Selected Songs For Voice And Piano is a superb collection of 25 exquisite melodies spotlighting the work of Ernest Chausson (1855 1899). All reproduced from authoritative sources these songs take the poetry of Shakespeare Gautier Verlaine Maeterlinck and others as their inspiration. Complete lyrics along with new translations appear for Nocturne Amour dâ??Antan Printemps triste Nos Souvenirs Les Temps de Lilas Serre chaude Les Heures Chanson de Clown Les Couronnes and 16 others.

The collection of nine Vedic Hymns (Op. 24) for solo Voice with Piano accompaniment marked a turning point in Holst's compositions. They were inspired by Hindu scripture and Indian raga and first published in1908. Vac (Speech) is the seventh movement and is the first of the third group of hymns where the theme shifts into the human sphere.Gustav Holst (1874-1934) was an English composer and teacher.Having studied under Stanford and Parry he became a close friend of Vaughan Williams they would often critique each other’s work and influenced composers such as Tippet and Britten. He is best remembered for hisPlanets suite.