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English Songs: Renaissance to Baroque: The Vocal Library High Voice

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The book has 34 songs in it by 18 composers. The variety found here is what carries the bulk of the 3 stars. A list is included at the bottom since Amazon doesn't provide a table of contents for this book.

Unfortunately, I have found the accompaniment CDs to be less than helpful. As someone who is not familiar with most of these songs and doesn't know how to sight read, I would have preferred the CDs have a guide track of some sort on them, preferably one that could be switched on and off by adjusting the balance of the speakers. But the CDs just have a piano playing the accompaniment part and this makes it difficult, if not impossible, for a non-sight singer to learn.

Anyone who is experienced in sight singing or who knows the songs in here fairly well would probably find this book and CD set to suit their purposes. But if you are more like me, then you will probably find it more frustrating than fun.

This book contains:

ANONYMOUS
-Have You Seen But a White Lily Grow?
-Pastime With Good Company
-Willow Song

THOMAS ARNE
-Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind
-O Come, O Come,My Dearest
-Thou Soft Flowing Avon
-When Daisies Pied

JOHN BARTLET
-Whither Runneth My Sweetheart

JOHN BLOW
-Tell Me No More

THOMAS CAMPIAN
-Fair, If you Expect Admiring
-Jack and Joan

JOHN DOWLAND
-Flow My Tears
-Weep You No More, Sad Fountains
-What If I Never Speed?

THOMAS FORD
-Since I First Saw Your Face

ORLANDO GIBBONS
-The Silver Swan

GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL
-Come and Trip It
-Here Amid the Shady Woods
-Let Me Wander Not Unseen
-Where E'er You Walk

TOBIAS HUME
-Fain Would I Change That Note

ROBERT JOHNSON
-As I Walked Forth One Summer Day

ROBERT JONES
-In Sherwood Lived Stout Robin Hood

HENRY LAWES
-How Happy Art Thou

THOMAS MORLEY
-It Was a Lover and His Lass

GEORGE MUNRO
-My Lovely Celia

FRANCIS PILKINGTON
-Diaphenia
-Rest Sweet Nymphs

HENRY PURCELL
-Hark! The Echoing Air
-I Attempt From Love's Sickness
-I'll Sail Upon the Dog Star
-If Music Be the Food of Love
-Nymphs and Shepards

PHILIP ROSSETER
-When Laura Smiles