Joan Boytim has selected some of the easisest songs in English from The First Book of Solos series and transposed them for a different voice type for many of the selections in Introduction to Art Song, making the songs available to 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 may be used by students in traditional voice lessons or by voice classes. / Mezzo-Soprano

Songs by British and American Composers-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.

An Introduction to Repertoire. This series of five book/online audio access packs 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 and Sullivan. Each book includes a unique code for access to professionally-recorded pronunciation lessons and piano accompaniments. Contents: ARNE: When daisies pied · DOWLAND: Come again, sweet love · Flow my tears · Weep you no more, sad fountains · PURCELL: If music be the food of love · Nymphs and Shepherds · QUILTER: Fair House of Joy · It was a lover and his lass · Love's Philosophy · VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Silent Noon · BIZET: Ouvre ton coeur · FAURE: Clair de lune · Mandoline · MARTINI: Plaisir d'amour · BRAHMS: Immer leiser wird mein Schlummer · MOZART: Als Luise die Briefe ihres · Ungetreuen Liebhabers verbrannte · SCHUBERT: An die Nachtigall · SCHUMANN: Du Ring an meinem Finger · RICHARD STRAUSS: Zueignung · BELLINI: Dolente immagine di Fille mia · DONAUDY: O del mio amato ben · SCARLATTI: Cara e dolce · STRADELLA: Se nel ben sempre incostante · DE FALLA: El pano moruno · GRANADOS: La maja dolorosa (2) · MOZART: Voi che sapete · GLUCK: Che faro senza Euridice · SULLIVAN: When Frederic Was a Little Lad · VIVALDI: Qui sedes ad dextram Patris

The world's most trusted source for great theatre literature for singing actors. The online audio includes Piano accompaniments. The book features authentic editions of each song in the original keys. The songs have been carefully chosen for each voice type and are culled from a wide selection of classic and contemporary shows.