The Developing Classical Singer: Songs by British and American Composers - MEZZO-SOPRANO (incl. Online Audio)

The selection of songs has been carefully considered to represent a variety of composers from primarily the twentieth century. Songs were chosen that are appropriate challenges to the advancing teenage singer, or for the university student.

Content
D. Argento: Dirge
L. Bernstein: I hate music!
F. Bridge: Love went a-riding
B. Britten: The Nurse's Song
B. Britten: O Waly, Waly
B. Britten: Sail on, sail on
B. Britten: Sephestia's Lullaby
A. Copland: At the River
A. Copland: Heart, we will forget him
A. Copland: The Little Horses
A. Copland: Simple Gifts
A. Copland: The world feels dusty
G. Finzi: It was a lover and his lass
J. Ireland: Spring Sorrow
C. Hubert H. Parry: A Spring Song
H. Purcell (realisations by B. Britten): I attempt from love's sickness to fly
H. Purcell (realisations by B. Britten):If music be the food of love (1st version)
R. Quilter: Dream Valley
R. Quilter: Love's Philosophy
R. Quilter: Weep you no more
N. Rorem: Little Elegy
N. Rorem: Love
C. V. Stanford: A Lullaby
R. Vaughan Williams: Bright is the ring of words
R. Vaughan Williams: Linden Lea
R. Vaughan Williams: The sky above the roof