Music for the Voice, Revised Edition: A Descriptive List of Concert and Teaching Material

by Sergius Kagen

Book Overview

Sergius Kagen's encyclopedic guide to music for the voice has been a standard reference work for singers and teachers for nearly 30 years. For each of several thousand works, the singer can find the compass and tessitura, the vocal type to which the song is suited, as well as remarks on the character or challenges of the piece, with occasional advice to the accompanist. Headnotes give general information on some major composers and important song...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253339553
• ISBN13: 9780253339553
• Release Date: January 1969
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 804 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher