24 Italian Songs and Arias - Medium High Voice (Book/CD): Medium High Voice - Book/CD (Vocal Collection) Review

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(More customer reviews)I own both this 26 song book/Cd as well as the 24 song book/CD from John Keene and Schirmer.I use the John Paton 26 song version in order to read the excellent one page introductions it provides for each song..However my singing teacher feels that the piano accompaniments in the Paton book are pretentious, and he prefers the piano accompaniments in the Keene/Schirmer book.So, I use the CD and music from the Schirmer book but I do my research via the Paton book.The Keen/Schirmer book has a lot less melody ornamentation than the John Paton book.In my opinion, which is the opinion of a beginner, the ornamentation added to the melody in the John Paton book is excessive and is also confusing in that he never explains how to reconcile all the little notes he added, to the larger font melody notes that often seem to be at odds with the tinier notes.What is deeply, desperately need, I strongly feel, is a recording oftenors, sopranos, and baritones actually singing all 24 (or 26) of these songs!Please, if anyone knows of the existance of such as recording, post it in a user review.It would be a tremendous help.Also, note that in both the Keene/Schirmer version and the John Paton version, the piano accompaniment often does not include the melody.So, it can be "dicey" when trying to learn one of the songs to figure out the melody if the only resource available is the accompanying CD.Personally, I record the melodies into a sequencer program on my PC via a midi attached digital keyboard, but the average singer is not likely to have the technical expertise to do that.It would have been very helpful if the accompanying CD's had recorded each song twice, the second time with the melody superimposed on top of the accompaniment.My singer teacher tells me that these 24 (or 26) songs are the "bible" among singing students. Thus, a singing student really has no choice but to buy at least one of these two editions.

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For well over a century, the G. Schirmer edition of 24 Italian Songsand Arias of the 17th and 18th Centuries has introduced millions ofbeginning singers to serious Italian vocal literature. Offered in twoaccessible keys (ISBN 0793515130 for Medium High Voice; ISBN0793515149 for Medium Low Voice) suitable for all singers, it islikely to be the first publication a voice teacher will ask afirst-time student to purchase. The classic Parisotti realizationsresult in rich, satisfying accompaniments which allow singers puremusical enjoyment. For ease of practice, carefully preparedaccompaniments are also recorded on CD by John Keene, a New York-basedconcert accompanist and vocal coach who has performed throughout theUnited States for radio and television. Educated at the University ofSouthern California, Keene has taught accompanying at the universitylevel and collaborated with Gian Carlo Menotti and Thea Musgrave onproductions of their operas.

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