Twenty-Four Italian Songs and Arias – Medium Low Voice | 17th and 18th Century Vocal Collection | Schirmer’s Library | Classical Singing Repertoire ... (Schirmer's Library of Musical Classics) Paperback – September 1, 1992

As someone studying to lead prayer service (a Sheliach Tzibbur) I had begun a journey to find my voice. I am very lucky to have ended up fining an outstanding Voice teacher as well as great Cantorial teacher. The Cantors in the city have get-to-gethers on a monthly basis (I promise I am getting to the point about this book) and recently had an eminent Canadian Tenor come speak to us. He first did a very challenging Cantorial piece and then proceeded to say: "Remember when you started and you did Italian songs and arias as part of your training? I've got news for you. This is something you should do every day for the rest of your singing career. This and proper vocal technique will allow you to sing for many years past the time when most people can no longer sing". This is the best of those books. My voice teacher always chooses this version as the best choice of Italian and the best version. The piano cd is an enormous help (unless you are such a diva that you have a live-in rehearsal pianist). Enjoy!!!

Nothing to not like. It is a series of songs used by vocal instructors for years. You can download backing tracks using a code in the book which is a very nice feature. Well worth the money IMO

Singing in Italian is so much fun, and this book just makes it funner! I like pretty much every song in here, but my absolute favorites are Caro Mio Ben, Sebben Crudele, and Gia il Sole dal Gange. (Sorry if I messed up the spelling- I don't have the book right in front of me.) But yes! This book is easy to read (in practically every way) The songs are easy to learn, as long as you are confident and okay with messing up on occasion. The CD is very helpful for when I need to practice and I don't have anybody to accompany me. Over all, I would totally recommend this book to any singer, or pianist.

This music book is a treasure to have. I use it to learn beautiful 18th century Italian songs like Caro Mio Ben, Sebbe Crudele and Pieta Signore.

These are the 24 classic Italian songs, with perfect CD accompaniment. Great for singing loudly in the car with the windows open. Mandatory repertoire for all intermediate serious vocal students.

This is the classic; there are more modern books that go back to the original music, but these romanticized versions have been the standard for years. Accessible price, and comes with an accompaniment CD.

This is one of my favorite song books to sing from. For anyone starting out learning or practicing opera voice, I highly recommend.

classic, and the available accompaniment is helpful. someone needs to make a version with a sturdier cover for use!