are particularly present, with 26 arias from nine operas in the series. Contents: AMAHL AND THE NIGHT VISITORS: All that gold! - ASHOKA'S DREAM: So many years have passed - THE BALLAD OF BABY DOE: Augusta! How can you turn away? - THE CONSUL: Shall we ever see the end of all this!, Lullaby, The Empty-handed Traveler, Oh, those faces! - DOWN IN THE VALLEY: Oh, don't you see that lonesome dove - THE GHOSTS OF VERSAILLES: Samira's Aria - THE GREAT GATSBY: Five years ago I knew them both, Waiting - THE HERO: Look at all those things - JOHN BROWN: Blow ye the trumpet - LITTLE WOMEN: Couldn't I unbake the breads, Perfect as we are, Things change, Jo - LOST IN THE STARS: Trouble Man, Stay Well - MADAME MAO: Yes! I am she! - MARCO POLO: Such a moment - THE MEDIUM: Afraid, am I afraid? (Baba's Aria) - THE MIGHTY CASEY: Kiss Me Not Goodbye, A Prayer - THE MOTHER OF US ALL: Will they remember that it is true, I say never again, What is man, We cannot retrace our steps - REGINA: Away!... The Best Thing of All, Dry Bones, Addie's Blues, Waltz (Do you wish we had wed) - THE SAINT OF BLEECKER STREET: Ah, Michele, don't you know - TARTUFFE: Hold on a moment, dear - VANESSA: Must the winter come so soon? - THE WINGS OF THE DOVE: We've always known each other - WUTHERING HEIGHTS: I have dreamt, How I love them - X: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF MALCOLM X: Come with me, child

Songlist: Lullaby, Ah, Michele, Don't You Know, Dry Bones, Augusta! How Can You Turn Away?, Waiting, Blow Ye The Trumpet, All That Gold!, Afraid, Am I Afraid? (Baba's Aria), Shall We Ever See The End Of All This!, The Empty-handed Traveler, Look At All Those Things, Oh, Those Faces!, A Prayer, I Have Dreamt, So Many Years Have Passed, Samira's Aria, Five Years Ago I Knew Them Both, Perfect As We Are, Things Change, Jo, Couldn't I Unbake The Breads, Yes! I Am She!, Such A Moment, I Say Never Again, Will They Remember That It Is True, What Is Man, Away!... The Best Thing Of All, Addie's Blues, Waltz (Do You Wish We Had Wed), Hold On A Moment, Dear, We've Always Known Each Other, and more

With both recorded full performances and orchestra accompaniments, this book presents the standard voice and piano reduction of each aria, a short plot summary and translation.

Songlist: Canzone del velo, En vain pour ?viter, Esser madre ? un inferno, Se Romeo t'uccise un figlio, Stella del marinar!, Werther! - Je vous ?cris de ma petite chambre

This outstanding series is an encouragement to young singers in preparing a vocal solo. Songs have been carefully chosen for each voice type, after consulting many official state contest repertoire lists. Each volume includes Five art songs in English, one African-American Spiritual, one art song in Spanish, one art song in German, two art songs in italian, new editions and engravings of all songs, historical notes on each composer represented, interpretive suggestions for each song, translations for study and a preface on 'learning a song.' Each enhanced CD includes beautiful performances of each song by talented professional artists, excellent recorded accompaniment tracks for practice, pronunciation lessons in German, Italian and Spanish. In addition to piano accompaniments playable on both your CD player and computer, the enhanced CD also includes tempo adjustment and transposition softward for CD-ROM compute use only. This edition is for Mezzo-Sopranos/Altos.

Songlist: An Die Musik, The Blue Bell, He Shall Feed His Flock 0, My Lord What A Lovely Morning, Now Is The Month Of Maying, Nymphs And Shepards, Ombra Mai Fu, Porque Toco El Pndero, Silent Noon, Vergin Tutto Amor

Song cycle for soprano and piano (reduction from orchestral score) with poems by Robert Desnos. First performed at the BBC Proms in August 1991 by the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by the composer, with Solveig Kringleborn. Duration c.16 mins.

Ten lyric arias with recorded accompaniments accessible for streaming or download online (Robert L. Larsen, pianist). Edited by Robert L. Larsen and Richard Walters. With historical notes, plot synopses, and translations (by Martha Gerhart) for study.

Songlist: Non so più cosa son from Le Nozze di Figaro, Parto, parto from La Clemenza di Tito, Smanie implacabili from Così fan tutte, Son reo: l'error confesso from Mitridate, Re di Ponto, Torna di Tito a lato from La Clemenza di Tito, Va, l'error mio palesa from Mitridate, Re di Ponto, Deh, per questo istante solo from La Clemenza di Tito, Il capro e la capretta from Le Nozze di Figaro, È amore un ladroncello from Così fan tutte, Voi, Che Sapete