Language of Song, The - Intermediate

Description

A series of 3 graded songbooks from Faber to help develop the skills required to sing in a foreign language. An invaluable resource for all singing students and teachers. This volume is for intermediate level, & is available for either high or low voice + piano accompaniment; contains songs in French, German, Spanish & Italian. A detailed pronunciation guide is included using the International Phonetic Alphabet. Each song is presented background information & technical & musical teaching points. The accompanying CD includes a full pronunciation guide by native speakers, as well as full recordings of all accompaniments for practice and performance.

Set for ABRSM Examinations 2018 onwards Singing Grade 5 (List B: Reger), Grade 6 (List A: Torelli + List B: Chausson or Fauré - Aurore or Schubert - Ständchen), Grade 7 (List A: Caccini or Parisotti + List B: Fauré - Clair de Lune or Secret, Le or Schubert - Die Forelle or Schumann + List D: Bellini or Granados or Montsalvatge) + Trinity Examinations 2023 onwards Singing Grade 5 (Group C: Chausson & Group C: Reger), Grade 6 (Group C: Brahms or Schubert - Die Forelle + Group D: Fauré - Secret, Le) & Grade 7 (Group D: Fauré - Clair de Lune) & Trinity Music Certificate: Singing Intermediate (Group B: Caccini or Fauré - Aurore or Parisotti or Reger or Torelli)

Keys/pitches of high voice version listed first:

Bellini - Vaga Luna, Che Inargenti: Bb (d'-f") / Ab (c'-eb")

Brahms - Vergebliches Standchen (Fruitless Serenade/The Vain Suit) op.84 no.4: A (e'-f#") / F (c'-d")

Caccini - Amarilli, Mia Bella: G minor (d'-eb") / E minor (b-c")

Chausson - Le Charme op.2 no.2: G (d'-g") / Eb (bb-eb")

Fauré - Aurore op.39 no.1: G (d'-g") / D (a-d")

Fauré - Clair de Lune op.46 no.2: C minor (g'-g") / G minor (d'-d")

Fauré – Secret, Le (Secret, The): E (e'-f#") / Db (db'-eb")

Granados - El Majo Discreto [Tonadillas en un estilo antiguo]: A (e'-a") / E (b-e")

Montsalvage - Cancion de Cuna Para Dormir a Un Negrito: Eb (db'-f") / Db (c'-eb")

Mozart - An Chloe K524: Eb (d'-ab") / Bb (a-eb")

Parisotti (attrib. Pergolesi) - Se Tu M'Ami (If You Love Me): G minor (c'-g") / E minor (a-e")

Reger - Maria Wiegenlied (Virgin's Slumber Song, The) op.76 no.52: F (f'-f") / D (d'-d")

Rodrigo - En Jerez de la Frontera (Miller's Wife, The) [Doce canciones espanolas]: Gb (ab'-gb") / E (f#'-e")

Scarlatti, A - Toglietemi La Vita Ancor (Take Away My Life) [Il Pompeo]: A minor (d'-f") / F minor (bb'-db")

Schubert - Die Forelle (Trout, The) op.32/D550: Db (eb'-gb") / A (b-d")

Schubert - Ständchen [Schwanengesang D957: D minor (d'-g") / B minor (b-e")

Schumann - Die Lotosblume [Myrthen op.25]: F (c'-g") / D (a-e")

Torelli - Tu Lo Sai: E (c#'-f#") / Db (bb-eb")

Tags: Singing Grade 6; Singing Grade 7; Singing Grade 8

0571523447 (low voice)