This superbly written and logically organized book is a must-have resource for every voice teacher and singer, amateur or professional. It is filled with excellent reasons to add chamber music to ones’ repertoire and contains information on its history, stylistic forms and characteristics, uses for pedagogical, performance, and artistic development with a multitude of repertoire and resource suggestions for recital programming. Don’t miss this one! There’s no other book quite like it.

Sharon Mabry, Austin Peay State University

Susan Hochmiller succeeds in exploring most gratifyingly the long tradition of vocal chamber music. Besides being extremely informative in numerous areas, this book argues strongly for the inclusion of this marvelous and often-neglected area of our repertoire in voice curricula and recitals, with benefits to all who take part. I know that this volume will become an often-consulted and valuable addition to my teaching library.

Russell Miller, Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester

Hochmiller’s book is welcome indeed, being a thorough, thoughtful, engaging and informative addition to the available literature on this worthy topic. We often neglect those aspects of vocal study that involve collaboration with anyone other than a pianist. This can be a very limiting perspective, and Hochmiller helps both students and teachers to broaden their understanding of what it means to leave no stone unturned in their pursuit of excellence. This is a most welcome and valuable book!

Karen Holvik, New England Conservatory

Hochmiller points out that many of the most celebrated composers of classical music have written pieces for voice (or a combination of voices) and instruments—including Brahms, Mendelssohn, Fauré, and Poulenc. Even so, she decries the lack of scholarly resources available on vocal chamber music, noting, by contrast, that there are countless resources dedicated to chamber music for instrumental ensembles. In this regard, So You Want to Sing Chamber Music is a much-needed and long-overdue contribution. Reviewed by Brian Maternach.

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