Vocal Repertoire for the Twenty-First Century, Volume 2

Works Written From 2000 Onwards

Jane Manning

Provides detailed and practical performance analysis of vocal works
Prioritizes vocal health and control of technique
Grades pieces to distinguish between technical difficulty and musical difficulty

Vocal Repertoire for the Twenty-First Century, Volume 2

Works Written From 2000 Onwards

Jane Manning

Description

Described as the "life and soul of British contemporary music", Jane Manning is an internationally celebrated English concert and opera soprano. In this new follow-up to her highly regarded New Vocal Repertory, Volumes I and II, she provides a seasoned expert's guidance and insight into the vocal genre she calls home.

Vocal Repertoire for the Twenty-First Century spans the late middle-20th century through the second decade of the 21st. Manning's comprehensive selection of contemporary art songs ranges from the avant-garde to the more easily accessible, including substantial song cycles, shorter encore pieces, and songs suitable for auditions and competitions. The two-volume guide presents expertly-informed selections tailored to particular voice types. Each of the 160 selections is accompanied by a highly detailed performance guide, music examples, levels of difficulty, and a brief encapsulation of vocal characteristics or challenges contained in the piece. A supplemental companion website provides composer biographies and an up-to-date list of recommended recordings. With a focus on younger composers in addition to prominent figures, Manning encourages singers to refresh and expand their recital repertoire into less familiar territory, and discover the rewards therein.

Volume 2 features works written from 2000 onwards, including pieces from contemporary composers Mohammed Fairouz ("Annabel Lee"), Missy Mazzoli ("As Long as We Live"), Judith Weir ("The Voice of Desire"), and Raymond Yiu ("The Earth and Every Common Sight").

Vocal Repertoire for the Twenty-First Century, Volume 2

Works Written From 2000 Onwards

Jane Manning

Introduction
Guide to Gradings
About the Companion Website

Featured Works
BAINBRIDGE, Simon ORPHEUS High voice
BARCHAN, Stephen TWO SONGS ABOUT SPIDERS solo soprano
BEAMISH, Sally FOUR SONGS FROM HAFEZ soprano/tenor (baritone version also available)
BERKELEY,Michael THREE SONGS TO CHILDREN soprano/tenor
BRAY, Charlotte SONNETS AND LOVE SONGS baritone
BRUCE, David THAT TIME WITH YOU mezzo
BURRELL, Diana LOVE SONG (WITH YOGA) soprano
BUTLER, Martin LONDON baritone
CARPENTER, Gary LOVE'S ETERNITY alto/mezzo
CASHIAN, Philip THE SUN'S GREAT EYE baritone
CAUSTON, Richard THE FLEA solo baritone
CIPULLO, Tom LONG ISLAND SONGS tenor
COLE, Jonathan SORFUL TER soprano
CONSTANTINOU, Stace FROM THE BOOK OF SONGS soprano and electronics
CURRIER, Sebastian THE NYMPHS ARE DEPARTED High/medium voice
CUTLER, Joe BANDS tenor/ baritone
DALE ROBERTS, Jeremy SPOKEN TO A BRONZE HEAD mezzo
DEAN, Brett POEMS AND PRAYERS mezzo
DOVE, Jonathan CUT MY SHADOW mezzo
ELIAS, Brian ONCE DID I BREATHE ANOTHER'S BREATH baritone
EWERS, Tim MOONDRUNK medium voice
FAIROUZ, Mohammed ANNABEL LEE baritone
FEIGIN, Joel TWO SONGS FROM 'TWELFTH NIGHT'. baritone
FELSENFELD, Daniel ANNUS MIRABILIS bass
FINNISSY, Michael OUTSIDE FORT TREGANTLE baritone
FRANCES-HOAD, Cheryl ONE LIFE STAND mezzo
FUJIKURA, Dai LOVE EXCERPT soprano
GILBERT, Anthony PEACE NOTES soprano/mezzo
GRIME, Helen IN THE MIST tenor
HARRISON, Sadie EASTER ZUNDAY tenor
HESKETH, Kenneth CHRONICLES OF THE TIME baritone
HOLLOWAY, Robin GO LOVELY ROSE mezzo/contralto
HOWARD, Emily WILD CLEMATIS IN WINTER mezzo
HUGH-JONES, Elaine TWO NIGHT SONGS soprano
HYDE, Thomas THREE LARKIN SONGS baritone
JOLAS, Betsy L'OEIL ÉGARÉ baritone
KAY, Don FOUR BIRD SONGS FROM SHAW NEILSON baritone
KEELEY, Rob FIVE SONGS ON POEMS OF STEVIE SMITH mezzo
LAITMAN, Lori MEN WITH SMALL HEADS counter-tenor/mezzo/baritone
LANE, Liz LANDSCAPES baritone
LEE, Joanna YOUR LITTLE VOICE solo soprano
LIEBERMANN, Lowell SIX SONGS ON POEMS OF RAYMOND CARVER baritone
LISTER, Rodney SONGS TO HARVEST medium voice
MACHOVER, Tod OPEN UP THE HOUSE soprano
MATTHEWS, Colin OUT IN THE DARK soprano
MAZZOLI, Missy AS LONG AS WE LIVE mezzo
MOORE, Lloyd CHARMS TO MUSIC soprano
MORLOCK, Jocelyn INVOLUNTARY LOVE SONGS baritone (also versions for soprano or mezzo)
MULVEY, Gráinne ETERNITY IS NOW (solo voice) mezzo
MUSTO, John SUMMER STARS soprano
NATHAN, Eric FOREVER IS COMPOSED OF NOWS soprano/mezzo
NESBIT, Edward A PRETENCE OF WIT soprano
NORMAN, Andrew LULLABY mezzo
PASQUET, Yves-Marie MUSIC high soprano
PHIBBS, Joseph TWO SONGS (from SHADES OF NIGHT) tenor
PITKIN, Jonathan FEATHER-SMALL and STILL mezzo
POOLE, Geoffrey HEYNONNYNONNY SMALLPRINT (solo voice, any)
RITCHIE, Anthony TWO PANTOUMS soprano
ROSE, Gregory AVEBURY STONE CIRCLES soprano
ROXBURGH, Edwin REFLECTIONS baritone
SAXON, Katherine SEA FEVER baritone
SAXTON, Robert THE BEACH IN WINTER: SCRATBY (for TESS) baritone/mezzo
SHADLE,Charles THE HILLS OF DAWN baritone
SMIRNOV, Dmitri WONDERFUL STORIES medium
TORKE, Michael HOUSE AND HOME soprano
TOWER, Joan UP HIGH soprano/mezzo
TURNAGE, Mark-Anthony THREE SONGS baritone
WATKINS, Huw THREE AUDEN SONGS tenor
WEIR, Judith THE VOICE OF DESIRE mezzo/countertenor
WILLIAMS, Roderick A COAT baritone
WOOD, Hugh THE ISLES OF GREECE baritone
YIÙ, Raymond THE EARTH AND EVERY COMMON SIGHT soprano
ZEV GORDON, Michael INTO THE DARK (alto voice/piano/electronics)

Glossary
Programming Suggestions
Recommended Reading
Useful Anthologies
Useful Addresses
Permissions

Vocal Repertoire for the Twenty-First Century, Volume 2

Works Written From 2000 Onwards

Jane Manning

Author Information

Jane Manning, OBE is a freelance singer, teacher, and academic, currently a Professor in the Vocal Studies Department of the Guildhall School of Music, and Visiting Professor at the Royal College of Music. In the U.S., she has been Visiting Professor at Mills College, and has given guest seminars at Columbia, Cornell, Harvard, MIT, New England Conservatory, Princeton, Stanford, USC and Yale. A soprano with over 50 years' experience as an internationally celebrated contemporary music performer, she holds Honorary Doctorates from the Universities of York, Keele, Durham, and Kingston, and is a Fellow of the Royal Academy and the Royal College of Music. Over the course of her career, she has given over three hundred world premieres and has worked closely with composers such as Harrison Birtwistle, Pierre Boulez, John Cage, Elliott Carter, Oliver Knussen, Peter Maxwell Davies and Judith Weir, earning her a reputation as an exemplary performer of new music. She is the author of Voicing Pierrot (2012), New Vocal Repertory: An Introduction (OUP, 1994), and New Vocal Repertory, Vol. 2 (OUP, 1999).

Vocal Repertoire for the Twenty-First Century, Volume 2

Works Written From 2000 Onwards

Jane Manning

Reviews and Awards

"Here is a detailed resource for all singers venturing into new song repertoire. Thank you, Jane Manning!" -- Lucy Shelton, soprano

"Dr. Manning provides a singer's account of 160 English-language songs: insightful remarks on tessitura, vocal color, appropriate voice-type, text, interpretation, level of complexity and technical difficulty. It's the fruit of unparalleled experience in singing hundreds of vocal works over the past half-century." -- Graham Hair, Professor Emeritus, Glasgow University