This outstanding series is an encouragement to beginning singers in preparing a vocal solo. Songs have been carefully chosen for each voice type after consulting many official state contest repertoire lists. All the songs for instance are on the Texas list. The series will be useful to any novice singer not just limited to those preparing an actual contest solo. Each volume contains 10 songs: 5 art songs in English an African-American spiritual 2 songs in Italian a song in German and a song in Spanish. There are new editions and engravings of all songs. Biographical information is included on each composer. Interpretive suggestions are given for each song and the prefaceon Learning a Song is especially instructive. Each companion CD includes beautiful performances of all the songs by a professional singer and excellent accompaniments by pianist Laura Ward. Also on the CD are pronunciation guides in Italian German and Spanish. Mezzo-Soprano Book Contents: An die Musik · The Blue-Bell · He Shall Feed His Flock · My Lord What a Mornin' · Now Is the Month of Maying · Nymphs and Shepherds · Ombra mai fù · Porque toco el pandero · Silent Noon · Vergin tutto amor.

For Soprano and Orchestra.Natural History was commissioned by the Boston Symphony Orchestra. It was written for the voice of Dawn Upshaw. The first performance was given by these artists conducted by Sir Simon Rattle on14th January 1999 in Symphony Hall Boston. Orchestra 3 Flutes (3rd doubling piccolo and alto flute)3 Oboes3 Clarinets in Bb3 Bassoons (3rd doubling contrabassoon)4 Horns in F3 Trumpetsin CTubaPercussion (2 players)1. Cymbals Tubular Bells Suspended Cymbal Glockenspiel2. Glockenspiel (shared with first player) Snare Drum TamTam Xylophone Bamboo Chimes Metal Wind Chimes GongTimpaniHarpStrings

Originally written in 1968 for Soprano and orchestra this edition of Rodrigo's 'Songs of Love and War' is specially arranged for voice and piano.

Turbulence - or ‘the underlying forces usually hidden’- an Opera in three scenes by Juliana Hodkinson (2013). Libretto by Cynthia Troup.For soprano voice with electronic pocket piano* and groovebox* young female actor with hand-held microphone and shortwave radio vintage fans audio samples (*may be redistributed to off-stage player or sound desk).The libretto and score for Turbulence were commissioned by Chamber Made Opera in 2012. Turbulence was first performed by Deborah Kayser (soprano) and Anneli Bjorasen (actor) and directed by David Young with sound design in performance by Jethro Woodward — thepremiere season opened in Melbourne on 3 October 2013 as part of Chamber Made Opera’s Living Room Opera series.

Handel's setting of the text I Know That My Redeemer Liveth is from his great Oratorio Messiah arranged as a solo song for Soprano voice.

Many students only need a few opera arias in their vocal study. Selected Opera Arias extracts 10 arias useful to the typical voice student from the G. Schirmer Opera Anthology with plot notes translations andIPA and combines them with the diction lessons recorded by top coaches in New York and accompaniments recorded by coaches on staff at Lyric Opera of Chicago. The voice student gets a value priced complete package for the verybest instruction.

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.

(Includes 2 CDs)-This is among the most widely used teaching repertoire for singers in the U.S. Over 30 songs are featured in each book including American and British art songs folk song arrangements sacred songs and a sampling of beginningsongs in German Italian Spanish and French. There is a completely different song selection for each voice type. This book includes access to online audio.

This compilataion of thirty-six arias from Mozart's seven theatrical masterpieces moves from the youthful exuberance of 'The abduction from the Seragli' to the complex enchanting moral allegory of 'The Magic Flute' complete shortly before the composer's death in 1791. Together with all of the great soprano arias from these works are classic pieces from 'Idomeneo' 'The Marriage of Figaro' 'Don Giovanni' 'Cosi fan tutte' and 'La Clemenza di Tito'.