Instructive Songs (New Selection)

The Lieder Anthology. 65 Songs by 13 Composers. This edition presents 65 diverse songs by major composers of German art song, or lieder, and is the perfect one-volume lieder source for voice students. All the songs are new Vocal Library editions. Historical notes about the relevant history and background of each song are included, as are line-by-line translations for study. A select committee of experienced voice teachers was consulted to choose the most essential and vocally instructive songs in compiling this collection. Composers represented: Beethoven, Brahms, Franz, Gustav Mahler, Alma Mahler, Fanny Hensel, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Schubert, Clara Schumann, Robert Schumann, Strauss, Wolf. Co-editor Dr. Virginia Saya, on the faculty of Loyola Marymount University, is a musicologist with a special interest in lieder. This collection includes the first American edition of Funf Ophelia Lieder by Brahms. 288 pages, sewn binding.

A Step-by-Step Learning System. Includes Reusable A-B-C Key Stickers This three-part method shows you how to make music at the piano and have a lot of fun doing it. How? By using familiar songs supported by easy-to-understand instruction, simple examples, and related exercises. In no time at all, using Notes-That-Name-Themselves, you'll be performing many of the good ol' tunes you've always wanted to play. The price of this book includes access to demo tracks online, for download or streaming, using the unique code inside the book. Selections include: Auld Lang Syne - Chopsticks - Danny Boy - The Entertainer - Frankie and Johnny - He's Got the Whole World in His Hands - Michael Row the Boat Ashore - New World Symphony (Theme) - Skye Boat Song - To a Wild Rose, Op. 51, No. 1 - When the Saints Go Marching In - and more.