French Art Songs of the Nineteenth Century: 39 Works from Berlioz to Debussy (Dover Song Collections)

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The lyric art song in which the piano plays as large a part as the vocal melody is one of the characteristic products of the nineteenth century. These 39 French art songs with complete vocals and accompaniments original words and English singing translations constitute a well-chosen representative collection from the ever-popular Romantic period. Much of this material is not available elsewhere. French Art Songs includes works by the following composers: Hector Berlioz Georges Bizet Ccil Chaminade Ernest Chausson Claude Debussy (six songs) Lo Delibes Henri Duparc Gabriel Faur Csar Franck Benjamin Godard Charles Gounod Reynaldo Hahn Vincent dIndy Jules Massenet Gabriel Piern Camille Saint-Sans Ambroise Thomas and Charles-Marie Widor. The songs range from Berliozs "Villanelle " composed about 1835 to dIndys "Lied maritime" (1896). Bizets "Pastorale " Debussys "Harmonie du soir " Delibess "Les filles de Cadiz " Faurs "Clair de lune " and Massenets "Ouvre tes yeux bleux" are just some of the well-known pieces included in this collection. Chosen by Philip Hale an important turn-of-the-century American music critic this superb selection of art songs provides unusual material for any performing soprano or tenor and accompanist as well as amateur singers and players. And many of the relatively simple but beautiful works in this well-edited and clearly printed edition are ideally suited for beginning voice students.