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The
Right to Speak: Working with the Voice Patsy
Rodenberg : "This theoretical and practical workbook on how to use
the voice is not just a specialist book for actors and singers, but for
anyone engaged in public speaking. The author argues that, for everyone,
the voice is the carrier of personality. Rodenburg has worked with the
RSC and Cheek by Jowl..."
The Broadway Song Companion: An Annotated Guide to Musical Theatre Literature by Voice Type and Song Style David P. DeVenney : "A guide to the literature of the Broadway musical for the solo performer, designed with the working actor in mind. Lists every song from some 21 Broadway shows, giving the name of the character who sings that song, its exact vocal range, and categorizing each song by style, such as up-tempo, narrati"
Opera Andras
Batta : OPERA is a fascinating book alphabetically ordered by composers
(124 of them at that! from Adams to Zimmermann) and containing synopsis'
and information on 338 operas : stage designs, photos and illustrations,
extracts of music, details of performances and the actors who featured
in them...so much information and all beautifully presented.
You have to see this book to believe it - even if you're not particularly
an opera fan you will be rivited by the stories behind the operas, and
stunned by the stage designs and costumes. An essential book for music
students - definately not a 'stuffy' text book, but a well written and
enjoyable account of the major operas and many many more! and all at a
reasonable price too!
The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan William S. Gilbert, Sullivan A : A complete and authentic collection of the librettos on which modern performances and recordings are based.
The Complete Lyrics of Cole Porter John Updike (Foreword), Robert Kimball (Editor) : contains the complete body of lyrics by Cole Porter, comprising 800 songs, more than half of which were previously unpublished!
Reading Lyrics Robert Gottlieb (Editor), Robert Kimball (Editor) : An anthology of song lyrics covers the period between 1900 and 1975 and includes the work of Irving Berlin, Ira Gershwin, Lorenz Hart, Cole Porter, and Stephen Sondheim.
The
Complete Lyrics of IRA Gershwin Ira Gershwin, Robert
Kimball (Editor) : Gershwin's entire body of work is brought together
in one volume. Here are the words of more than 700 songs (nearly 400 of
them never before published), beginning with his first composition and
taking us through his splendid, nearly 50-year long career to the last
songs he wrote for the 1964 film "Kiss Me, Stupid".
Early Broadway Sheet Music: A Comprehensive Listing of Published Music from Broadway and Other Stage Shows, 1843-1918 Donald J. Stubblebine : contains sheet music published over the 75-year period from 1843 to 1918 - the early days of modern American theatre.
Les Miserables: Vocal Selections Alain Boubil, Claude-Michel Schonberg
Andrew Lloyd Webber Anthology Andrew Lloyd Webber
Smokey Joe's Cafe: The Songs of Leiber and Stoller Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation, Jerry Leiber
Rodgers & Hammerstein: 122 Songs from 11 Classic Musicals Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein
Miss Saigon: Vocal Selections Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation, Claude-Michel Schonberg, Alain Boublil
The Best Broadway Songs Ever (Best Ever) Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation
The Big Book of Broadway Henry H. Perritt
Not Since Carrie: Forty Years of Broadway Musical Flops Ken Mandelbaum
Cats: the Book of the Musical Andrew Lloyd Webber
My Fair Lady: Vocal Selections Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation
The
Illustrated Rodgers and Hammerstein Songbook Didier
Deutsch, et al
Phantom of the Opera: Vocal Selections Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation, Andrew Lloyd Webber
Fiddler on the Roof: Vocal Selections Jerry BockComposer, Sy FeldmanEdt
Rent: Vocal Selections Jonathan Larson
Kiss Me, Kate Michael Lefferts (Editor), Cole Porter
The Threepenny Opera Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht, Desmond Ivo Vesey, Eric Bentley
"Cabaret" - Vocal Selection Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation
"The Full Monty" Vocal Selection Terrence McNally, Ted Sperling (Editor), David Yazbek (Unknown)