Lyric Expressions

SKU: GI.G-CD-892

The Lyric Psalter is a comprehensive resource from Tony Alonso and Marty Haugen that includes lyrical settings of the complete three-year cycle of Psalms from the Lectionary for Mass. It uses texts from The Revised Grail Psalms, now the official English-language liturgical psalter for the United States. These psalms are designed to be a complete resource that will provide lyrical settings of the Lectionary psalms for use in worship for the entire Lectionary cycle. Haugen and Alonso’s melodies, both familiar and new, beautifully express the outpouring of deep personal emotion communicated through these most ancient poems, songs, and prayers. This comprehensive musical resource with which to cry out will add variety and beauty to your repertoire of responsorial psalms. Download Reprints for Year B.

SKU: GI.G-10066

ISBN 9781622774258.

A Course in French Lyric Diction by author Deborah Williamson is a complete and comprehensive guide to French pronunciation, articulation, inflection, flow, and vocalization for singers and teachers of singing—ideal for any collegiate diction course. Available in both an instructor’s edition and a student edition, Williamson offers an overview of French lyric diction that addresses the language’s distinctive elements, information on syllabification, stressing, word rhythm, accent and other diacritical marks, and vocalic harmonization. In the sections on vowels, consonants, and liaison and elision, the author explores the nuances of French pronunciation, along with its unique challenges for the singer. Williamson presents vowels first by sound and then by letter, and organizes consonants by letter. All pronunciation is precisely transcribed into the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), an essential tool used extensively throughout the book. Williamson also provides a review of relevant IPA at the beginning of the book. For each section of the book, the author provides numerous practice worksheets so that students may apply newly acquired skills and knowledge to French text from the standard art song and operatic repertoire. The separate instructor’s edition provides all of the answers in red for quick reference, as well as reproducible materials for in-class use, including a sample syllabus, assignment sheet, test review sheets, two tests, an oral exam, and a final exam. A Course in French Lyric Diction is an expert resource that will facilitate the mastery of French diction and transform the study of diction from a pedantic, syllabic production of language into an expressive communication of the text, a worthy goal for students and teachers alike. Deborah Williamson is Professor of Voice at Baylor University and has taught French diction at the university level for more than twenty years. DOWNLOAD: French Lyric Diction PDFs.

SKU: GI.G-10067

ISBN 9781622774265.

A Course in French Lyric Diction by author Deborah Williamson is a complete and comprehensive guide to French pronunciation, articulation, inflection, flow, and vocalization for singers and teachers of singing—ideal for any collegiate diction course. Available in both an instructor’s edition and a student edition, Williamson offers an overview of French lyric diction that addresses the language’s distinctive elements, information on syllabification, stressing, word rhythm, accent and other diacritical marks, and vocalic harmonization. In the sections on vowels, consonants, and liaison and elision, the author explores the nuances of French pronunciation, along with its unique challenges for the singer. Williamson presents vowels first by sound and then by letter, and organizes consonants by letter. All pronunciation is precisely transcribed into the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), an essential tool used extensively throughout the book. Williamson also provides a review of relevant IPA at the beginning of the book. For each section of the book, the author provides numerous practice worksheets so that students may apply newly acquired skills and knowledge to French text from the standard art song and operatic repertoire. The separate instructor’s edition provides all of the answers in red for quick reference, as well as reproducible materials for in-class use, including a sample syllabus, assignment sheet, test review sheets, two tests, an oral exam, and a final exam. A Course in French Lyric Diction is an expert resource that will facilitate the mastery of French diction and transform the study of diction from a pedantic, syllabic production of language into an expressive communication of the text, a worthy goal for students and teachers alike. Deborah Williamson is Professor of Voice at Baylor University and has taught French diction at the university level for more than twenty years.

SKU: GI.G-114422

ISBN 9781574632200. UPC: 884088872298.

Lyric al Conducting: A New Dimension in Expressive Musicianship is the latest soon-to-be hit from master musician and music educator Ed Lisk. The concepts and instructional techniques discussed here prompt new and different considerations for what teachers and conductors of instrumental music must strive for. Lyrical Conducting expands one's awareness through the beauty of musical expression and its direction for greater musical meaning. Many attempts have been made to define artistry, expression, and the mysteries of music's finest detail. This publication will lead you to this discovery through: enhancing expressive approaches to conducting, building poise and finesse into one's conducting body language in order to visually express music's lyricism, searching beyond notation to develop a unique and personal rendering of a composition, developing a performance vocabulary or reservoir for artistic considerations that will stimulate your artistic vocabulary, and sensitizing one's emotional response to shape the beauty and expressive qualities of a personal conducting interpretation.

SKU: PR.494032560

UPC: 680160690428.

Lyric al Flute Miniatures is a captivating collection of 40 short pieces for beginner and early intermediate flute players of all ages, exclusively commissioned from some of today's most exciting composers.These musical gems offer a diverse array of musical styles, ensuring a rich and engaging journey into the world of flute music. From lyrical melodies to lively dances, each piece has been crafted to nurture both technique and expressive playing, exploring the beauty and versatility of the flute.There are biographies of all the composers at the end of the flute part, as well as notes and helpful performance suggestions for each work.Free Flute and Piano recordings, and Piano backing tracks for every piece can be found on YouTube at “theyoungfluteplayer” (no spaces) channel, see the playlist for Lyrical Flute Miniatures. You can also find the link and further information at  www.allegromusicpublishin g.com/flutemusicLyrical Flute Miniatures will delight students, flute teachers, and audiences alike, a valuable addition to your Flute repertoire!

SKU: BR.EB-6761

ISBN 9790004169629. 9 x 12 inches.

This series of easy piano pieces for teaching purposes presents pupils in the early and early-middle stages with a careful selection from well-known and less-known compositions by important masters. The individual volumes are deliberately kept small in extent, since it is more stimulating for children if the literature used for instruction is changed frequently. Of all Grieg's piano music, it is the Lyric Pieces (EB 8832) that enjoy the greatest popularity. These character pieces, which are very varied in their difficulty and their length, preoccupied the composer throughout his creative life. The easiest pieces from the first three books (op. 12, 38 and 43) have been chosen for the present volume. In the musical sense, however, they are by no means light-weight. Only someone who has made the art of playing expressively in the Romantic style his own with the help of Schumann's Scenes from childhood (EB 8436) will be able to interpret this poetry filled with the soul of nordic peoples appropriately. Interpretative indications have been partly added to; fingerings and the distribution of the music between the hands have, as far as possible, been adapted to smaller hands. Sensitive use of the pedal and a tempo rubato imbued with the sense of the music are prerequisites. Heinz Walter, Salzburg, Summer 1977.

SKU: HL.4006252

ISBN 9781540069412. UPC: 888680975234.

Lyric a is a solo work for E-flat-cornet. As the title conveys, it is based on an expressive, lyrical theme that gives the soloist the chance to bring his or her musical skills into the limelight. The attractive accompaniment has been crafted in an original polyphonic way. Highlight your soprano player with this sumptuous solo.