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Title: Word by Word Translations of Songs and Arias Part 1, German and French
Review: As a teacher of voice for over 35 years, having resources like this one I find indispensable. While the book is not exhaustive, that is, it does not carry ALL of Schubert's lieder, or ALL of Schumann's lieder, or ALL of Fauré's songs, etc ... in the classical literature, still there are a great many songs and their translations ... of the literature most often chosen by voice teachers for young singers to learn. The book is useful in that it not only gives a word-for-word translation, but also, where needed, the best "sense" of the poetry in English as well. If you sing classical song literature in Italian, German and French, then this book and its companion, (Part 2) are essential resources to have. I'd also go so far as to say that every English-speaking classical singer should own these.PS. Teacher, don't loan them to your students ... you'll never get them back!
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