What's the best solfege book in the world?

[franco6719]

Well, the best at a reasonable price, mind you?

[FatJeff]

Why do you need a book on solfege? It's a pretty simple concept - doesn't seem to warrant an entire book to me. In school we just learned it by rote.

[gravitas]

Modus Novus is pretty much the mainstay.

It's all atonal though

[BigDaddyLoveHandles]

I recommend sitting through "The Sound Of Music"

[franco6719]

Ear training core curriculum, graduated melodies, that kind of thing.

[franco6719]

Modus Novus is pretty much the mainstay.

It's all atonal though

Oh, a serious answer. Thank you. Ok, it actually sounds like the kind of strictly intervallic-by-intervallic process that I'm looking for too. I will check into this further.

[franco6719]

I think I may be better off with Modus Vetus first though.

Amazon.com: Customer Reviews: Modus Vetus

[franco6719]

Alright, it was a badly formulated question. My fault. Sorry.

[franco6719]

Hard to find on old Italia. Any alternatives along similar lines?

[franco6719]

There are no other sight-singing booklets at all? That's amazing!!

[fep]

This is the one I used in school, it does a good job but is expensive. You could probably find it cheap used:

Amazon.com: Sight Singing Complete (9780073127064): Maureen Carr, Bruce Benward: Books

And when you get a bit more advanced this is great and cheap (199 4 part chorales for $11, you practice each part so that's 4 * 196 = 794 melodies to sing):

http://www.amazon.com/Bach-371-Chora...1204664&sr=1-1

[gordon]

ahem, the correct number is 784 melodies

[franco6719]

This is the one I used in school, it does a good job but is expensive. You could probably find it cheap used:

Amazon.com: Sight Singing Complete (9780073127064): Maureen Carr, Bruce Benward: Books

And when you get a bit more advanced this is great and cheap (199 4 part chorales for $11, you practice each part so that's 4 * 196 = 794 melodies to sing):

Amazon.com: Bach / 371 Chorales / Volume 2 (Kalmus Edition) (0029156030891): Johann Sebastian Bach: Books

Alright, looks good. Thanks Fep.

[Sailor]

We used the Bach Reimenschneider in college. Divided the class into four sections...works so great and the music is stunning!!

Sailor

[Gans]

What do you experts think about Dannhäuser's "Solfège des Solfèges" I, II and III, and Concone's "The School of Sight-Singing". Both are in public domain and can be easily and freely downloaded at IMSLP.

The School of Sight Singing (Concone, Giuseppe) - IMSLP/Petrucci Music Library: Free Public Domain Sheet Music


Solfège des Solfèges (Danhauser, Adolphe) - IMSLP/Petrucci Music Library: Free Public Domain Sheet Music

[hohoho]

Here's a free one Eyes and Ears: A Book of Music for Sight-Singing