This collection features:
-songs with a range between a fifth and an octave, in a choice of keys
-wide-ranging repertoire covering classical, musical theater, traditional songs, and new commissions
-background notes about the songs and their composers
-pronunciation guides for singing in Italian, German, Spanish, and French
-a description of the physiology of the changing voice
-performing advice and technical guidance.
CONTAINS: Erie Canal - Thomas S. Allen; Let It - Errollyn Wallen; Ezek'l saw the Wheel - Traditional; Say love if everthou didst find - John Dowland; A Brown Bird Singing - Haydn Wood; Rune of Hospitality - Edmund Rubbra; Variables ofGreen - Philip Hattey; From Far, from Eve and Morning - Ralph Vaughan Williams; Career Paths - Ben Parry; The Gas ManCometh - Michael Flanders and Donald Swann; 42nd Street - Harry Warren ; Star Vicino - Anon. 17th Century; PupilleArcierie - Giovanbattista da Gagliano;De los alamos vengo - Miguel de Fuenllana; Lied eines Schmiedes - Robert Schumann; Volkslied - Felix Mendelssohn; Hebe - Ernest Chausson; La Souris - Francis Poulenc.