It Was a Lover and His Lass

14 Classical Songs for Soprano Ages Mid-Teens and Up-Lovers Lasses and Spring complements The First Book of Soprano Solos and The First Book of Soprano Solos Part II. It is a selection of beginning coloratura songs to be used to teach vocal agility and comeswith an accompaniment CD. The songs are all in English and the ranges tend to explore the higher end of the soprano voice using melismas and scale passages within a moderately florid style of singing. The style of music inLovers Lasses and Spring permits a freedom of singing that allows the voice to soar something that sopranos really enjoy at this stage of development.

A true music innovator composer and saxophonist John Klemmer is credited with paving the way for the smooth jazz and new age genres. This unique book/CD pack contains Klemmer's actual recorded tunes from his hit MCA records Touch and Barefoot Ballet. Following the recorded versions are complete rhythm tracks for soloing and improvising. Songs include: Body Pulse · Crystal Fingers · Forest Child · Free Fall Lover · Glass Dolphins · Poem Painter · Rain Dancer · Sleeping Eyes · Talking Hands · Waterwheels · and more in both concert key for all instruments and in Bb for saxophone. Includes spoken introductions by Klemmer a biography and a foreword by Rheuben Allen owner ofLA's famous Sax Shop.

William Mathias' It Was A Lover And His Lass for SATB and piano From Shakespeare Songs.

A superb collection of 19 all time classic Blues numbers written for women, including Billie Holiday, Peggy Lee, Sarah Vaughan, Nina Simone and many more. Arranged for Female Voice, Piano and Guitar (with chord boxes). / Piano/Vocal/Guitare (PVG)

Music played an enormous role in the works of William Shakespeare, while his own sonnets, poems and soliloquies have provided continuing inspiration for many composers through the years. The Novello Shakespeare Choral Collection, inspired by the 400th anniversary of the Bard's death in 2016, is an exciting anthology of choral works that are settings of Shakespeare's words. For choirs of all types and abilities, this collection has been edited by David Wordsworth so that all the pieces are fantastic both to sing and hear.The collection features some beautiful settings that have well and truly stood the test of time, such as Thomas Arne's Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind and Henry Leslie's How Sweet The Moonlight Sleeps. More recent settings from 20th century and contemporary composers include Ernest Moeran's Sigh No More, Ladies, Gary Carpenter's Lo, Here, The Gentle Lark and John Tavener's Fear No More and Look In Thy Glass.Not only this, the Shakespeare Choral Collection boasts several works that were specially commissioned, including John Joubert's Be Not Afeard, Richard Sisson's Light Thickens and Pawel Lukaszewki's Weary With Toil, I Haste Me To My Bed. Some pieces have never appeared before in print, such as those by Kevin Olsen, Bernard Hughes and John Gardner. These songs truly are a joy to perform, with some relatively simple arrangements that are purely fun to sing, while some more complex settings that will be thoroughly rewarding for choirs and audiences alike.A total of 26 fantastic works comprise The Novello Shakespeare Choral Collection, which would work as a wonderful concert programme on its own, or could provide a wealth of options for choirs looking to expand their repertoire with a range of unique settings. Also included is a fascinating introduction by editor David Wordsworth, and notes describing each piece.Words written by indisputably the greatest writer in the English language can only be matched with music by composers of talent and renown such as these. The Novello Shakespeare Choral Collection is an essential anthology of stunning settings of beautiful words which will be performed and enjoyed for many years to come. / Choeur Mixte (SATB)