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From: Erin Ratliff
Subject: Re: Art songs in English
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At 4:29 PM -0800 1/10/2000, Amy Hespenheide wrote:
>do you have a favorite art song for mezzo in English? I need a new piece
>to start
>working on for the spring semester and have not yet found something
>that sends me soaring (like O del mio dolce ardor!) I'm 30 and have
>been taking voice lessons only since last April, so I'm not experienced
>-- I'm assuming that I would not be able to handle Barber, etc. Maybe
>Handel? Smile.

Amy,

You might want to look into "In the Fields" by John Duke. It's got an
incredibly lovely melody, but doesn't go very high (I think the top note is
either F or G above high C), and the words are very thought provoking and
deep. It's also brief (2 pages).

Good luck!
Erin Ratliff
Dallas TX