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The World's Vocal Arts

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The World's Vocal Arts

This collection showcases diverse singing styles, classical and popular, from around the world. Compare and contrast them: Italian opera, African–American blues, a Kurdish love song, a Jewish prayer, a North African traditional song, Chinese opera, Swiss yodeling, and even the crooning style of Bing Crosby! Liner notes include an introductory essay and track notes by Henry Cowell.

Track Listing

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Bel Canto Style: Lo Vedremo Riccardo Stracciari 02:36
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German Lieder Style: Schlafendes Jesukind Karl Erb 03:16
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French Popular Style: Tu Ne Sais Pas Aimer Damia 03:05
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Torch Style Helen Morgan 03:23
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Crooning Style: Where the Blue of the Night Meets the Gold of the Day Bing Crosby 02:52
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Russian Operatic Style: I Hate a Dreary Life Feodor Ivanovich Chaliapin 03:46
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Blues Style Red Willie Smith 02:03
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Cantorial Style: Prayer for the Day of Yom Kippur (Turko-Sephardic Version) Moshe Vital 01:36
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North African Traditional Style: Guelbi Quaalach Halek Chikh Menouar 03:12
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Kurdish Mid-Eastern Style: Shepherd Sings a Love Song n/a 03:13
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Korean Classical Style: Right Music (Male Solo) n/a 02:58
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Thai Operatic Style (Female Solo) n/a 03:11
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Albanian Moslem Style n/a 01:30
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Greek Popular Style: Apanu Pal to Nero Sotirios Stasinopoulos 04:08
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Chinese Opera Style Ma Lien Liang 03:15
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Pakistani Classical Style: Darbari Ustad Asad Ali Khan 07:13
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Swiss Yodel: Song of the Senn n/a 01:30
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Ethiopian Style n/a 02:10
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Early German Opera Style: Queen of the Night Aria (The Magic Flute) Maria Ivoguen 03:02