NEW EACH INCLUDING CD. Introducing an exciting new series of graded songbooks...

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1 Introducing an exciting new series of graded songbooks... NEW EACH INCLUDING CD Classic song repertoire, carefully selected to develop the vital skills required to sing in a foreign language.

2 Alphabet (IPA) and background information on the songs as well as technical and musical teaching points. The accompanying CD provides the text for each song spoken by a native speaker expert language consultants who specialise in coaching singers as well as a recording of each song accompaniment by international pianist John Lenehan. The ability to sing in a foreign language is a much-needed skill for singers, but few vocal training resources tackle this aspect comprehensively in one book. With this in mind professional singers and ABRSM examiners Heidi Pegler and Nicola-Jane Kemp have written The Language of Song, a graded series of songbooks that provide classic song repertoire, carefully selected to develop the vital skills required to sing in a foreign language. Not just ideal for those taking graded singing exams, The Language of Song will be invaluable for singers of any age exploring international song repertoire up to university and college level. Learn to sing this wonderful foreign language repertoire confidently and effectively and celebrate the language of song. An invaluable resource for all singing students and teachers, each song gives both a literal and poetic translation of each text, a detailed pronunciation guide using the International Phonetic THE EDITORS: PHOTO: KEITH SAUNDERS Nicola-Jane Kemp Nicola-Jane is an examiner for the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music and currently teaches voice to choral scholars at Clare College, Cambridge and St Paul s Girls School, Hammersmith, London. She is also a professional singer, specialising in the coloratura repertoire (her signature role is Queen of the Night ), and works for companies as diverse as Music Theatre Wales and the Festival d Aix-en-Provence, France. She has been broadcast on BBC Radio and her concert work takes her all round the UK including the South Bank, Barbican, St Martin-in-the-Fields and St John ssmith Square in London and to the Middle East. Heidi Pegler Heidi is currently Head of Singing at St Paul s Girls School, where she runs a lively and busy singing department. She is an examiner for the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music and was a contributor on both A Common Approach 2002 and All Together! a book focusing on teaching music in groups (ABRSM). As a professional singer, she specialises in Baroque music (her debut solo CD, Hark! The echoing air, features Baroque music for Soprano, Trumpet and Orchestra) and has performed at many of Britain s leading venues including the Royal Albert Hall, Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, Bridgewater Hall, St David s Hall and the Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow.

3 BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND TEACHING NOTES Each song is prefaced by a page of helpful notes including: Brief background, setting the song in the context of its historical tradition and its place in the drama Further notes to highlight particular language, teaching or technical points TRANSLATIONS A word-for-word translation directly under the text in the musical score helps students understand which words are important for emphasis and interpretation An idiomatic translation clarifies the meaning of the text in grammatical English THE CONSULTANTS: Tina Ruta (Italian Consultant) Born in Naples, Tina studied there at the Conservatoire San Pietro a Maiella and continued with Mark Raphael and Herbert-Caesari in England. She has sung in opera and recitals in England, France and Italy, and performed in West End theatre and at Glyndebourne. She has since gone on to develop a highly soughtafter practice as an Italian language coach and has taught at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and Trinity College of Music, both of which awarded her fellowships. She has coached singers for all the major European opera houses (including Covent Garden, Le Châtelet, Opera-Bastille, Berlin State Opera and Vienna State Opera) and has collaborated with many conductors including Giulini, Muti, Sinopoli, Colin Davis, Myung Whun Chung and Pappano. She also translates film scripts, librettos and lyrics. Franziska Roth (German Consultant) Franziska was born and grew up in Germany. She studied musicology at Salzburg University and continued her studies in piano and singing at the Mozarteum Academy of Music. She has worked as a language coach for opera productions at Covent Garden, Glyndebourne, Le Châtelet and Opera- Bastille in Paris; festivals in Aix-en-Provence and Salzburg; and for staged projects in the Carnegie Hall, New York. She is highly sought after by many of the world s leading singers as a Lieder and oratorio coach, and has worked for many great conductors including Barenboim, Rattle, Solti, Haitink, Ghergiev, Pappano, Gardiner and Theilemann. She has been a member of the teaching staff at the Royal College of Music, London since Michel Vallat (French Consultant) Michel Vallat was born in France. He studied at the Sorbonne in Paris, where he graduated with a degree in Philosophy and at the Conservatoire National Superieur de Musique de Paris, where he won both the Premier Prix de chant and the Premier Prix d Art lyrique. He was appointed as a French coach at the Royal College of Music and as a Professor of Singing at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London. Michel works regularly with the Welsh National Opera, the Scottish Opera, the Glyndebourne Festival and the Royal Opera House (Covent Garden), and with singers such as Valerie Masterson, Della Jones, Thomas Hampson, Sergei Leiferkus, Bruce Ford, Renée Fleming, David Daniels, Sally Matthews, Joseph Calleja, Angelika Kirchschlager and Christopher Maltman. Ramón Izeta (Spanish Consultant) Born and brought up in Spain, Ramón was, for nearly twenty years, a member of a Basque Folklore Dance Group (Erkedz), during which the Group performed in Italy, Poland, the former Yugoslavia and France on international tours. He is trilingual, speaking Basque, Spanish and English, and has taught the Basque language in Spain. Since making his home in England, he has taught both Basque and Spanish to private pupils. He has a great interest in music and, in collaboration with Stephen Wilder, the pianist and vocal coach, has worked as a Spanish Coach for Classical Spanish Song at the Birmingham Conservatoire of Music.

4 PRONUNCIATIONS A detailed pronunciation guide using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is provided for each language. This includes both examples from the song texts together with the closest English equivalent to the sounds explained A Phonetic pronunciation of original language in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) ON THE CD The accompanying CD features: The text for each song spoken by language consultants Tina Ruta (Italian), Franziska Roth (German), Michel Vallat (French) and Ramón Izeta (Spanish). All are native speakers and work regularly with professional singers Backing accompaniments for each song or aria by international pianist John Lenehan

5 THE REPERTOIRE The Language of Song provides an introduction to the wealth of classical song repertoire, carefully selected and chosen for their appropriateness of text and vocal range for young student singers. The elementary collection focuses on songs in Italian and German, with some French; the intermediate collection focuses on songs in Italian, German and French, with some Spanish. The Language of Song: Elementary high voice / The Language of Song: Elementary low voice / The Language of Song: Intermediate high voice / The Language of Song: Intermediate low voice / ELEMENTARY HIGH VOICE LOW VOICE ABRSM TRINITY GUILDHALL Caro mio ben Tommaso Giordanni E7 major C major Santa Lucia Teodoro Cottrau C major B7 major Non lo dirò col labbro Georg Frideric Handel A major F major Sebben, crudele Antonio Caldara E minor C minor Nina Anonymous E minor D minor Alma del core Antonio Caldara G major D major Nel cor più non mi sento Giovanni Paisello G major E major Vittoria, mio core! Giocomo Carissimi C major B7 major Gruß Felix Mendelssohn D major B7 major An die Laute Franz Schubert D major B7 major Kinderwacht Robert Schumann G major F major Frühlingslied Franz Schubert G major E7 major Wiegenlied Johannes Brahms F major E7 major Sonntag Johannes Brahms G major E7 major Heidenröslein Franz Schubert G major D major Dein blaues Auge Johannes Brahms E7 major C major Chevaliers de la table ronde Anonymous F major E7 major Bois épais Jean-Baptiste Lully F major D major En prière Gabriel Fauré F major D major Lydia Gabriel Fauré F major D major INTERMEDIATE HIGH VOICE LOW VOICE ABRSM TRINITY GUILDHALL Tu lo sai Giuseppe Torelli E major D7 major Toglietemi la vita ancor Alessandro Scarlatti A minor F minor Amarilli, mia bella Giulio Caccini G minor E minor Se tu m ami attr. Alessandro Parisotti G minor E minor Vaga luna Vincenzo Bellini B7 major A major An Chloë Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart E7 7 major B major Vergebliches Ständchen Johannes Brahms A major F major Ständchen Franz Schubert D minor B minor Mariä Wiegenlied Max Reger F major D major Die Lotosblume Robert Schumann F major D major Die Forelle Franz Schubert D7 major A major Le charme Ernest Chausson G major E7 major Le secret Gabriel Fauré E major D7 major Aurore Gabriel Fauré G major D major Clair de lune Gabriel Fauré C minor G minor El majo discreto Enrique Granados A major E major En Jerez de la Frontera Joaquìn Rodrigo G7 major E major Canción de cuna para dormir a un negrito Xavier Montsalvatge E7 7 major D major Syllabus key: ABRSM = set on the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music syllabus. Trinity Guildhall = set on the Trinity Guildhall syllabus from 2007.

6 THE EDITORS: Nicola-Jane Kemp and Heidi Pegler are both respected in the UK as singing teachers, music examiners, workshop collaborators and professional singers. The Language of Song is a result of their extensive research on the proper introduction of foreign language songs to young students. WORKSHOPS: Workshops are available for both singing teachers and pupils. These can be tailor-made to suit your needs, but could cover the following: First steps in singing in Italian, German, French (and Spanish) Phonetics made easy a useful tool Singing foreign language songs with understanding Practical sessions beginning to use the phonetics, applying them in the teaching situation Useful charts and guides provided to get you started. As a guideline, a typical two-hour workshop might include the following: Phonetics made easy a practical based hour session with useful guides and charts to take away Singing foreign language songs with understanding delegates work on prepared songs with special regard to pronunciation and interpretation For further information contact the marketing department: t: +44 (0) /29 e: marketing@fabermusic.com