| From: Erin Ratliff Subject: Re: Art songs in English To: VOCALIST <vocalist> Send reply to: VOCALIST <vocalist>
At 4:29 PM -0800 1/10/2000, Amy Hespenheide wrote: >do you have a favorite art song for mezzo in English? I need a new piece >to start >working on for the spring semester and have not yet found something >that sends me soaring (like O del mio dolce ardor!) I'm 30 and have >been taking voice lessons only since last April, so I'm not experienced >-- I'm assuming that I would not be able to handle Barber, etc. Maybe >Handel? Smile.
Amy,
You might want to look into "In the Fields" by John Duke. It's got an incredibly lovely melody, but doesn't go very high (I think the top note is either F or G above high C), and the words are very thought provoking and deep. It's also brief (2 pages).
Good luck! Erin Ratliff Dallas TX
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