Join Amazon Prime and ship Two-Day for free and Overnight for $3.99. Already a member? Sign in.

Quantity:

More Buying Choices

21 used & new from $15.99

Have one to sell? Sell yours here

Complete Folksong Arrangements: 61 Songs for High Voice

Publisher: learn how customers can search inside this book.

Tell the Publisher! I�d like to read this book on Kindle Don�t have a Kindle? Get yours here.

Complete Folksong Arrangements: 61 Songs for High Voice (Paperback)

by Richard Walters (Editor), Benjamin Britten (Composer)

3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

List Price:	$26.95
Price:	$20.48 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. Details
You Save:	$6.47 (24%)
	Special Offers Available

In Stock.
Ships from and sold by Amazon.com. Gift-wrap available.

Only 3 left in stock--order soon (more on the way).

Want it delivered Monday, July 13? Choose One-Day Shipping at checkout. Details

14 new from $15.99 6 used from $16.00 1 collectible from $26.95

Also Available in:	List Price:	Our Price:	Other Offers:
Paperback	$26.95	$20.48	27 used & new from $16.48

Special Offers and Product Promotions

Purchase this entertainment book and get 12 issues to either Rolling Stone, Men's Journal or Us Weekly for $2.95 each. That's less than $0.25 an issue. Here's how (restrictions apply)

Interact With Your Music: Discover, listen to, and buy new music, all from the pages of SPIN's digital edition, free to Amazon customers.

Frequently Bought Together

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

50 Collected Songs High Voice

by Rorem

5.0 out of 5 stars (1) $18.96

Britten: Folk Song Arrangements

~ Felicity Lott

4.5 out of 5 stars (2) $17.99

The G. Schirmer Collection of American Art Song - 50 Songs by 29 Composers: High Voice

by Hal Leonard Corp.

$18.21

French Song Anthology: The Vocal Library, High Voice

by Various

4.2 out of 5 stars (6) $13.57

Art Song in English - 50 Songs by 21 American and British Composers: High Voice

by Carol Kimball

$24.95

› Explore similar items

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
This landmark publication includes 61 songs, combining the contents of the seven published books of Britten folksong arrangements in High and Low Voice editions. Some of the songs have never before been transposed. The songs of Volume 6, for voice and guitar, have been transcribed for voice and piano for this edition.

Product Details

Paperback: 238 pages
Publisher: Boosey and Hawkes (August 1, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1423421566
ISBN-13: 978-1423421566
Product Dimensions: 11.9 x 9 x 0.7 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)

Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

Amazon.com Sales Rank: #939,763 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?

What Do Customers Ultimately Buy After Viewing This Item?

	83% buy the item featured on this page: Complete Folksong Arrangements: 61 Songs for High Voice 3.7 out of 5 stars (3) $20.48
	7% buy Roger Quilter: 55 Songs: Low Voice The Vocal Library 4.8 out of 5 stars (4) $15.56
	6% buy Collected Songs With High Voice $17.90
	5% buy 50 Collected Songs High Voice 5.0 out of 5 stars (1) $18.96

Explore similar items

Tags Customers Associate with This Product

(What's this?)

Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.

voice(1)

Help others find this product — tag it for Amazon search

No one has tagged this product for Amazon search yet. Why not be the first to suggest a search for which it should appear?

Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store

If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store. Learn more

Customer Reviews

3 Reviews

5 star:		(2)
4 star:		(0)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(1)

Average Customer Review

3.7 out of 5 stars (3 customer reviews)

Share your thoughts with other customers:

Create your own review

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply Good Music, July 30, 2007

By	G. Clark - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Complete Folksong Arrangements: 61 Songs for Medium/Low Voice (Paperback)

These songs are excellent for singers of any stage of study. Being folksong arrangements, the melodies are simple, but not easy. BEAUTIFUL MUSIC. The previous reviewer was obviously not paying attention to what matters in the music.

Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent addition to the standard vocal library., May 20, 2008

By	Stephen Jackson "Classical vocalist and Voice... (Texas, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Complete Folksong Arrangements: 61 Songs for Medium/Low Voice (Paperback)

After decades of having to scrounge together all 6 volumes of the Britten folk song arrangements, having them all published together in one place is nothing short of a divine gift. As is typical of Britten, these are NOT easy arrangements, but they are truly lovely and well worth the work it takes to perform them. As for the overwrought hysterics of the first reviewer, singers interested in performing the songs in volume 6 with a guitarist can certainly still purchase the guitar edition after deciding whether the songs there speak strongly enough to them to warrant working outside the more conventional concert hall setups. The guitar parts ARE lovely, and should be explored, but there is little lost in translation to the slightly richer and more idiomatic piano versions of the accompaniment found here.

Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)

1 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars What were they thinking!!??, April 14, 2007

By	Drunken Orangetree "tree" (Dayton, OH USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Complete Folksong Arrangements: 61 Songs for Medium/Low Voice (Paperback)

Why in god's name would you transcribe the guitar folk songs for piano? Can't pianists read treble clef? Will guitarists be able to figure out the proper fingerings? Does some fool at Boosey and Hawkes fear the guitar parts would leak over and contaminate the piano parts?

Yet another example of the absolutely stupid prejudice against the guitar, perpetrated on the music of a composer who liked the guitar.

Comment Comments (4) | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)

Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review

› See all 3 customer reviews...

.jsOffDisplayBlock { display: block; } .jsOffDisplayInline { display: inline; } .jsOffVisibility { visibility: visible; } .jsOnDisplayBlock { display: none; } .jsOnDisplayNoneBlock { display: block; } .jsOnDisplayNoneInline { display: inline; } .jsOnDisplayInline { display: none; } .jsOnVisibility { visibility: hidden; } .jsOnDisplayBlock { display: none; } .jsOnDisplayInline { display: none; } .jsOnVisibility { visibility: hidden; }