The G. Schirmer Collection of American Art Song: High Voice: Vocal Album

This landmark series collects compelling useful singer-friendly arias from a distinctly American opera tradition. Each volume includes information about every opera and an aria plot note. A majority of the music in the fourvolumes has never before been available outside of the opera vocal scores and some arias in the series have never been in print at all before now. Most arias are appropriate for college-level singers. Composers such as SamuelBarber William Bolcom Douglas Moore Virgil Thomson and Gian Carlo Menotti are well represented. Additionally arias are included from important works such as Regina A Streetcar Named Desire The Ghosts of Versailles TheGreat Gatsby Little Women and many others. Stephen Sondheim graciously agreed to adapt new aria editions of two pieces from Sweeney Todd for the series: ?The Contest? in the Tenor volume and?Epiphany? in the Baritone/Bass edition.A diverse selection of Arias from Operas by American composers for Soprano and Piano. Includes works by Gian Carlo Menotti Samuel Barber Kirke Mecham and Thomas Pastieri.

35 songs by Kentucky-born John Jacob Niles one of the most loved American vocal composers whose songs are a staple of contest solo lists. 11 songs have been added for the 2015 expanded edition. Includes GamblingSongs and a collection of Niles' Appalachian Carols as well as a preface by and biographical notes on the composer.11 songs have been added for the 2015 expanded edition. Includes Gambling Songs and a collection ofNiles' Appalachian Carols as well as a preface by and biographical notes on the composer.This volume for Low Voice features the songs: Go 'Way from My Window · The Black Dress · The Lass from the Low Countree · Evening· I Wonder As I Wander · Black Is The Color of My True Love's Hair · The Lotus Blossom · The Carol of the Birds · Sweet Little Boy Jesus · Jesus Jesus Rest Your Head · What Songs Were Sung · The Rovin' Gambler · The Gambler'sLament · The Gambler's Wife · Gambler Don't You Lose Your Place · Gambler's Song of the Big Sandy River · My Lover Is A Farmer Lad · The Wild Rider · Ribbon Bow · My Little Black Star · The Robin and the Thorn · Unused I Am toLovers · When I Gits Up Into Heaven · The Flower of Jesse.

Songs in English for Classical Voice Students-In Introduction To Art Song Joan Boytim has selected some of the easiest songs in English from The First Book of Solos series and transposed them for different Voice types making the songs availableto more students. Additionally other suitable songs not found in other Boytim collections have been included. Each Voice type has a unique song list. These books are perfect for use by students in traditional Voicelessons or by Voice classes. This volume for Soprano Voice features the songs American Lullaby Go 'Way From My Window The Lass From The Low Countree Longing Music When Soft Voices Die Ribbon Bow ThisLittle Rose Thy Love and more.

High Voice (24 Songs)-This is the first substantial collection ever published of songs by Virgil Thomson (1896-1989) composer of the operas The Mother of Us All and Four Saints in Three Acts. Thomson's musical style was based inAmericana but he was attracted to abstract poetry. The unique result is traditionalism turned on its ear. The songs date from 1926 until 1974.

Noon is a slow reflective song by Cecil Effinger from his Four Pastorales a collection based on poems by American poet and literary socialite Thomas Hornsby Ferril. For SATB mixed choir and Oboe with a Piano accompaniment included for rehearsal only. Can be sung as a cycle or individually.