"This book fills a gap in a worthy area of vocal literature." --Choice "Singers, accompanists and teachers will benefit from this guide to la lirica da camera." --American Music Teacher "... a literate, meticulously executed introduction ..." --Italian Quarterly This important resource presents background on a unique genre and its composers. It analyzes in detail more than 200 songs and presents for each its Italian text (with pronunciation marks), English translation, and guidelines for performance.

• PrefaceAcknowledgmentsA Note on Italian PronunciationIntroduction: A History of Italian Solo SongPART ONE: The First-Generation ComposersFranco AlfanoOttorino RespighiIldebrando PizzettiGian Francesco MalipieroAlfredo CasellaPART TWO: The Second-Generation ComposersVincenzo DavicoGiorgio Federico GhediniMario Castelnuovo-TedescoGoffredo PetrassiPART THREE: Additional ComposersAlessandro BustiniArturo Buzzi-PecciaSebastiano CaltabianoGiorgio CambissaPietro CimaraUmberto GiordanoCarlo JachinoFernando LiuzziFranco ManninoFranco MargolaMario PersicoAlberto PeyrettiGiacomo PucciniGiulia RecliLicinio ReficeFrancesco SantoliquidoAchille SimonettiRuggero VeneErmanno Wolf-FerrariAppendix: Other Recommended Composers and SongsBibliographyDictionaries and Books on Italian DictionBooks and Articles on Contemporary Italian Vocal MusicIndex of Sets, Songs, or First Lines

"This book fills a gap in a worthy area of vocal literature." --Choice "Singers, accompanists and teachers will benefit from this guide to la lirica da camera." --American Music Teacher "... a literate, meticulously executed introduction ..." --Italian Quarterly This important resource presents background on a unique genre and its composers. It analyzes in detail more than 200 songs and presents for each its Italian text (with pronunciation marks), English translation, and guidelines for performance.

• PrefaceAcknowledgmentsA Note on Italian PronunciationIntroduction: A History of Italian Solo SongPART ONE: The First-Generation ComposersFranco AlfanoOttorino RespighiIldebrando PizzettiGian Francesco MalipieroAlfredo CasellaPART TWO: The Second-Generation ComposersVincenzo DavicoGiorgio Federico GhediniMario Castelnuovo-TedescoGoffredo PetrassiPART THREE: Additional ComposersAlessandro BustiniArturo Buzzi-PecciaSebastiano CaltabianoGiorgio CambissaPietro CimaraUmberto GiordanoCarlo JachinoFernando LiuzziFranco ManninoFranco MargolaMario PersicoAlberto PeyrettiGiacomo PucciniGiulia RecliLicinio ReficeFrancesco SantoliquidoAchille SimonettiRuggero VeneErmanno Wolf-FerrariAppendix: Other Recommended Composers and SongsBibliographyDictionaries and Books on Italian DictionBooks and Articles on Contemporary Italian Vocal MusicIndex of Sets, Songs, or First Lines