Download or read book French Art Songs of the Nineteenth Century written by Philip Hale and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1978-01-01 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The lyric art song, in which the piano plays as large a part as the vocal melody, is one of the characteristic products of the 19th century. This collection of 39 songs from the romantic period spotlights 18 composers: Berlioz, Chausson, Debussy (6 songs), Gounod, Massenet, Thomas, and more. For high voice. French text, English singing translations.