Selection of Foreign Vocal Works (with Piano Accompaniment Score)

Author: Xu Lang, Yan Huixian (editors)
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: Vocal music is a complex art. The quality, timbre, and volume of human voices vary greatly from person to person. Scientific methods classify vocal sounds very strictly and finely, with further distinctions within the same vocal range, such as lyrical and dramatic styles. Therefore, a large number of vocal teaching materials in various styles and types are needed to accommodate teaching and performance. These two textbooks collect 120 outstanding art songs from both China and abroad. Selected Chinese Vocal Works primarily features works created after 1984, including some winners of national art song composition competitions, as well as a selection of outstanding songs from the May Fourth Movement era, a few opera excerpts, and folk songs adapted for vocal performance. These songs possess high ideological and artistic value. Selected Foreign Vocal Works includes art songs and opera excerpts composed by world-renowned composers from the 17th to the 20th centuries, such as Handel and Rachmaninoff. Some of these works have been cherished by people worldwide for centuries and are highly valuable for training in bel canto vocal techniques.