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Article: AMERICAN FOLK SET, Book 3
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- Journal of Singing
- Article date:
- March 1, 2008
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CopyrightCopyright National Association of Teachers of Singing Mar/Apr 2008. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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A SET OF FOLKSONG ARRANGEMENTS
KOHN, STEVEN MARK, ARR. AMERICAN FOLK SET, Book 3. High and Medium voice volumes. Steven Mark Kohn, 2006 (CVR). Traditional keys; H/C^sub 4^-A[musical flat]^sub 5^, M/A^sub 3^-F^sub 5^; Tess: CR; regular meters, varied tempos; V/mE-mD, P/M-D; 15 minutes, if done as a set. Tenor or Baritone. [high key/medium key; high range/medium range given below]
Steven Mark Kohn is an inspired arranger of folk songs, and American Folk Set, Book 3 gives us five more folk songs arranged in such a way that the entire set could make a complete group on a recital program. The subjects, speakers, and settings provide both structure and variety for an entire group.
The settings ...