Women Composers - A Heritage of Song. With 45 songs by 22 composers, this is the most comprehensive single volume of art songs composed by women ever published. It includes biographical information about the composers and historical information about each song, withsongs in English, French, German and Italian.
SKU: HL.48022645
UPC: 884088867614. 6.75x10.5 inches.
This work sings of loves and experiences with a vibrant and lyrical text by Francesca Gulì (1924-2008) an American of Italian heritage. Opening with the phrase, “I sing of Summer and of tree, whom I embrace embraces me,” with music that grows and develops into rich textures ideal for collegiate and community women's choruses.
SKU: LO.99-2757H
UPC: 000308127867.
Romantic and lush, this original Amy Bernon ode to music and love will showcase your women's shimmering three-part singing as they ask for some kind of music to cover me in stars, when the night is long and I can't find a song to take me where you are. Memorable and lovely, this selection is also perfect for spring concert performances.
SKU: LO.15-3274H
ISBN 9780787717636.
Gerald Custer presents one of the most well-known Brahms love songs in this sensitive scoring that retains the harmonic richness of the original. The strophic setting takes voice leading into careful consideration and highlights men and women separately and together.
SKU: PR.114423720
ISBN 9781491129487. UPC: 680160690404.
POSTCARDS FROM UKRAINE is a charming-yet-fiery suite of six character pieces reflecting the culture and music of Didorenkoâ??s homeland. The work was composed in early 2022 following the invasion. Movements 2 and 3 are inspired by folk music with the piano imitating sounds of the bandura, and the other four movements are free settings of authentic folk melodies.More and more in recent times, I turn to the musical heritage of my native Ukraine for inspiration. Shortly after the start of the war in Spring 2022, my friend and New York pianist Evelyne Luest approached me with a suggestion to compose a piece based on Ukrainian folk music. As I began to research authentic song and dance styles, I was immediately drawn to their soulful melodies and stirring rhythms. Postcards from Ukraine came into being in just under a month.The second of these six pieces is written in the style of duma, a sung epic poem recited by itinerant bards, accompanied on a bandura; strumming on the high piano strings imitates the banduraâ??s sound. In the third piece, an ostinato bass is another impression of bandura playing, while the cello references Carpathian dance tunes. The other four pieces are my interpretations of true Ukrainian folk songs, typically sung a cappella by a womenâ??s choir, from small villages that keep their vocal traditions alive.
SKU: MN.50-6106
UPC: 688670561061. English.
This early American folk song is given a rollicking setting which is mostly SATB but occasionally has the women and the men dividing into four parts. The heritage of the tune is evident in some cadences that have a sort of shape-note feel to them. Fun to sing and hear.
