Griffey is an avid recitalist, championing English-language vocal literature.

"There is nothing so arcane about the standard vocal literature that a person with some intelligence and musicality cannot figure it out for himself," she said.

They earned their income by reciting vocal literature to the accompaniment of biwa music.

Throughout the vocal literature, various terms related to resonation are used, including: amplification, enrichment, enlargement, improvement, intensification, and prolongation.

He studied piano with Egon Petri and Carlo Zecchi and French vocal literature with Pierre Bernac.

And there is a large library of operatic, choral and vocal literature.

In the 1970's, he taught the German vocal literature and chamber music at the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia.

There is a standard repertoire of vocal literature for each voice type (e.g., soprano, alto) that is used at auditions for singers.

Entering this world can be daunting, especially for a group of singers with a repertory different from the standard Western vocal literature.

Welcher's compositions include concertos, symphonies, vocal literature, piano solos, and various kinds of chamber music.