Art Songs Collections

Joan Boytim has selected some of the easiest songs in English from The First Book of Solos series and transposed them for different voices, making them accessible to more students. Additionally,

All three songs from Prayers and Blessings are interconnected motivically, yet distinct in meter, tonality and message. Peace and reverence flow throughout. The version for bass-baritone was

Originally called hokku, the familiar three-line verse began as the opening of a group improvisation called renga which evolved in Japan in the middle ages. Often creating spontaneously, one poet would

One of the most prolific and respected of American art song composers, Ned Rorem is finally represented in a substantial, representative collection, which includes many newly published transpositions, and

In a world seemingly defined by division and derision, it is too easy to feel as if we are all alone. This soulful vocal solo acknowledges feelings of despair - and answers them with the call of a loving

This book is a cross section of the entire art song literature. Every one of the 55 selections is a classic, each by a different composer, which in itself makes the collection unique. All songs are in

Joan Boytim has selected some of the easiest songs in English from The First Book of Solos series and transposed them for different voices, making them accessible to more students. Additionally,

Born out of the long friendship and artistic collaboration between Margaret Bond and poet Langston Hughes, this solo gospel song possesses mostly diatonic harmonies and soulful, beautiful melodies. The text

This beautiful art-song collection is named after Phillis Wheatley, America's first female African-American poet, whose poems were an inspiration to George Washington as well as many other African-American

Joan Boytim has selected some of the easiest songs in English from The First Book of Solos series and transposed them for different voices, making them accessible to more students. Additionally,

The poetry of Emily Dickinson is especially appealing due to the wide range of topics, diversity of mood, and peculiar imagination of the poet. The writings are reflective, passionate, witty, sensuous,

These art songs and folk songs were chosen for the child's treble voice up through the age of 12 or 13, with its vocal capabilities and range in mind, and designed to encourage lyrical singing in a young

A collection of nine accessible and delightful songs set for medium-low voice and piano. The dates of composition range from 1978 to 2003. Text authors featured in this collection include E.E. Cummings,