Review (PDF) Sondheim For Singers: Tenor (39 Songs)
(Vocal Collection). The most comprehensive, multi-volume collection of Sondheim songs ever published. Each volume has a different contents list. The volumes include songs in original keys, and appropriate transpositions. Each volume includes an extensive introductory section, with plot synopses and comments from Sondheim about songs and shows.
Series: Sondheim for Singers
Paperback: 296 pages
Publisher: Rilting Music, Inc.; 1 edition (December 1, 2013)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1480367168
ISBN-13: 978-1480367166
Product Dimensions: 9 x 0.7 x 12 inches
Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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This collection includes extensive plot notes and commentary about the shows and songs, including quotes from Sondheim. Contents are listed below. The songs are a combination of songs in original keys for tenor and songs in suitable transposed keys for tenor.SONGS IN ORIGINAL KEYS FOR TENORAll Aboard! (The Frogs)Being Alive (Company)Buddy's Blues (Follies)The Contest (Sweeney Todd)Finishing the Hat (Sunday in the Park with George)Giants in the Sky (Into the Woods)I'm Calm (A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum)Johanna (Sweeney Todd)Ladies in Their Sensitivities (Sweeney Todd)Later (A Little Night Music)Lesson #8 (Sunday in the Park with George)Love, I Hear (A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum)Make the Most of Your Music (Follies)Not While I'm Around (Sweeney Todd)Putting It Together (Sunday in the Park with George)The Right Girl (Follies)Someone Is Waiting (Company)OTHER SONGS IN SUITABLE KEYS FOR TENORAnyone Can Whistle (Anyone Can Whistle)Beautiful Girls (Follies)Children Will Listen (Into the Woods)Everybody Says Don't (Anyone Can Whistle)Fear No More (The Frogs)Good Thing Going (Merrily We Roll Along)If You Can Find Me I'm Here (Evening Primrose)Live Alone and Like It (Dick Tracy)Losing My Mind (Follies)Loving You (Passion)Marry Me a Little (Company)Multitude of Amys (cut) (Company)No One Is Alone (Into the Woods)Not a Day Goes By (Merrily We Roll Along)Old Friends (Merrily We Roll Along)Pretty Women (Sweeney Todd)Send in the Clowns (A Little Night Music)Sorry-Grateful (Company)That Old Piano Rolls (cut) (Follies)They Ask Me Why I Believe in You (I Believe in You)What Can You Lose? (Dick Tracy)With So Little to Be Sure Of (Anyone Can Whistle)
I was so excited when this collection was published! I think it's been a long time coming for singers who want the collected Sondheim collection for their voice part. The book is well made, well collected, very readable, and has a lay-flat binding. No complaints there.My main gripe with this collection is that many of the songs have butchered accompaniment. Songs like Losing my Mind (Follies) or Loving You (Passion) have the most obscenely basic piano parts--boring, mirroring the vocal line on the piano, etc... This is inconsistent between songs, though, so while all of the songs from Sunday in the Park have their original piano parts, others like those mentioned above do not.This won't make a difference to most, as this book is meant to be an audition book and easier for accompanists. However, the piano voices can't hold a candle to those found in the original vocal scores for these shows. When you're trying to prepare recitals/concerts with songs good in your range and you get a book with bland accompaniment, it's disappointing to be left to look elsewhere.
I recently bought every book in this series- (Soprano, Belter, Tenor, Bass, Duets) I am going to post this same review on each page, so if you're seeing my name, there's no reason to reread any. I dropped a pretty penny doing it- but I would do it over, and over, and over again. In fact, I'll probably do it again next month so that I have 2 copies of each book. Years ago (maybe...20 ??) I bought the first (to my knowledge) series of Sondheim song books, and have treated them like they were priceless, because to me, they are! I was so thrilled when I saw these! Other reviewers do an excellent job of discussing how the songs compare to listings in other books. However, if you're like me, and want everything Sondheim there is- you simply MUST have these. There's no other way to say it.
Received in excellent condition
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