Three Impudent Arias
Medium Voice - Sheet Music

Medium voice and piano - Late Intermediate

SKU: EC.8677

Composed by Steven Mark Kohn. 21st Century. Vocal score. E.C. Schirmer Publishing #8677. Published by E.C. Schirmer Publishing (EC.8677).

ISBN 600313486777. UPC: 600313486777. English.

The texts for these songs are adapted from Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914), one of America’s most fearless and biting satirists. It is safe to say that these songs are probably not for every performer. They require a good dose of theatrical dash and a bit of raw nerve, not exactly your formal recital staples. While they do have a suggestively masculine tone, a female singer with the right irreverence and attitude could certainly bring them off. (The composer suggests that these three songs be performed as a set as opposed to individually. They were constructed to achieve a certain balance as a set.) Duration 10:00

 

Contents:

1. The Saint and the Monk

2. Something in the Paper

3. The American League for the Circumvention of Bores.