I Will Bow And Be Simple from 'Three Shaker Tunes' arranged by Betty Jacobson for SSA choir with Piano accompaniment.'The form of worship practiced by the Shakers in New England has been a subject of curiosity for more than a century and a half. The Shakers originated in the English Quaker Church and came to America in 1774 and settled in New England and in New York state. They still exist in some communities in these territories.The Shaker songs took on a lively spontaneity and a cross between Quaker orderliness and wild abandonment that characterised the rituals of the French prophets from whom the Shakers distantlystemmed.The Shakers exercised in dancing shaking and whirling until they went into trances and 'recieved songs as gifts.'The songs are derived from 'spirit manifestations' and all have individual types of rhythms and texts.' - Edward D. Andrews from 'Shaker Songs' The Musical Quarterly October 1937

This Book and CD collection of Volume 2 of Les Plaisirs Du Bel Canto features a selection of songs for singers that have been taken from the classic repertoire of the great operas. For Mezzo-SopranoVoice.
For professional singers, students, enthusiasts and music schools, this varied repertoire is a great way to enter into the joyous world of singing. The CD features Pianoaccompaniment as it appears transcribed in the book.
1. Habanera (Carmen) [Bizet, Georges]
2. La Lettre (Véronique) [Messager, André]
3. La Maison Grise (Fortunio) [Messager, André]
4. La Reine De La Nuit (La Flûte Enchantée) [Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus]
5. L\'air Des Bijoux (Faust) [Gounod, Charles]
6. Le Roi De Thulé (Faust) [Gounod, Charles]
/ Partitions classique / Vocale - chorale / Voix solo - piano / CHOUDENS

Medium High Voice in D-flat Major-Arranged for medium high voice in D flat. Malotte's choral work The Lord's Prayer is presented here with a freshly engraved score and a companion CD. The score contains two versions of the song in the designated key: voicewith piano accompaniment and voice with organ accompaniment. The CD features the orchestral accompaniment as well as a full performance with a professional singer. Also included is the history of Malotte's song and itspublication.

The Songs of Jake Heggie - Book 3-An amazing collection of witty and romantic songs from the hit RCA Red Seal CD featuring Renée Fleming Sylvia McNair Frederica von Stade Jennifer Larmore and Carol Vaness. All songs are in their original keys. For medium voicewith Piano.

Harold Hinchcliffe Sykes was a British twentieth century arranger and composer who usually published under the name Harold H. Sykes. His setting of The Poor Snail is for Unison Voice withPiano accompaniment. It laments the way in which a Snail must carry his home on his back. The lyrics were written by J. M. Westrup who is best known for his poem Flying.

Frank Bridge’s Three Songs for Medium Voice Viola and Piano is the second volume in a 30-volume series by The Frank Bridge Trust in association with Thames Publishing celebrating the works of Frank Bridge. This publication features the songs Far far from each other Where is it that our soul doth go? and Music when soft voices die and includes the score for Viola separately making the collaboration of the three musicians easier. The songs can be and often are performed together as a cycle but also work as short individual pieces. The first performance of the three songs in December 1908 marked a rareoccurrence as Frank Bridge played the Piano part himself. Far far from each other is the most ambitious of the three pieces for all three musicians. The words are excerpts from Matthew Arnold’s ‘Empedocles on Etna and Other Poems Parting’.Where is it that our soul doth go? is the shortest of the three songs and the words are a translation of the last stanza of Heinrich Heine’s Clarisse translated by K. F. Kroeker.While the first two songs are original settings Bridge first wrote Music when soft voices die for High Voice Piano and Cello in 1903. The present version was transcribed in 1907. Music when soft voices die the short poem providing the words for this piece is one of the most influential and well-known of Shelley’s works.Watch Three Songs performed by Rebecca Ringle (Mezzo-Soprano) Luke Fleming (Viola) and Roger Steptoe (Piano):

Low Voice in G Major-Arranged for low voice in G. Malotte's choral work The Lord's Prayer is presented here with a freshly engraved score and a companion CD. The score contains two versions of the song in the designated key: voice with pianoaccompaniment and voice with organ accompaniment. The CD features the orchestral accompaniment as well as a full performance with a professional singer. Also included is the history of Malotte's song and its publication.

American composer Celius Dougherty (1902-1986) created lovely arrangements of favourite folksongs and sea chanties. With many selections never before published these editions offer exciting multicultural literature forvoice students and teachers.

for Upper Voices and Orchestra. The Lost Words by composer James Burton takes its inspiration and text from the award-winning ?cultural phenomenon? and book of the same name by Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris: a book that was, in turn, a creative response to the removal of everyday nature words like acorn, newt and otter from a new edition of a widely used children?s dictionary. Both the book and Burton?s 32-minute work, which is written in 12 short movements for upper-voice choir in up to 3 voice parts (with either orchestral or piano accompaniment), celebrates each lost word with a beautiful poem or ?spell?, magically brought to life in Burton?s music. At its heart, the work delivers a powerful message about the need to close the gap between childhood and the natural world. Burton?s piece was co-commissioned by the Hallé Concerts Society for the Hallé Children?s Choir and the Boston Symphony Orchestra. The piano accompaniment version was premiered at the Tanglewood Festival in 2019 by the Boston Symphony Children?s Choir, of which Burton is founder and director. The Hallé Children?s Choir will premiere the orchestral version of the full work in Manchester, UK, post-pandemic.

Eleven Lieder On Texts By Friedrich Schlegel-Eleven Lieder on texts by Friedrich Schlegel for high voice and pianoWith their very accessible style and expressive interpretation of the words these contemporary works continue in the tradition of classical and romantic song cycles and will f

Hohe Stimme / High Voice-As a continuation of the new Urtext edition of the Schubert lieder Walther Dürr has now edited volume five for high medium and low voices. Volumes 1 to 4 of this edition contain mainly lieder which Schubert himself saw into print (in his own choice and order) and in the fourth volume works from the last two years of his life are included. The lieder in volume 5 onwards are strictly presented in the order of Deutsch?s Thematic Catalogue which means that in principle they are arranged chronologically.The lieder in volume five were composed in the years 1811 to 1814. The first 'Hagars Klage' (D 5) dated 30 March 1811 is also his first complete surviving song. The firsteleven lieder are evidence of his early studies (1811 1813/14). During this period Schubert immersed himself in Johann Rudolf Zumsteeg?s ballads and lieder and wrote Italian arias during his composition lessons with Antonio Salieri. He also composed a single strophic song ('Klaglied' D 23) which the only one of these songs was published shortly after his death in November 1830 as op. 131 3. His apprentice work as it were was the major ballade 'Der Taucher' (D 77) which was composed between 1813 and roughly the beginning of 1815. Probably not by chance his first complete opera ('Des Teufels Lustschloss' D 84) was written at the same time. He also set fourteen poems by Friedrich von Matthisson exploring the principle of the strophic lied.- Excellent new engraving based on the 'New Schubert Edition'- Foreword by Walther Dürr discussing the history the works? compositionand transmission together with a list of sources for each song (Ger/Eng)- English translation of the song texts by Richard WigmoreContents:Hagars Klage D 5 / Leichenfantasie D 7 /Der Vatermörder D 10 / Klaglied op. post. 131 3 D 23 / Misero pargoletto D 42 (high voice only) / Totengräberlied D 44 / Die Schatten D 50 / Verklärung D 59 / Pensa che questo istante D 76 (medium and low voice only) /Der Taucher D 77 / Son fra l?onde D 78 (high voice only) /Adelaide D 95 / Trost. An Elisa D 97 /Erinnerungen D 98 / Andenken D 99 /Geisternähe D 100 / Erinnerung D 101 /Die Betende D 102 / Die Befreier Europas in Paris D 104 /Lied aus der Ferne D 107 (1st version) / Lied aus der Ferne D

“Sonatas and quartets aren’t my thing”. Armed with this self-knowledge composer Isabelle Aboulker placed singing at the heart of her creative activity and garnered huge success in a variety of genres such as oratorio (The Man who Staggered Through War 1997) comic opera (Monsieur de Balzac fait son théâtre 1999) children’s tales (Douce et Barbe Bleue 2002) and the theatrical adaptation of narrative works (Une fille qu’on appelle Boule de suif 2014). Isabelle Aboulker also devotes much attention to melody as can be seen in this collection presenting a few of her most enchantingsuccesses. Her prosodic clarity and focus on the power of words crystallises a musical legacy that stretches from Rameau to Poulenc. This anthology of melodies for voice and piano – most of which are written for all voices – is delightfully eclectic: the melancholy perfume of the Lettre d’amour sits beside the unnerving eeriness of the merchant of souls (Au marché de Saint-Paul) while the limpid music of the La Fontaine’s Fables contrasts with the fever that animates Je t’aime a passionate vocalise dedicated to Patritica Petibon. A subtle sensitive art that enchants all who lend an ear.    

Selection of Songs within Comfortable Range for older Singers-Compiled and edited by Veronica Veysey Campbell & Liza Hobbs Increasing numbers of people are taking to singing in later life driven in part by increasing medical evidence of of the health benefits it brings. Singing aids physical and neurological well-being but above all it brings enjoyment not only to those who have a lifetime experience of singing (both in choirs and solo) but also for those to whom it comes as an entirely new activity. Everlasting Voices compiled specifically for the older singer contains: 24 songs with a modest vocal range in a wide range of styles; backgrouned notes about the songs and their composers; prononciation guides forsinging in Italian German Spanish and French; a guide to keping your voice healthy; performing advice and technical guidance.

A collection of arias for Medium-High Voices setting sacred texts to the great operatic arias of Puccini Mozart Wagner Purcell and others.The Fred Bock Institute Of Music has assembled this sumptuous anthology of devout and moving settings offering a solemn and musically rich repertoire for the Medium-High Voice with Piano.A CD is included featuring demonstration performances and accompaniment tracks for each piece.