THIRTY SONGS OF WILHELM STENHAMMAR

Edited by Annette Johansson The compositions of Swedish composer Wilhelm Stenhammar (1871-1927) have recently begun to capture broad international interest. Outside of Sweden, the excellence of Stenhammar's output has always been obscured by the long-recognized works of the eminent Nordic composers Edward Grieg, Jan Sibelius, and Carl Nielsen. However, since the mid-80s, there has been a marked increase in performances of his works, and recordings are available worldwide. This volume contains not only the word-for-word translations, the IPA transcriptions, and commentary about the composer and the poets; it conatains the actual music of all thirty songs. vii + 170 Pages Medium to High Voice Paper Binding Smyth-Sewn ISBN 1-878617-32 Annette Johansson has just retired as Professor of Voice at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. In addition to the actual 30 songs, her editing of this volume includes: The IPA transcriptions of the songs; Instructions for using the I.P.A. for the tricky Swe