Art Songs Collections

Lauridsen, Morten. Poem By Rilke Published by Peer Music, New York. Copyright 1995. The work is adapted and arranged from Les Chansons Des Roses, a choral cycle based on poems of Rainer Maria Rilke.

Lauridsen's gorgeous choral piece from Lux Aeterna has been adapted for solo voice with accompaniment. A perfect selection for Christmas services or recitals. 

Based on the composer's lifelong affection and admiration of duets from Broadway musicals, this collection of songs likewise seeks to combine timeless, unforgettable lyric melodies and texts. Setting the

Chilean poet Pablo Neruda (1904-1973) dedicated his "Cien Sonetos de Amor" to his wife, and it remains among the world's most revered collections of love poems. Among these hundred poems is the gorgeous

Lauridsen, Morten. Published by Southern Music Publishing, New York, NY. Copyright 1985. Six songs on poems by Howard Moss: 1. When Frost Moves East, 2. As Birds Come Nearer, 3. The Racing Waterfall, 4. A

Based on the Dana Gioia poem of the same name, Prayer may be performed alone or as a companion piece to the mixed duet setting of Sure On This Shining Night (10069958).... view details

This is the first volume of songs by Charles Ives designed expressly for the young singer, edited by Neely Bruce and James B. Sinclair. Ives famously asked "Must a song always be a song?" His songs are

John Musto continues his collections of American art songs in this sixth volume, available for high or medium voice with piano. Two song cycles are included: Another Place, on texts by Mark Strand,