Joan Boytim has selected some of the easisest songs in English from The First Book of Solos series and transposed them for a different voice type for many of the selections in Introduction to Art Song,making the songs available to more students. Additionally, other suitable songs, not found in other Boytim collections, have been included. Each voice type has a unique song list. These books may be used by students in traditional voice lessons or by voice classes. Contents for the baritone/bass volume include: THE BLACK DRESS (John Jacob Niles) • BLACK IS THE COLOR OF MY TRUE LOVE'S HAIR (John Jacob Niles) • BROTHER WILL, BROTHER JOHN (John Sacco) • COME AGAIN, SWEET LOVE (John Dowland) • THE DAISIES (Samuel Barber) • DOWN BY THE SALLY GARDENS (Irish Air, arr. Herbert Hughes) • KITTY, MY LOVE, WILL YOU MARRY ME? (Old Ulster Song, arr. Herbert Hughes) • MY LOVELY CELIA (George Monro) • ON RICHMOND HILL THERE LIVES A LASS (James Hook) • SEA FEVER (John Ireland) • SHOES (Kathleen Lockhart Manning) • TAKE, O TAKE THOSE LIPS AWAY (Roger Quilter) • TRADE WINDS (Frederick Keel) • UNDER THE GREENWOOD TREE (Roger Quilter) • WAYFARING STRANGER (John Jacob Niles) • WEEP YOU NO MORE (Roger Quilter) • WHEN I HAVE SUNG MY SONGS (Ernest Charles) • WHEN I THINK UPON THE MAIDENS (Michael Head)
