Aspects of Verdi   -   George Martin   -   LIMELIGHT EDITIONS This collection of original essays ranges widely among the composer's interests and achievements: from his religious views to his skill as a cook, from the politics that galvanized him to the poetry that....More info Publisher Info
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This collection of original essays ranges widely among the composer's interests and achievements: from his religious views to his skill as a cook, from the politics that galvanized him to the poetry that inspired him, from his earliest compositions to his final masterwork, Falstaff, completed at the age of 80. Drawing on original research and scholarship, this book also contains two of Verdi's early works, never before published in this form; a translated collection of his letters, also heretofore unpublished; the text of the Requiem with indications of Verdi's emphases; and a directory of his operas with sources, casts, theatres, and premiere dates.

A landmark presentation! Broadway: the American Musical   -   Michael Kantor   -   PBS Distribution Now you can present the landmark PBS television series in your music classroom! In six hour-long episodes, on 3 DVDs or 3 VHS videos, "Broadway: The American Musical" brings alive the epic....More info Complete Editors' Review
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Now you can present the landmark PBS television series in your music classroom! In six hour-long episodes, on 3 DVDs or 3 VHS videos, "Broadway: The American Musical" brings alive the epic story of musical theater and its great significance in 20th-century American culture. Produced by Michael Kantor and hosted by Julie Andrews, the series features a who's who of Broadway luminaries, including Mel Brooks, Carol Channing, Betty Comden, Joel Grey, Kitty Carlisle Hart, John Lahr, Arthur Laurents, Harold Prince, Stephen Sondheim, Tommy Tune, Ben Vereen and George C. Wolfe. Includes: I. Give My Regards to Broadway (1893-1927); II. Syncopated City (1919-1933);III. I Got Plenty O' Nuttin' (1929-1942); IV.Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin' (1943-1960); V. Tradition (1957-1979); VI. Putting It Together (1980-Present). The audio companion to the series, the 5-CD deluxe boxed set (with 60-page booklet) is the comprehensive collection of Broadway music from the last 85 years! It includes over 100 songs from Broadway's greatest musicals of all time, representing the best work of creators such as George Gershwin, Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart, Cole Porter, Leonard Bernstein, Kurt Weill, Berthold Brecht, Stephen Sondheim, John Kander, Fred Ebb, Burt Bacharach, Hal David, Marvin Hamlisch, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice, Henry Mancini, Billy Joel, and many others. The informative liner notes and track-by-track annotations help to make this a necessary addition to every music curriculum and every music library! Also available, a 480-page hardcover book which is both a complement to the PBS series and a stand-alone volume for the general reader. The first comprehensive history of the American musical, from the turn of the 20th century through the turn of the 21st, this book belongs in every music library - and it's also an excellent gift for any musician!

Cantabile   -   Katharin Rundus   -   PAVANE PUBLISHING (A Manual about Beautiful Singing for Singers, Teachers of Singing and Choral Conductors) This vocal pedagogy textbook breaks the mold! Making complex concepts easily understood has been the hallmark of Kathi Rundus' teaching career. Filled with anatomical drawings, pictures, graphs and valuable....More info Complete Editors' Review
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This vocal pedagogy textbook breaks the mold! Making complex concepts easily understood has been the hallmark of Kathi Rundus' teaching career. Filled with anatomical drawings, pictures, graphs and valuable vocal exercises, this book is wisely and attractively organized. Plus, every chapter includes a section specifically for the choral director!

Choral Singing Step by Step   -   James Jordan   -   GIA Publications (Eleven Concise Lessons for Individual or Choral Ensemble Use) This unique self-study guide distills the essentials of good vocal technique into eleven concise, accessible lessons. Prepared by acclaimed conductor and pedagogue James Jordan, it is a perfect guide for....More info Complete Editors' Review
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This unique self-study guide distills the essentials of good vocal technique into eleven concise, accessible lessons. Prepared by acclaimed conductor and pedagogue James Jordan, it is a perfect guide for amateur and novice choir members who wish to improve their own singing technique and better understand the singing process. Topics include: good intonation and tuning; breathing; support; resonance; vowel colors; range and diction. A must read for singers, studio teachers and choral conductors alike.

Discover Your Voice-Book and CD   -   BROWN, O   -   SINGULAR PUBLISHING GROUP INC.
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Unmatched! Finding Ophelia's Voice, Opening Ophelia's Heart   -   Lynne Gackle   -   Heritage Music Press (Nurturing the Adolescent Female Voice) Lynne Gackle, Associate Professor of Ensembles and Assistant Choral Director at Baylor University, has long been an advocate for the power of singing as a catalyst for positive change and self-actualization....More info Complete Editors' Review
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Lynne Gackle, Associate Professor of Ensembles and Assistant Choral Director at Baylor University, has long been an advocate for the power of singing as a catalyst for positive change and self-actualization in adolescent girls. Her landmark text is a synthesis of these ideas, reflecting her unmatched expertise on the working of the female voice and a lifetime of experience and research. Serving to enlighten and encourage teachers and choral directors of these students, "Finding Ophelia's Voice, Opening Ophelia's Heart" addresses the symptoms of vocal change in the female voice, along with physiological factors that affect it. Appropriate choral literature, recordings, and other educational materials are also presented. The included DVD, which may be used as a teaching tool in the classroom, provides demonstrations of the phases of vocal maturation, voice classification, vocal techniques, and other pedagogical strategies, all with the help of an all-girl choir (ages 12-16) under the direction of Dr. Gackle.

First Intermissions   -   M. Owen Lee   -   LIMELIGHT EDITIONS (Commentaries from the Met Broadcasts) For well over twenty years, M. Owen Lee has been offering intermission talks during the Saturday afternoon Texaco Metropolitan Opera broadcasts, which now reach countries on six continents. In this book,....More info Publisher Info
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For well over twenty years, M. Owen Lee has been offering intermission talks during the Saturday afternoon Texaco Metropolitan Opera broadcasts, which now reach countries on six continents. In this book, Father Lee covers various operas of Mozart, Verdi, Wagner, Puccini and Richard Strauss, as well as a selection of French operas, including Faust, Carmen and Les Contes d'Hoffman. In all, his repertory contains 23 operatic masterworks, to all of which he brings insight, learning and the most infectious enthusiasm. One just cannot get enough of [Father Lee's] brilliant, stimulating, thought-provoking insights...I feel there is no one more knowledgeable or qualified in the entire field of opera commentary. No one. - The Opera Quarterly

Fischer Dieskau Book of Lieder   -   Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau   -   Hal Leonard Corporation This wonderful resource contains original texts of over 750 songs in a new translation that allows the reader to follow line by line, the English directly opposite the German.....More info Complete Editors' Review
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This wonderful resource contains original texts of over 750 songs in a new translation that allows the reader to follow line by line, the English directly opposite the German.

Four Voices of Man   -   Jerome Hines   -   LIMELIGHT EDITIONS Distinguished Metropolitan Opera basso Jerome Hines provides a wealth of information and advice for all those who have embarked on or plan to embark upon a serious singing career. From basic information on how....More info Publisher Info
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Distinguished Metropolitan Opera basso Jerome Hines provides a wealth of information and advice for all those who have embarked on or plan to embark upon a serious singing career. From basic information on how the head and body combine to produce vocal sound, he goes on to analyze the four voices encompassed by the singer's one voice, always explaining how through proper technique and training the voice can achieve its ultimate in power, grace and beauty. The book also guides the singer through the labyrinth of choosing the right teacher, shows how physical and emotional health and care of the body relate to the vocal apparatus and considers such diverse matters as stage fright, dealing with conductors and mangers and that final challenge - facing the critics.

Gospel Sound   -   Anthony Heilbut   -   LIMELIGHT EDITIONS (Good News and Bad Times) This book relays the complete history of gospel music, paying special attention to the relationship between gospel and other African American musical forms in America such as jazz and R&B. It discusses....More info Publisher Info
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This book relays the complete history of gospel music, paying special attention to the relationship between gospel and other African American musical forms in America such as jazz and R&B. It discusses specific gospel music singers as well as the world of the gospel church itself. Includes black-and-white photos.