In Celebration of the Human Voice - The Essential Musical Instrument

Burt Szabo

Born: 1931. Died: 2022.
While teaching for many years at university levels, Burt composed and arranged a great variety of music for school and church use, and for barbershop quartets and choruses. He was a long time member of ASCAP, both as a composer and as a music publisher, and was a fifty year member of the Barbershop Harmony Society.

Burt was inducted into the Barbershop Harmony Society Hall of Fame in 2009. Two of his landmark publications, the Barbershop Arranging Manual (1980) and the Heritage of Harmony 50th Anniversary Songbook (1988) were considered the definitive works of the style at the time of their publication. With compositions and arrangements numbering in the hundreds (including dozens attributed to SPEBSQSA as works-for-hire), he was one of the most prolific and widely-sung barbershop arrangers of all time.

Songbooks, Arrangements and/or Media

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Burt Szabo : Music Reading 1

The first steps in learning to read music. Familiarizes the ear with the sounds of scale degrees. Hundreds of exercises prepare student for actual note reading.

Songlist: Music Reading and Sight Singing, Practice Suggestions, Exercises, Rhythm Patterns

Burt Szabo : Music Reading 2

The second steps in learning to read music. Familiarizes the ear with the sounds of scale degrees. Hundreds of exercises prepare student for actual note reading.

Songlist: Preparedness Test, Exercises, Meter and Rhythm, Singing Melodies, Writing Melodies, Sequential Exercises, Answers

Individual Folios

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Burt Szabo : (There's No Place Like) Home For The Holidays

With so many loved ones living far from home these days, this 1954 classic will ring true in the hearts of many audiences members. Recorded most famously by Perry Como, The Carpenters, and Barry Manilow, (There Is No Place Like) Home For The Holidays is a loving ode to the sights, smells, and traditions of the holiday season. This arrangement by Burt Szabo and Russ Foris sings wonderfully and will be a great addition to your Christmas repertoire!

Burt Szabo : Jingle Bell Rock

This Burt Szabo holiday classic has been out of print for several years and we are pleased to be able to make it available once again! The chart has been newly engraved and also transposed into female and mixed versions so it can be sung by any quartet or ensemble configuration.

Arranger: Burt Szabo

Burt Szabo : My Romance

Featured in films and covered by such notable artists as Doris Day, Frank Sinatra and Dave Brubeck, Rodgers and Hart's 1935 hit has become one of the most beloved standards of all time. This beautifully crafted a cappella barbershop arrangement is available in men's and women's editions. It features a refined, elegant setting that is both accessible and emotional.

Composer: Richard Rodgers Performed By: Masterpiece