Vocal Repertoire for the Twenty-First Century, Volume 1: Works Written Before 2000

Contents

• Introduction
• Guide to Gradings
• About the Companion Website
• Featured Works
• ADES, Thomas LIFE STORY soprano/any voice
• ALLBRIGHT, Terence TWO SONGS baritone
• ALWYN, William MIRAGES baritone
• ANTHEIL, George FIVE SONGS soprano/tenor
• ASIA, Daniel PINES SONGS soprano/mezzo
• ASTON, Peter FIVE SONGS OF CRAZY JANE solo soprano
• BABBITT, Milton THE WIDOW'S LAMENT IN SPRINGTIME mezzo
• BAULD, Alison BANQUO'S BURIED soprano/mezzo
• BECKWITH, John FIVE LYRICS OF THE T'ANG DYNASTY soprano/tenor
• BEDFORD, David COME IN HERE, CHILD soprano/amplified piano
• BENNETT, Richard Rodney A GARLAND FOR MARJORY FLEMING soprano
• BINGHAM, Judith THE CATHEDRAL OF TREES solo soprano/tenor
• BLAKE, David BEATA L'ALMA soprano/tenor
• CAGE, John THE WONDERFUL WIDOW OF EIGHTEEN SPRINGS and A FLOWER. any voice ( closed piano)
• CARTER, Elliott OF CHALLENGE AND OF LOVE soprano/mezzo
• CASKEN, John IA ORANA, GAUGUIN soprano
• CHILD, Peter EMILY DICKINSON SONGS soprano
• CRAWFORD SEEGER, Ruth FIVE SONGS (1929) contralto
• CRESSWELL, Lyell EIGHT SHAKER SONGS soprano/tenor
• CROCKETT, Donald THE PENSIVE TRAVELLER soprano/tenor
• CRUMB, George APPARITION soprano/mezzo
• DEL TREDICI, David FOUR SONGS ( 1958-1960) soprano/tenor
• DICKINSON, Peter EXTRAVAGANZAS medium voice
• EDWARDS, Ross THE HERMIT OF GREEN LIGHT counter-tenor
• EMMERSON, Simon TIME PAST IV soprano /electronics
• FIELD, Corey THREE LULLABIES soprano/tenor
• FINE, Irving MUTABILITY mezzo
• FIRSOVA, Elena TWO SONNETS OF SHAKESPEARE soprano
• GORB, Adam WEDDING BREAKFAST solo mezzo/soprano + tambourine
• GRANT, Julian DESPONDENT NONSENSES soprano/tenor
• HAGEN, Daron MULDOON SONGS medium voice
• HALADYNA, Jeremy TWO SONNETS OF SIR PHILIP SIDNEY soprano/tenor
• HARBISON, John MIRABAI SONGS soprano/mezzo
• HARRISON, Lou MAY RAIN any voice /prepared piano
• HENZE, Hans Werner THREE AUDEN SONGS tenor
• HOLMAN, Derek THE CENTRED PASSION baritone
• HOROVITZ, Joseph LADY MACBETH soprano/mezzo
• HUMBLE, Keith EIGHT CABARET SONGS medium voice
• HUSA, Karel TWELVE MORAVIAN SONGS medium voice
• KIM, Earl LETTERS FOUND NEAR A SUICIDE high/medium voice
• KING, Matthew DIVES AND LAZARUS soprano/tenor
• KNUSSEN, Oliver FOUR LATE POEMS AND AN EPIGRAM OF RAINER
• MARIA RILKE solo soprano
• KRENEK, Ernst THE FLEA soprano/tenor
• LARSEN, Libby SONGS FROM LETTERS soprano
• LEES, Benjamin SONGS OF THE NIGHT soprano/tenor
• LEFANU, Nicola BUT STARS REMAINING solo soprano
• LUTYENS, Elisabeth IN THE TEMPLE OF A BIRD'S WING baritone
• MACONCHY, Elizabeth SUN, MOON AND STARS. soprano
• McDOWALL, Cecilia FOUR SHAKESPEARE SONGS soprano
• MacMILLAN, James THREE SCOTTISH SONGS medium voice
• McCABE, John REQUIEM SEQUENCE soprano
• McLEOD, John PEACOCKS WITH A HUNDRED EYES counter-tenor (or
• mezzo/baritone)
• MARSH, Roger A LITTLE SNOW solo voice (any)
• MARTINO, Donald THREE SONGS bass
• MATHIAS, William A VISION OF TIME AND ETERNITY contralto
• MATTHEWS, David FROM COASTAL STATIONS medium voice
• MAW, Nicholas THE VOICE OF LOVE mezzo
• MAXWELL DAVIES, Peter THE MEDIUM solo mezzo/soprano
• MILNER, Anthony OUR LADY'S HOURS soprano/tenor
• MUSGRAVE, Thea A SUITE O'BAIRNSANGS medium/high voice
• PAYNE, Anthony EVENING LAND soprano/mezzo
• PECOU, Thierry MAMMAL DREAMS mezzo
• PERERA, Ronald FIVE SUMMER SONGS medium voice
• PHILIPS, Julian AN AMHERST BESTIARY soprano/tenor
• PICKER, Tobias THE RAIN IN THE TREES soprano/tenor
• POWELL, Mel HAIKU SETTINGS soprano/tenor
• PREVIN, Andre FIVE SONGS mezzo
• PRIMOSCH, James THREE SACRED SONGS medium voice
• RAINIER, Priaulx CYCLE FOR DECLAMATION tenor/soprano
• RITCHIE, John FOUR ZHIVAGO SONGS mezzo
• ROCHBERG, George FANTASIES medium voice
• ROMANO, Kate WHO KILLED COCK ROBIN? soprano
• SALTER, Timothy LIFE soprano /tenor
• SAMUEL, Rhian THE HARE IN THE MOON soprano
• SCHUMAN, William TIME TO THE OLD medium/high voice
• SCHWANTNER, Joseph TWO POEMS OF AGUEDA PIZARRO soprano
• (+ crotales)
• SESSIONS, Roger ON THE BEACH AT FONTANA soprano/tenor
• SILVER, Sheila TRANSCENDING baritone
• SINGER, Malcolm I AM A LITTLE CHURCH soprano/mezzo
• SKEMPTON, Howard THE MALDIVE SHARK baritone
• SOHAL, Naresh POEMS OF TAGORE I soprano
• SOMERS, Harry EVOCATIONS mezzo
• STRAVINSKY, Igor THE OWL AND THE PUSSYCAT medium voice
• WHEELER, Scott SERENATA baritone
• WHITEHEAD, Gillian AWA HEREA soprano
• WIEGOLD,Peter LES ROSES soprano
• WILLIAMSON, Malcolm CELEBRATION OF DIVINE LOVE soprano/tenor
• WILSON, James FIRST FROST bass
• Glossary
• Programming Suggestions
• Recommended Reading
• Useful Anthologies
• Useful Addresses
• Permissions