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.
Land of My Own Romance
$8.00
Description
This is a Public Domain photocopy of the original piano/vocal of the song “Land of My Own Romance” from the Herbert operetta The Enchantress (1911). It was sung by Kitty Gordon who played Vivien the leading lady for this work. This is Vivien’s Entrance Song and as such is a very complicated piece with recitative and chorus in the first 6 pages. The actual version and refrain of “Land of My Own Romance” does not begin until page 7. The primary key for this song is C and the range is E to high A. Ms. Gordon was simply a soprano, not a coloratura. We give you the entire number so that you may use exactly what you need and you may also understand how the whole song fits together. For more information on this operetta please refer to Vol 10 Oct 11 – Enchantress.
Land of My Own Romance PV – this sample has the first 3-4 pages and then page 6 is the chorus of “Land of My Own Romance” only.
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