These collections of 30 songs each, released over 50 years ago, have been a mainstay of classical vocal study. There is a different song list for each voice type. Now accompaniment CDs are available that match each book. Special CD-ROM features are added to the audio CD which allow the tempo on the accompaniments to be adjusted without changing the pitch, or also, allow transposition.
Contents: ARNE: Where the bee sucks • BISHOP: Shoud he upbraid • BRAHMS: At Last (So willst du des Armen) • Lullaby (Wiegenlied) • The Vain Duit (Vergebliches Standchen) • CAMPIAN: So sweet is thy discourse • GIBBS: Why do I love? • GOUNOD: Without Thee! • GRIEG: Solveig's Song • HANDEL: Care Selve • Endless pleasure, endless love • Let me wander not unseen • HARTY: A Lullaby • HEAD: The Singer • HENSCHEL: Spring
Song List
AT LAST(SO WILLST DU DES ARMEN)(BRAHMS)
CARE SELVE (COME BELOVED)(HANDEL)
CHESTNUT, THE (DER NUSSBAUM) (SCHUMANN)
ENDLESS PLEASURE, ENDLESS LOVE (HANDEL)
FAREWELL, A (ICH SCHWEBE) (STRAUSS)
GENTLE SHEPHERD (SE TU M'AMI) (PERGOLESI)
GRETCHEN AT THE SPINNING WHEEL (GRETCHEN AM SPINNRADE) (SCHUBERT)
HE IS NOBLE, HE IS PATIENT (ER, DER HERRLICHSTE VON ALLEN) (SCHUMANN)
HOW CALM IS MY SPIRIT (RIDENTE LA CALMA) (MOZART)
HOW FAIR THIS SPOT! (TOUT EST SI BEAU!) (RACHMANINOFF)