Victor Herbert wrote hundreds of songs both located within theatrical works (operetta, musical comedy and opera). Over the years we have found the best way to organize individual songs is by voice. Hopefully you know your range so look for songs in your range category.
The other very important detail is that all of these songs are in their original key. Herbert wrote for particular singers 100% of the time. He was not happy with the wrong voice attempting to change the key of a song to fit a certain voice. We are not the web site to be exploring if you want to change a particular key so you can sing. (Example: Capt Dick in Naughty Marietta was written as a high tenor; Herbert would never have allowed Nelson Eddy or Alfred Drake to sing any of Capt. Dick’s or Adah’s songs for that matter.)
If you explore the Internet, you will find people to transpose any song for you. Just stop looking here.
Al Fresco
$5.00
Description
This is the Public Domain piano/vocal for the song “Al Fresco” as it was used in Herbert’s 1904 operetta It Happened In Norland. The original creation of “Al Fresco” was an experiment conducted by Isidore Witmark and Herbert around 1902 ascertain which was more important from a marketing point of view, the song or the composer of the song. Herbert published “Al Fresco” as a sheet of salon music under the pseudonym Frank Roland. Sales were excellent, proving that the strength of the song itself stimulated profits. In November of 1904, they re-issued the music under Herbert’s name. As he finished up Nordland’s Act II, he found himself in need of music to unscore and highlight the carnival scene at the beginning of the act. Remembering “Al Fresco”, he reworked the melody into a chorus and orchestra piece. Instrumental precedes the chorus portion in the Key of C. This is the Nordland version.
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