Bryan Tank wrote:
> Could anyone give me insight into which JOhn Duke music book would be the > best to buy. What are some of the songs in his different books? What are > some of your favorites?
The only John Duke anthologies I know of are the Schirmer (a single volume) and the three Southern Music collections, by high, medium, and low voice. I don't think there's any duplication between the Schirmer and the Southern, nor do I recall duplication among the Southern volumes, but I could be wrong about that (I do know they are not identical). It wouldn't cost much to buy Schirmer plus 1 or 2 of the Southern Music volumes.
Along the same lines, what are some of your > favorite Britten vocal pieces?
As Karen said, the best place to start is his folk song settings. Lots to choose from. If you have a decent music library handy, you might check some volumes out to decide which ones suit your needs the best before buying.
What are some german arts song books youd > reccomend?
The first volume of the International Edition Schubert has the major cycles and the best known songs, so that's probably a good one to start with.
Also, you might want to buy the Schirmer German song anthology. It has a few well-known songs from each of the major lieder composers - Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, Strauss, Wolf. Not a bad way to dip into each one, and see which ones you want to buy more of at first.
> Im purchasincg lots of vocal repetoire before heading back to > school this fall so I'd really appreciate your help!
Maybe give your voice teacher a call on the phone - he/she might be on campus for faculty meetings, etc. prior to the beginning of the semester.
Peggy
-- Margaret Harrison, Alexandria, Virginia, USA "Music for a While Shall All Your Cares Beguile" mailto:peggyh@i...
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