The Lieder Anthology (Low Voice)

The Lieder Anthology (The Vocal Library Low Voice) ** Arranged by Richard Walters and Virginia Saya. Vocal Collection. 264 pages. Published by Hal Leonard.

This edition presents 65 diverse songs by major composers of German art song, or lieder, and is the perfect one-volume lieder source for voice students. All the songs are new Vocal Library editions. Historical notes about the relevant history and background of each song are included, as are line-by-line translations for study. A select committee of experienced voice teachers was consulted to choose the most essential and vocally instructive songs in compiling this collection.

Composers represented: Beethoven * Brahms * Franz * Gustav Mahler * Alma Mahler * Fanny Hensel * Mendelssohn * Mozart * Schubert * Clara Schumann * Robert Schumann * Strauss * Wolf. Co-editor Dr. Virginia Saya, on the faculty of Loyola Marymount University, is a musicologist with a special interest in lieder. This collection includes the first American edition of 'Funf Ophelia Lieder' by Brahms. 288 pages, sewn binding.

Contents: Allerseelen (All Souls' Day) * Dein blaues Auge * Immer leiser wird mein Schlummer * In der Fremde * Meine Liebe ist grun * Sonntag (Brahms) * and more.