French Song Anthology: The Vocal Library, High Voice [Paperback]

Richard Walters (Author), Carol Kimball (Author), Hal Leonard Corp. (Creator)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 2001 | Series: Vocal Library

The largest, most comprehensive collection of French art songs ever published, with 60 songs by 24 composers. This wonderful anthology, with newly researched editions in clean new engravings, includes interesting notes about the composers, poets, facts about the composition and performance history for each song, and new line-by-line translations for study. Some songs are published in transpositions for the first time. This is the ideal collection for teachers to assign to voice students. Includes the complete Le Bestiaire (Poulenc) and Five Greek Songs (Ravel).

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About the Author

Founded in 1947, Hal Leonard Corporation has become the worlds largest print music publisher, representing some of the greatest songwriters and artists of all time. We are proud to publish titles of interest to all musicians as well as music lovers, from songbooks and instructional titles to artist biographies and instrument price guides to books about the music industry and all the performing arts.

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Hal Leonard (October 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0634030795
• ISBN-13: 978-0634030796
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #34,778 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #9 in Books > Arts & Photography > Music > Theory, Composition & Performance > Sheet Music & Scores > Forms & Genres > Vocal

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84 of 84 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE all-in-one French art song collection for sopranos and tenors, December 27, 2007

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Priscilla Stilwell "Music Is Life..." (Minneapolis, MN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: French Song Anthology: The Vocal Library, High Voice (Paperback)

One of my biggest problems with Amazon is that often you cannot see which specific songs and/or composers are featured in a collection. So, I take it upon myself to provide this information to you:

Hector Berlioz - Villanelle

Georges Bizet - Chanson d'avril; Guitare; Ouvre ton coeur

Emmanuel Chabrier - Les cigales; Villanelle des petits canards

Ernest Chausson - Hebe; Le charme; Le colibri; Le temps des lilas

Claude Debussy - Beau soir; Les cloches; Mandoline; Noel des enfants qui n'ont plus de maisons

Henri Duparc - Chanson triste; La vie anterieure; Lamento

Gabriel Faure - Apres un reve; Automne; Chanson d'amour; Clair de lune; Lydia; Mandoline; Notre amour

Cesar Frank - Nocturne

Charles Gounod - L'absent; O ma belle rebelle; Venise

Reynaldo Hahn - A Chloris; Offrande; Si mes vers avaient des ailes

Vincent d'Indy - Madrigal

Charles Koechlin - Si tu le veux

Franz Liszt - Oh! quand je dors

Johann-Paul Martini - Plasir d'amour

Jules Massenet - Nuit d'Espagne; Si tu veux, Mignonne

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Dans un bois solitaire

Emile Paladilhe - Psyche

Francis Poulenc - Le Bestiaire (song cycle): Le dromadaire; Le chevre du Thibet; La sauterelle; Le dauphin; L'ecrevisse; La carpe

Maurice Ravel - Sainte; Cinq melodies populares grecques (song cycle): Le reveil de la mariee; La-bas, vers l'eglise; Quel galant m'est comparable?; Chanson des cueilleuses de lentisques; Tout gai!

Albert Roussel - Le bachelier de Salamanque; Sarabande

Camille Saint-Saens - Aimons-nous; L'attente

Erik Satie - Je te veux; La statue de bronze

Deodat de Severac - Les hiboux; Philis

Pauline Viardot - Fleur dessechee

From the fairly simple (but beautiful) songs of Hahn (Si mes vers avaient des ailes) and Martini (Plasir d'amour), to the increasing difficulty of Liszt (Oh! quand je dors) and Paiadilhe (Psyche), the suprising and technically specific Mozart piece (Dans un bois solitaire), to the outright difficult pieces of Debussy (Mandoline) and the complete song cycles of Poulenc and Ravel, this book will allow for years of French art song repertoire to be learned and enjoyed.

Each piece is preceded by a paragraph or two on the origin of the song and it's author(s), as well as a word-by-word translation. These useful additions assist the serious voice student in the full understanding of their new repertoire.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must-Have for every Soprano!, January 24, 2005

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L. D. "fan of 80's toys" (CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: French Song Anthology: The Vocal Library, High Voice (Paperback)

This book contains 62 French Art songs from 24 composers (from "Mandoline", one by Faure and another by Debussy, to Mozart's "Dans un bois solitaire") . Each song is described briefly: when it was composed, from which poem it is based, etc. It also includes a line-by-line English translation, conveniently located right below the title of each song. The first bar of each line is numbered...perfect for rehearsals with your pianist and/or teacher!

This was ordered for me because I'm a soprano; I may be done with my diploma, but this book is good for brushing up and expanding my French Art Song repertoire. At over 30% off of its regular price, and with free shipping, it is a no-brainer! It may have taken longer to arrive because of the chosen shipping method, but it's well worth the wait. This is a must-have for every soprano, student or teacher.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Selection, October 5, 2007

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T. Martin (Jacksonville, NC United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: French Song Anthology: The Vocal Library, High Voice (Paperback)

The selection of songs in this book is good, but it would be helpful to have the IPA pronunciation for them also.