English Songs: Renaissance to Baroque - High Voice (Book only): The Vocal Library

Richard Walters/ Steven Stolen

ISBN 10: 079354632X / ISBN 13: 9780793546329

Published by Hal Leonard Corp, 1996

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80 pages. 11.70x8.60x0.40 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: English Songs: Renaissance to Baroque - High Voice (Book only): The Vocal Library
• Publisher: Hal Leonard Corp
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 079354632X
• ISBN 13: 9780793546329
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.3 kilograms

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Synopsis

English Songs: Renaissance to Baroque is an essential songbook for classical vocalists, voice students, and teachers. Curated by Richard Walters and Steven Stolen, this high voice collection brings together 34 English art songs by 17 influential composers from the Renaissance and Baroque periods. Each song is paired with historical context, offering both musical and academic value for developing singers. This collection is perfect for recital preparation, exams, and educational study, with a wide variety of lyrical content, vocal range challenges, and period styles. The selections range from pastoral ballads and Shakespearean settings to well-known Renaissance melodies, providing vocalists with an engaging and diverse repertoire. Ideal for both private lessons and classroom use, this edition is part of The Vocal Library series by Hal Leonard, known for its quality engravings and pedagogical value. Whether you are refining phrasing, exploring early music literature, or preparing for auditions, this book is a trusted music teacher resource and a thoughtful gift for pianists who accompany vocalists. * * Songs Included: As I Walked Forth One Summer Day * Blow Blow Thou Winter Wind * Come and Trip It * Diaphenia * Fain Would I Change That Note * Fair If You Expect Admiring * Flow My Tears * Hark the Echoing Air * Have You Seen but a White Lily Grow * Here amid the Shady Woods * How Happy Art Thou * I Attempt from Love's Sickness to Fly * I'll Sail upon the Dog Star * If Music Be the Food of Love * In Sherwood Lived Stout Robin Hood * It Was a Lover and His Lass * Jack and Joan * Let Me Wander Not Unseen * My Lovely Celia * Nymphs and Shepherds * O Come O Come My Dearest * Pastime with Good Company * Rest Sweet Nymphs * The Silver Swan * Since First I Saw Your Face * Tell Me No More * Thou Soft Flowing Avon * Weep You No More Sad Fountains * What If I Never Speed * When Daisies Pied * When Laura Smiles * Where E'er You Walk * Whither Runneth My Sweetheart * Willow Song

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