Introduction to Art Song: Soprano

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Songs in English for Classical Voice Students

Joan Boytim has selected some of the easiest songs in English and transposed them for a different voice type for many of the selections in Introduction to Art Song, making the songs available to more students. Each voice type has a unique song list. These books may be used by students in traditional voice lessons or by voice classes.

Contents for the soprano volume include:

• AMERICAN LULLABY (Gladys Rich)
• BENEATH A WEEPING WILLOW'S SHADE (Francis Hopkinson, arr. Harold Milligan)
• THE BLUE-BELL (Edward MacDowell)
• CLOUD-SHADOWS (James H. Rogers)
• COME BACK! (Roger Quilter)
• CORALS (Bryceson Treharne)
• DANNY BOY (Old Irish Air)
• DREAM VALLEY (Roger Quilter)
• GO 'WAY FROM MY WINDOW (John Jacob Niles)
• THE LASS FROM THE LOW COUNTREE (John Jacob Niles)
• LONGING (Samuel Barber)
• MUSIC, WHEN SOFT VOICES DIE (Samuel Barber)
• MY LOVER IS A FISHERMAN (Lily Strickland)
• RIBBON BOW (John Jacob Niles)
• THE SKY ABOVE THE ROOF (Ralph Vaughan Williams)
• SLUMBER SONG (Alexander Gretchaninoff)
• THE STATUE AT CZARSKOE-SELO (César Cui)
• THIS LITTLE ROSE (William Roy)
• THY LOVE (Samuel Barber)
• YOUNG LOVE LIES SLEEPING (Arthur Somervell)