55 Art Songs

明尼蘇達州貝米吉市州立師範學院美術與應用藝術系主任卡爾-湯普森（Carl O. Thompson）構思了《五十五首藝術歌曲》。從他擔任合唱指揮的經驗中，他知道合唱團是多麼喜歡有機會齊聲唱出優美的獨唱，而不是總是局限於各自的聲部。但這套書並不只是為合唱團的齊唱而設計的： 它對班級或個人聲樂教學、業餘愛好者和專業人士都同樣有價值。西格蒙德-斯帕思（Sigmund Spaeth）以其關於音樂的著作、演講和廣播講座而聞名，他與湯普森博士合作編纂了這套書。他在前言中對本書的範圍做了最好的描述：本書是藝術歌曲全部文獻的一個橫斷面。55 首歌曲中的每一首都是同類作品中的經典之作，而且每首歌都出自不同的作曲家之手，這本身就使得這套書獨一無二。此外，斯帕思還對德語、法語、義大利語和俄語歌曲進行了全新的可歌可泣的翻譯，這也是本書的獨特之處"

作曲家: Compiled and
校訂者: by Sigmund Spaeth and Carl O. Thompson
樂器: Voice
出版社: Alfred Music
風格: Masterwork
原文簡介:
The idea for FIFTY-FIVE ART SONGS was conceived by Carl O. Thompson, head of The Division of Fine and Applied Arts at the State Teachers College, Bemidji, Minnesota. From his experience as a choral conductor, he knew how much choral groups enjoyed the chance to sing beautiful solos in unison instead of always being confined to their individual parts. But this collection isn't designed just for unison choral singing: It is equally valuable for class or individual vocal teaching, for amateurs and professionals. Sigmund Spaeth, well known for his writings, lectures, and radio talks on music, collaborated with Dr. Thompson in assembling this collection. He best describes its scope in the foreword: "This book is a cross section of the entire literature of Art Song. Every one of the 55 numbers is a classic of its kind and each is by a different composer, which in itself makes the collection unique." Also unique are Spaeth's new singable translations of the German, French, Italian, and Russian songs.