This series was designed to supplement traditional vocal instruction and works perfectly as preparatory literature for The First Book of Solos and The First Book of Solos Part II.
Each piece is in English and has a limited vocal range as well as a piano accompaniment that is playable by a student pianist. The pieces include art songs, folksongs, humorous songs, and suitable vintage popular songs and are all appropriate for contest solos. The accompanying CD includes professionally-recorded accompaniments.
Soprano Contents: Alice Blue Gown · April Showers · Butterflies (Schulz) · Cradle Song (Brahms) · Evening Prayer from Hansel and Gretel (Humperdinck) · The False Prophet (Scott) · Florian's Song (Godard) · Golden Slumbers (English folksong) · It Was a Lover and His Lass (Austin) · Ladybird (Schumann) · The Lilac Tree (Gartlin) · The Little Sandman (arr. Brahms) · My Little Heart (Weckerlin) · The Nightingale (Alabieff) · Oh! Dear, What Can the Matter Be? (16th Century) · Oh, Pretty Birds (Rigel) · The Rosebush (Himmel) · The Sweetest Flower that Blows (Hawley) · Two Marionettes (Cooke) · The Willow Song (16th Century) · The Willow Tree (arr. Reimann) · The Winter It Is Past (arr. Hopekirk).
Each piece is in English and has a limited vocal range as well as a piano accompaniment that is playable by a student pianist. The pieces include art songs, folksongs, humorous songs, and suitable vintage popular songs and are all appropriate for contest solos. The accompanying CD includes professionally-recorded accompaniments.
Soprano Contents: Alice Blue Gown · April Showers · Butterflies (Schulz) · Cradle Song (Brahms) · Evening Prayer from Hansel and Gretel (Humperdinck) · The False Prophet (Scott) · Florian's Song (Godard) · Golden Slumbers (English folksong) · It Was a Lover and His Lass (Austin) · Ladybird (Schumann) · The Lilac Tree (Gartlin) · The Little Sandman (arr. Brahms) · My Little Heart (Weckerlin) · The Nightingale (Alabieff) · Oh! Dear, What Can the Matter Be? (16th Century) · Oh, Pretty Birds (Rigel) · The Rosebush (Himmel) · The Sweetest Flower that Blows (Hawley) · Two Marionettes (Cooke) · The Willow Song (16th Century) · The Willow Tree (arr. Reimann) · The Winter It Is Past (arr. Hopekirk).
April Showers [Silvers, Louis]
Butterflies (Johann Abraham Peter Schulz)
Cradle Song (Johannes Brahms)
Evening Prayer (Hansel And Gretel) [Humperdinck, Englebert]
Florian's Song (Benjamin Godard)
Golden Slumbers
It Was A Lover And His Lass (Frederic Austin)
Ladybird (Robert Schumann)
My Little Heart (Jean-baptiste Weckerlin)
Oh, Dear! What Can The Matter Be?
Oh, Pretty Birds (Henri-joseph Rigel)
The False Prophet (John Prindle Scott)
The Lilac Tree (George Gartlin)
The Little Sandman (Volks-kinderlieder)
The Nightingale (Alexander Alabieff)
The Rosebush (Friedrich Heinrich Himmel)
The Sweetest Flower That Blows (Charles B. Hawley)
The Willow Song
The Willow Tree
The Winter It Is Past
Two Marionettes (Edith Cooke)
Butterflies (Johann Abraham Peter Schulz)
Cradle Song (Johannes Brahms)
Evening Prayer (Hansel And Gretel) [Humperdinck, Englebert]
Florian's Song (Benjamin Godard)
Golden Slumbers
It Was A Lover And His Lass (Frederic Austin)
Ladybird (Robert Schumann)
My Little Heart (Jean-baptiste Weckerlin)
Oh, Dear! What Can The Matter Be?
Oh, Pretty Birds (Henri-joseph Rigel)
The False Prophet (John Prindle Scott)
The Lilac Tree (George Gartlin)
The Little Sandman (Volks-kinderlieder)
The Nightingale (Alexander Alabieff)
The Rosebush (Friedrich Heinrich Himmel)
The Sweetest Flower That Blows (Charles B. Hawley)
The Willow Song
The Willow Tree
The Winter It Is Past
Two Marionettes (Edith Cooke)
| Arrangement | Piano Accompaniment, Soprano |
| Genres | Romantic, Traditional |
| Format | Vocal Album |
| Level | 2 |
| NumberOfPages | 64 |
| Media | CD, Sheet Music |
| Publisher | G. Schirmer |
| Contributors | Boytim, Joan Frey (Editor) |
| Language | English |
| ISBN | 9780634019685 |
| UPC | 0073999837568 |