Schirmer Library of Classics Volume 1722B
Book w/ Online Audio
For well over a century, the G. Schirmer edition of 24 Italian Songs & Arias of the 17th and 18th Centuries has introduced millions of beginning singers to serious Italian vocal literature. Offered in two accessible keys suitable for all singers, it is likely to be the first publication a voice teacher will ask a first-time student to purchase. The classic Parisotti realizations result in rich, satisfying accompaniments which allow singers pure musical enjoyment. For ease of practice, carefully prepared accompaniments are also available that were recorded by John Keene, a New York-based concert accompanist and vocal coach who has performed throughout the United States for radio and television. Educated at the University of Southern California, Keene has taught accompanying at the university level and collaborated with Gian Carlo Menotti and Thea Musgrave on productions of their operas.
Contents:
• Alma Del Core
• Amarilli, Mia Bella
• Caro Mio Ben
• Che Fiero Costume
• Comme Raggio Di Sol
• Danza, Danza, Fanciulla Gentile
• Gia Il Sole Dal Gange
• Il Mio Bel Foco
• Lasciatemi Morire
• Le Violette
• Nel Cor Piu Non Sento
• Nina
• Non Posso Disperar
• O Cessate Di Piagarmi
• O Del Mio Dolce Ardor
• Per La Gloria D'Adorarvi
• Pieta, Signore
• Pur Dicesti, O Bocca Bella
• Se Florindo E Fedele
• Se Tu M'ami
• Sebben, Crudele
• Tu Lo Sai
• Vergin, Tutto Amor
• Vittoria, Mio Core
Schirmer Library of Classics Volume 1722
Book only
For well over a century, the G. Schirmer edition of 24 Italian Songs & Arias of the 17th and 18th Centuries has introduced millions of beginning singers to serious Italian vocal literature. Offered in two accessible keys suitable for all singers, it is likely to be the first publication a voice teacher will ask a first-time student to purchase. The classic Parisotti realizations result in rich, satisfying accompaniments which allow singers pure musical enjoyment. For ease of practice, carefully prepared accompaniments are also available that were recorded by John Keene, a New York-based concert accompanist and vocal coach who has performed throughout the United States for radio and television. Educated at the University of Southern California, Keene has taught accompanying at the university level and collaborated with Gian Carlo Menotti and Thea Musgrave on productions of their operas.
Contents:
BONONCINI: Per la gloria d'adorarvi • CACCINI: Amarilli, mia bella • CALDARA: Alma del core • com e raggio di sol • Sebben, crudele • CARISSIMI: Vittoria, mio core! • DE LUCA: Non posso disperar • DURANTE: Danza, danza, fanciulla gentile • Vergin, tutto amor • GIORDANI: Caro mio ben • GLUCK: O del mio dolce ardor • LEGRENZI: Che fiero costume • LOTTI: Pur dicesti, o bocca bella • MARCELLO: Il mio bel foco • MONTEVERDI: Lasciatemi morire! • PAISIELLO: Nel cor piu non mi sento • PERGOLESI: Se tu m'ami, se sospiri • Nina • A SCARLATTI: Gia il sole dal Gange • Le Violette • O cessate di piagarmi • Se Florindo e fedele • STRADELLA: Pieta, Signore! • TORELLI: Tu lo sai
An authoritative edition based on authentic sources
Medium High Voice
This authoritative edition of the world's most loved songs and arias draws on original manuscripts, historical first editions, and recent research by prominent musicologists to meet a high standard of accuracy and authenticity. Includes fascinating background information about the arias and their composers, as well as a singable rhymed translation, a readable prose translation, and a literal translation of every single word.
This volume of 14 best-loved folk songs for solo voice and piano contains memorable works arranged by three of Alfred Music's top writers: Jay Althouse, Mark Hayes and Ruth Elaine Schram. Titles: All My Trials * All Through the Night * Camptown Races * Cindy * Fire Down Below * Follow the Drinking Gourd * Go 'Way from My Window * He's Gone Away * Old Dan Tucker * Poor Boy * Poor Wayfaring Stranger * Shenandoah * Simple Gifts * The Water Is Wide. This title is available in SmartMusic. A Federation Festivals 2020-2024 selection.
Medium High Vocal Solo
Hymn arrangement for medium high voice, with extended piano interlude between the second and third verses, arranged in E flat. Highest note: G.
Performance time: 4:10
Contemporary Settings of Seven Classic Songs by Johnny Mercer
Johnny Mercer’s music and lyrics have stood the test of time. Add Mark Hayes’s arranging talent, and you’ve got a winning combination of superb solo literature!
Contents:
• Blues in the Night
• Charade
• Dream
• Hooray for Hollywood
• I’m an Old Cowhand from the Rio Grande
• On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe
• Satin Doll
Medium High Voice
With optional duet part.Available in Low Voice (Low B-flat – C), Medium/High Voice (d-E)
Recorded on Studio Label No. 5503 by Jesse Evans Smith.
Medium High Vocal Solo
Jack Schrader's blockbuster setting of Daniel Schutte's popular song, which has been sung far and wide, is one of the chestnuts in the Hope choral catalog. This ever-popular setting is now available in a new SATB voicing
Optional Part: Choral | Rhythm
Voicing: SAB or Three-Part | Two-Part | Vocal Solo | Vocal Duet
Feature: Duet | Solo
Genre: Hymntune
Season: General
Occasion: Dedication | Outreach
Scriptural Reference: Genesis 1:1-23, Exodus 2:23, Exodus 3:7, 1 Samuel 3:1-21, Psalms 81:16, Isaiah 6:1-8, Isaiah 9:2, Isaiah 42:5-9, Isaiah 42:16, Isaiah 53:4, Isaiah 63:8-9, Jeremiah 31:31-34, Ezekiel 11:19-20, Ezekiel 36:26-27, Matthew 5:14, Luke 1:76-79, Luke 14:15-24, John 6:48, John 6:51, John 11:35, Acts 2:1-4, Acts 7:34
Theme: Commitment | Devotion | Discipleship | Mission
Tender and introspective, You May Know invites us to recognize the quiet ways God’s love is revealed through simple, Christlike acts—lifting hearts, comforting souls, and healing the brokenhearted. With a beautifully expressive melody and soul-searching lyrics, this piece gently explores how we can discern whether a prompting to reach out, love, serve, or invite is from God—when it brings peace, inspires faith, and leads us closer to the Savior.
Each verse gently poses thoughtful questions: Is it good? Is it kind? Does it lift? —guiding us to recognize the Divine source behind small and simple acts of love. The refrain echoes the promise of Moroni 7:16: “Ye may know with a perfect knowledge it is of God.” This piece is ideal for sacrament meetings, devotionals, and other sacred events, providing an opportunity to ponder the Savior’s example and our calling to follow Him.
This sheet music is arranged for high solo voice and piano, with chord symbols for additional accompaniment options. It spans a vocal range from low G to B (optional C#) and is also available in medium and high vocal solo keys. The piano accompaniment is crafted for experienced pianists. For performance, the purchase of two copies is necessary (accompanist and vocalist).
“When I was approached by Salisbury Cathedral to write a 30th anniversary anthem for their Girl Choristers, I immediately thought of the traditional 30th wedding anniversary symbol, a pearl. When George Herbert was also requested, it was incredible serendipity that he had actually written a poem of that title: The Pearl. Matthew 13:45. This was inspired by the very short parable which compares the immense value of the Kingdom of Heaven to the most exquisite pearl a merchant could sell: a merchant seeking goodly pearls, on finding one of great price, went and sold all that he had and bought it. Herbert expands all that he had to include things of worldly worth such as learning, honor, and pleasure, but concludes that there is an immeasurably greater and more priceless gift: the costly love of Christ which is the Kingdom of Heaven.
I worried that a poem claiming knowledge of some quite grown-up things might not be suitable for the girls, but their luminescent ageless sound and their incredibly mature attitude in rehearsal dispelled that fear. They gave me a list of things they'd like included in the piece. I managed nineteen out of twenty-three requests: smooth, soft, strong, high, staccato, triplets, semi-quavers, minor keys, suspension, high parts, gentle bits, two part harmony, medium pace, soft but nice, quick, and music telling a story.
I am very grateful to John and June Chichester and the Salisbury Cathedral Girl Choristers' Foundation for this prestigious and exciting commission, to David Halls and Precentor Anna Macham for their musical and theological collaboration throughout the creative process and especially to the girl choristers themselves, for suggesting me for the job.”
Roxanna Panufnik, 24th March, 2020
