Love Allen in Vaughan Williams!. I remember a voice teacher while i was working on this song...bluntly telling me the meaning of song:its about making love.
A stunning version,gripping in its sculpted dramatic intimacy. Just a thought: please imagine this without,Harmony,Tempo,Texture,Introduction or Postlude, just a naked vocal line.... That essential make-or-break partner, the Pianist, should ALWAYS be credited!
And, to get to the heart of the matter, you can certainly sing this. A fascinating thing, I think, about female voices is that they all seem capable of achieving roughly the same range of pitches from low to high, & the specific voice type is more a matter of vocal coloring & where the voice sounds/feels the best. So, regardless of your voice type, an art song like this should certainly be accessible for you. But learn it with the help of a skilled teacher of singing!
I'm accompanying my father on this piece. I must say; this is quite the challenge to learn on piano. The notes aren't very difficult (there are a couple of tricky arpeggios, but that's it), but as you can tell, the expressiveness needs to be right. It is a wonderful thing to play, though.
This makes me very nervous, I am only 16 but I get to sing this as my solo fest song, my teacher says I have the voice for it but since I am an alto 2 (lowest girl voice) the higher notes are difficult. The song is absolutely beautiful but I'm not sure if I can do it any justice
Alto 2 isn't a voice type, it's a vocal line in choir music. The lowest female voice type is contralto. The thing is, contraltos are rare and a lot of mezzos or even sopranos get placed in the alto 2 section just because they can handle it. At 16 you don't know what your voice is going to do. My best friend thought she was a mezzo in high school, now she's a dramatic soprano. I was a lyric soprano when I was 16. Now, at 20, I seem to be leaning a bit more towards lyric mezzo. You never know.
I think the key to this mystery is the line "in the long fresh grass" - there is no long grass where there are cows, especially no cow parsley. So, hedgechair is right, I'm afraid.
What a voice!
It doesn't get any better than this.
It's so beautiful that I want to cry.
Wonderful rendition of a masterpiece of a song ...a musical gem!
Love Allen in Vaughan Williams!. I remember a voice teacher while i was working on this song...bluntly telling me the meaning of song:its about making love.
A lovely and most effective paradox : a song in praise and celebration of silence.
mi madre que voz tiene este hombre!
beautiful learning this song
If you love it, you will do it justice. Just relax and enjoy those wobbly high notes and they will firm up. Hope your festival went well.
A stunning version,gripping in its sculpted dramatic intimacy.
Just a thought: please imagine this without,Harmony,Tempo,Texture,Introduction or Postlude, just a naked vocal line....
That essential make-or-break partner, the Pianist, should ALWAYS be credited!
Oh come now - what's nicer than a little roll under the billowing sky ;D
And, to get to the heart of the matter, you can certainly sing this. A fascinating thing, I think, about female voices is that they all seem capable of achieving roughly the same range of pitches from low to high, & the specific voice type is more a matter of vocal coloring & where the voice sounds/feels the best. So, regardless of your voice type, an art song like this should certainly be accessible for you. But learn it with the help of a skilled teacher of singing!
I'm accompanying my father on this piece. I must say; this is quite the challenge to learn on piano. The notes aren't very difficult (there are a couple of tricky arpeggios, but that's it), but as you can tell, the expressiveness needs to be right. It is a wonderful thing to play, though.
Just caught this on the radio. I have down loaded the lyrics.
@licensedtochill1 No, Malcolm Martineau. This is not from the recording Allen did of this song with Parsons.
This makes me very nervous, I am only 16 but I get to sing this as my solo fest song, my teacher says I have the voice for it but since I am an alto 2 (lowest girl voice) the higher notes are difficult. The song is absolutely beautiful but I'm not sure if I can do it any justice
MALCOLM MARTINEAU is credited here.
Alto 2 isn't a voice type, it's a vocal line in choir music. The lowest female voice type is contralto. The thing is, contraltos are rare and a lot of mezzos or even sopranos get placed in the alto 2 section just because they can handle it. At 16 you don't know what your voice is going to do. My best friend thought she was a mezzo in high school, now she's a dramatic soprano. I was a lyric soprano when I was 16. Now, at 20, I seem to be leaning a bit more towards lyric mezzo. You never know.
I think the key to this mystery is the line "in the long fresh grass" - there is no long grass where there are cows, especially no cow parsley. So, hedgechair is right, I'm afraid.
Oh, there are plenty cows (and even more sheep), just not on this particular field.
@NOSEhow2LIV There, fixed it!
Wow, super singer, cast iron voice, big, powerful bass baritone... In my opinion, just too strong, too heavy in his approach/attack -