{"product_id":"9780739074152","title":"Gateway to French Melodies: Low Voice","description":"\u003cp\u003eGateway to French Mélodies leads us into a fragrant garden of poetry and music that is both passionate and refined. Each song brings to life one of the great themes of French art—-love, nature, the purpose of life—-with sensuous beauty, beguiling grace, and often with humor. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnderstanding what you sing is the basic concept of the Gateway series. Each lyric is translated, both word-by-word and in readable English. The singer can learn the song with confidence, as obscure points of phonetics, grammar and interpretation are made clear. The cultural context of each song is illuminated, along with its place in the life and works of the composer. The comb binding creates a lay-flat book that is perfect for study and performance. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany of the marvelous songs found here been out of print for more than a century and a few are published here for the very first time. The songs include: \u003cbr\u003e\"Plaisir d'amour,\" the quintessential song of bittersweet love, edited from the composer's original 1784 edition \u003cbr\u003eSeven works by women composers, including two sisters who were divas of Romantic opera, Maria Malibran and Pauline Viardot \u003cbr\u003eWorks of French operatic masters such as Gounod, Saint-Saëns, Bizet, and Massenet \u003cbr\u003eSix songs by Gabriel Fauré and four by Claude Debussy \u003cbr\u003eTwo duets from contrasting historical periods \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePiano accompaniments are heard on the companion CD, beautifully played by Joan Thompson and expertly engineered by Grammy Award winner Matthew Snyder.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alfred Publishing Company, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47018574217456,"sku":"9780739074152","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780739074152_p0.jpg?v=1763631628","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780739074152","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}