Songs for Beginning Bass Voice: With Annotated Guide to Works for Beginning Bass Voice - Hardcover

by Alan J. Ord (Author)

The beginning bass singer, with his range and tessitura at the bottom end of the scale of voices, has unique difficulties finding suitable vocal music in his range, which is often very frustrating for him and his teacher. Ord includes full text and music for selected songs on interpretation. In addition, annotated entries provide full access to suitable material in the repertoire. Annotations include composer, title, range, tessitura, tempo, meter, difficulty, source, publisher, and pertinent comments. Also includes indexes by composer, title, and publisher.

Author Biography

Alan J. Ord is Professor and Director of Opera at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. A past president of NATS (Northern Alberta Chapter), Dr. Ord has performed extensively in operas and concerts in the United States and Canada and has given presentations on repertoire for the bass voice at regional and national conventions of NATS.