The Story
A descendant of a long line of Italian church organists and the son of a Metropolitan Opera vocal coach, composer Norman Dello Joio wrote for all instruments, but most naturally, for voice. Carl Fischer has compiled 12 of his vocal works in this collection as a tribute to his legacy. The collection opens with a heartfelt foreword from revered tenor Paul Sperry, well-known for championing of the American art song and his work on the subject at Manhattan School of Music. The Norman Dello Joio Vocal Collection features works for mostly medium and high voices, such as “Lament” and “There is a Lady Sweet and Kind,” but also includes “The Assassination” for low voice. For intermediate to advanced-level singers.
Contents:
- Preface by Paul Sperry
- All Things Leave Me (Waltz Song) — Arthur Symons — Medium
- The Assassination (Two Fates Discuss a Human Problem) — Adapted by the Composer from the Peom by Robert Hillyer — low
- The Dying Nightingale — Stark Young — high
- Eyebright — J. Addignton Symonds — medium
- How Do I Love Thee? — Words Adapted by the Composer from the Poem by Elizabeth B. Browning — high
- Lament — Poem by Chidiock Tichborne (ca. 1558-1586) Written on the eve of the poet's execution — medium
- The Listeners — Poem by Walter de la Mare — medium
- Meeting at Night — Poem by Robert Browning — high
- Mill Doors — Poem by Carl Sandburg — high
- New Born — Words by Lenore G. Marshall — medium
- There Is a Lady Sweet and Kind — Poem by an Anonymous Elizabethan — medium
- Why So Pale and Wan, Fond Lover? — Poem by John Suckling — medium
Description
A descendant of a long line of Italian church organists and the son of a Metropolitan Opera vocal coach, composer Norman Dello Joio wrote for all instruments, but most naturally, for voice. Carl Fischer has compiled 12 of his vocal works in this collection as a tribute to his legacy. The collection opens with a heartfelt foreword from revered tenor Paul Sperry, well-known for championing of the American art song and his work on the subject at Manhattan School of Music. The Norman Dello Joio Vocal Collection features works for mostly medium and high voices, such as “Lament” and “There is a Lady Sweet and Kind,” but also includes “The Assassination” for low voice. For intermediate to advanced-level singers.
Contents:
- Preface by Paul Sperry
- All Things Leave Me (Waltz Song) — Arthur Symons — Medium
- The Assassination (Two Fates Discuss a Human Problem) — Adapted by the Composer from the Peom by Robert Hillyer — low
- The Dying Nightingale — Stark Young — high
- Eyebright — J. Addignton Symonds — medium
- How Do I Love Thee? — Words Adapted by the Composer from the Poem by Elizabeth B. Browning — high
- Lament — Poem by Chidiock Tichborne (ca. 1558-1586) Written on the eve of the poet's execution — medium
- The Listeners — Poem by Walter de la Mare — medium
- Meeting at Night — Poem by Robert Browning — high
- Mill Doors — Poem by Carl Sandburg — high
- New Born — Words by Lenore G. Marshall — medium
- There Is a Lady Sweet and Kind — Poem by an Anonymous Elizabethan — medium
- Why So Pale and Wan, Fond Lover? — Poem by John Suckling — medium
