Frederick Harris Music Company

A Comprehensive Voice Series

Author: Royal Conservatory of Music
Format: Book & CD
Instrumentation: Voice
Level: 4

Resonance: A Comprehensive Voice Series encompasses a rich and varied selection of Repertoire, Vocalises, and Recitatives that students of all ages and voice types will find appropriate to their musical interests and level of technical ability. Reflecting a broad range of styles and periods, Resonance also includes selections from musical theatre and popular styles in Levels 1 to 8 of the Repertoire books. The richness of music carefully selected for this compilation will resonate with teachers and students at every level of study. Resonance is the official series for examinations of the Royal Conservatory.

Each of the nine progressive volumes of Repertoire introduces students to essential voice literature and more. With a breadth of composers, style periods, genres, pedagogical challenges, and cultural flavours in each volume, the Repertoire books present an intrinsic approach for developing singers. Throughout the series, students will experience both standard works and lesser-known gems written for voice, while contemporary compositions and alluring new arrangements bring a new energy to voice study. Selections in musical theatre and popular styles are found in lists C and/or D from levels 1 to 8. Compact Disks for each level are conveniently included with the purchase of each Repertoire book. These quality recordings offer piano accompaniments for every selection in the Voice Repertoire books and are perfect for student use as a practice tool.

Table of Contents

• Folk Songs and Songs Composed Before 1900:
  • The Gospel Train - African American spiritual arr. Akiko and Forrest Kinney
  • L'etoile du matin (The Morning Star) - Alsatian song arr. Jean-Baptiste Weckerlin
  • Flow Gently, Sweet Afton - Spilman, Jonathan E.
  • Non lo diro col labbro (Silent Worship) - Handel, George Frideric arr. Arthur Somerveil
  • Ich steh' an deiner Krippen hier (Beside Thy Cradle Here I Stand) - Bach, Johann Sebastian
  • Fruhlingslied, D 398 - Schubert, Franz
  • Fair, if You Expect Admiring - Campion, Thomas transc. E.H. Fellowes rev. Thurston Dart
  • Los pelegrinitos - Spanish folk tune arr. Federico Garca Lorca
• Songs Composed After 1900:
  • Last Year - Anderson, William Henry
  • The Path to the Moon - Thilman, Eric H.
  • L'ete - Henderson, Ruth Watson
  • The Owls - Jenkyns, Peter
  • Song of the Shell - Roe, Betty
  • Gloria in Excelsis - Anderson, Robert B.
  • Water-Melon Seller - Beswick, Aubrey
• Popular Music:
  • Waitin' for the Light to Shine - Miller, Roger
  • Second-Hand Rose - Hanley, James F.
  • Beautiful Dreamer - Foster, Stephen
  • Ice Cream - Campbell, Norman