Recent Releases and Highlights Art Song N Opera N Musical Theatre N Jazz and Popular N Sacred N Books VOCAL COMPETITION
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HAL LEONARD Vocal Music 2011-2012 Recent Releases and Highlights Art Song n Opera n Musical Theatre n Jazz and Popular n Sacred n Books VOCAL COMPETITION Last year we were proud to launch the innovative concept of the first ever YouTube competi- tion for serious voice students. All the 2011 prize-winning videos may be seen at this website: www.halleonard.com/vocalcomp We heartily congratulate the prize-winning singers and their teachers, and very much appreci- ate the hundreds who entered the 2011 Hal Leonard Vocal Competition. ANNOUNCING THE 2012 HAL LEONARD VOCAL COMPETITION We were so encouraged by the 2011 competition that we are pleased to announce a competi- tion for 2012. We believe that any voice teacher or student will quickly grasp the possibilities when viewing the prize-winning videos of the 2011 competition, and we expect significantly more entries in 2012. Encourage your students to enter! In keeping with our philosophy about reaching as many students as possible, there is no entry fee. All entries will be posted on YouTube.com. Visit the following website for complete rules, required repertory and prizes: www.halleonard.com/vocalcomp/2012requirements Deadline for entry is February 1, 2012. Cash prizes for first place for each category, gift certificates for second and third place. Two avenues of competition, with different repertory requirements: ART SONG MUSICAL theatre Children’s Voices Children’s Voices Ages 12 and under Ages 12 and under Early Teen Voices Early Teen Voices Ages 13-15 Ages 13-15 High School Voices High School Voices Ages 16-18 Ages 16-18 Collegiate Voices Collegiate Voices Ages 18-23 Ages 18-23 The rules define age as the entrant’s age on the deadline of February 1, 2012. Good luck to all! 2 CONTENTS 4 Valuable Resources at www.halleonard.com 5 Closer Look at www.halleonard.com 6 The Vocal Library 10 Classical Beginning to Intermediate Voice 12 The First Book of Solos, The Second Book of Solos 14 Art Song by Composer 18 Art Song Collections 20 Sacred, Weddings, Christmas 22 Opera 26 Books about Classical Music 29 The Singer’s Musical Theatre Anthology 30 Musical Theatre for Classical Singers 31 Musical Theatre Collections for Teen Singers 32 Musical Theatre/Musical Film 36 Musical Theatre Vocal Selections 37 The Applause Libretto Library 38 Solos for Children 40 Books about Musical Theatre 43 Glee 43 Original Keys for Singers 44 Jazz, Popular & Standards 46 Jazz and Pop Vocal Instruction 48 Pro Vocal Series Order from any music retailer or at www.halleonard.com Hal Leonard Corporation believes in the high-minded ideals of teaching music, and the resulting perpetuation of our inherited arts culture. We applaud the efforts of all music teachers. 3 VALUABLE RESOURCES at HALLEONARD.COM Browse vocal Free Downloads for publications online Valuable Reference by category! At www.halleonard.com/vocal you can find the following free downloads for At www.halleonard.com/vocal valuable reference. On the Vocal page click on VOCAL PROMOTIONS AND you can now browse publications TEACHER RESOURCES to access the following: by category. Look for the but- tons at the top of the Vocal page, The Singer’s Musical The Opera Theatre Anthology Aria Finder and the pull-down menus under Songfinders A cross-referenced guide them. Each of the broad catego- A complete master song guide to opera arias available in ries above include several specific for all volumes, alphabetically many collections. A guide browsing categories. by song and alphabetically for each voice type (soprano, by show. There is also a mezzo-soprano, tenor, Musical Theatre complete separate guide for baritone, bass) is organized each alphabetically by composer. voice type (soprano, mezzo-soprano/belter, tenor, baritone/bass). The Vocal Library Songfinder A complete reference listing Joan Frey Boytim for the series, alphabetically Childrens & Teens Complete Publications by song and alphabetically by Collections Includes a complete contents composer. list for each volume. Recorded Diction Classical Literature Lessons Reference & Collections A listing of all vocal First and Second Book publications with companion of Solos Complete CDs of recorded diction Song Guide lessons. A master listing of all songs in all volumes, available Opera alphabetically by song and alphabetically by composer. Recorded Performances and Accompaniments Children’s Vocal Reference Songfinder A listing of all vocal A complete reference to all publications, by style and Popular Music Hal Leonard vocal collections category, available with for children, alphabetically companion CDs of recorded by song, with reference to the performances and/or relevant collections. accompaniments. HAL LEONARD A PDF of this Vocal Music Instruction Teen’s Musical Theatre Songfinder 2011-2012 brochure Recent Releases and Highlights A complete song by song Art Song n Opera n Musical Theatre n Jazz and Popular n Sacred n Books Did you lose your copy, or reference, alphabetically by do you want more copies for song and alphabetically by students or colleagues? You show, of all Hal Leonard can download a complete musical theatre collections for PDF of this brochure. teens. Sacred, Christmas & Wedding Music 4 Prices, contents and availability subject to change without notice and may vary outside the U.S.A. Disney characters and artwork © Disney Enterprises, Inc. This brochure of highlighted VALUABLE RESOURCES at HALLEONARD.COM recent publications is only a small portion of our thousands of solo vocal and opera titles. We invite you to search online Listen to Selections Online at www.halleonard.com/vocal for other publications. View sample pages and hear audio excerpts TAKE A for many Hal Leonard publications online! It’s easy! Follow these simple steps: 1. Visit www.halleonard.com. CHANGE THE KEY, 2. Enter an 8-digit publication number, title, series CHANGE THE or composer in the “Search” field. TEMPO ON CDS 3. After clicking on a specific product, check for Our most recent companion CDs Titles in this catalog enabled the “Closer Look” icon beneath the cover include new CD-ROM software with the online “Closer Look” image. feature are marked with the that allows you to transpose to symbol shown above. 4. Click on the icon to access the sample pages any key and change the tempo. You can also view complete and/or audio excerpts. song lists for all publications You can even change the tempo NOTE: If this feature is not currently available, the on our website. without changing the pitch. This icon will not appear. means that the key or tempo of The actual “Closer Look” web page from accompaniment tracks on these www.halleonard.com enhanced CDs, when played in a for 15 Easy Folksong Arrangements for the Progressing Singer (00740268). computer as a CD-ROM, can be adjusted for an individual singer’s needs. This CD-ROM software, the Amazing Slow Downer, was originally created for use in pop music, but we have adapted it for classical and theatre use. It is added without additional cost on recent companion CD releases. The transposing and tempo adjustment features work only when using these enhanced CDs in a computer, as a CD-ROM. The CDs also can be played on any conventional CD player. Beyond new releases, as all of By clicking our vast number of vocal book/ on any of these CD packages come up for rerun, thumbnails you we are adding the Amazing Slow can enlarge them Downer. in the screen to the left. Throughout this brochure, publications with companion CDs are marked with this icon: Click on an individual selection to hear it. Whether on Mac or PC, these titles can be played live on the 5 THE VOCAL LIBRARy – COMPLETE SERIES GABRIEL FAURÉ: 50 SONGS THE VOCAL edited by Laura Ward & Richard Walters 00747071 High Voice ..................................$19.99 LIBRARY 00747070 Medium/Low Voice .....................$19.99 Browse all volumes in The Vocal Library online at www.halleonard.com/vocal and view tables of contents, and in some cases sample music pages and prefaces. Publications cited with in the listings below include sample recordings online for listening. Contents lists can be viewed online for all publications below, even those GILBERT & SULLIVAN without the Closer Look feature. FOR SINGERS with a CD of accompaniments edited by Richard Walters COMPOSER EDITIONS 15-17 selections per volume, including plot notes. JOHANNES BRAHMS: 00740214 Soprano Book/CD .......................$16.99 15 SELECTED SONGS 00740215 Mezzo-Soprano Book/CD ............$16.99 with CDs of diction lessons and accompaniments; 00740216 Tenor Book/CD ...........................$16.95 includes historical notes, translations and 00740217 Baritone/Bass Book/CD ...............$16.99 International Phonetic Alphabet edited by Richard Walters JOSEPH MARX: The most essential Brahms songs for students, with all 30 SONGS the learning tools to introduce them to this literature. Original Keys for High Voice/Medium Voice Diction lessons were recorded by Irene Spiegelman, with translations for study German coach at the Metropolitan Opera. 00000409 .......................................................$14.95 CONTENTS: Botschaft • Dein blaues Auge • Die Mainacht • Feldeinsamkeit • Immer leiser wird mein Schlummer • Meine Liebe ist grün • Mondnacht • O liebliche Wangen • O wüsst ich doch den Weg zurück • Sapphische Ode • Sonntag • Ständchen (Kugler) • Vergebliches Ständchen • Von ewiger Liebe • Wie Melodien zieht es mir. 00001141 High Voice Book/2 CDs .................................................$17.95 00001142 Low Voice Book/2 CDs ..................................................$17.95