Art Songs Collections

With texts written by Hila Plitmann and inspired by a reunion of musician friends in Germany, each song in this suite is a poetic postcard that captures every lush, romantic moment in full. Originally

Bonds is well known for the melodic richness and emotional intensity of her works, and these Millay settings are no exception. Remarkable for their symphonic textures and sense of drama, the music renders

This collection of five songs is scored such that it can be performed by a vocal soloist or a B-flat clarinet soloist. There is a thorough pronunciation guide and translation for the Czech texts and

"American Death Ballads was composed especially for tenor Brian Thorsett and premiered by him at the San Francisco Conservatory, November 1, 2015, with pianist John Churchwell, and at the National

This edition of Viardot-Garcia's vocal works in Spanish for voice and piano sheds light not only on the intellectual diva, singing professional, and composer, but also on the Spaniard who never forgot her

A cycle of songs for mezzo-soprano and piano set on texts by Marilyn Kallet. Also included in Cipullo's collection Songs for Mezzo-Soprano. Titles include: Why I Wear My Hair Long; Saying

This song cycle is, in part, a mediation on what it means to be a mortal being who exists in time. The first and last movements each present a different take on looking back, and the cycle moves backward in

Emily Dickinson's nature–inspired text has sparked the creativity of many song writers. This newly engraved 2020 version of Perera song cycle is available for mezzo-soprano with piano or with

This is Juliana Hall’s first sacred song, a setting of a hymn text by the great hymn writer of the 19th century, Fanny J. Crosby. The song is suitable for concert performance or for use in a religious

Hailstork has created a powerful eight-minute monodrama from a passage in Frederick Douglass' landmark autobiography, where the great orator asks why boats can roam the sea while he must remain in chains.

Art song composer Juliana Hall wrote this monodrama as a gift for admired English mezzo-soprano Kitty Whately. Godiva is based on the legendary Lady Godiva and sets a libretto by Caitlin Vincent.

This collection of 12 songs continues Cipullo's outstanding art songs for baritone and piano. An Earth to Walk Upon, a set of six songs, reflects on life in this physical world and compares our

Cipullo's vocal works are becoming increasingly popular. The 14 songs in this volume for baritone and piano were composed between 2002 and 2009. A set of six, America 1968, represent poet Robert

A solo art song for tenor and piano, setting a text of George Eliot. A perfect choice for weddings or celebrations of love. Also included in Cipullo's collection Songs for Tenor, Volume 1.

While the title is French for "Eight Flower Songs," the texts are all in English. The poems' flowers metaphorically evoke fragrance, love and loss, life and death, rebirth and regrowth. This 20-minute song

This song cycle for high voice is fitting for experienced singers wishing to add contemporary art songs to their repertoire. The witty Carl Sandburg text comes to life with atonal though melodic writing and

Termed a "dramatic song cycle," by the composer, the singer portrays five roles (4 male, 1 female) in this 25 minute monodrama. The libretto is sometimes spoken, more often sung, and distills what was a

A solo art song for mezzo-soprano and piano on a poem by John Boyle O'Reilly. Also included in Cipullo's collection Songs for Mezzo-Soprano. 

A stand-alone art song for mezzo-soprano and piano on a text by Linda Pastan. Also included in Cipullo's collection Songs for Mezzo-Soprano.

A song cycle from Cipullo's Songs for Baritone, Volume 1. Titles include: Monet's Waterlilies; Hey Nonny No; The Point (Stonington, Connecticut); The Whipping; Those Winter Sundays; Frederick

Comprising six short movements, this setting of Caitlin Vincent's text expresses raw and shifting emotions in a dramatic setting for soprano that allows direct communication from singer to audience without

Vermischter Traum, commissioned by the Berliner Festspiele/Musikfest Berlin, was the first work Rihm composed after a serious illness. He chose verses by Baroque poet Andreas Gryphius, who wrote

Mrs. Noah is about middle-aged love. It centers around the relationship between Noah and his wife, Mrs. Noah, a name she hates being called. In this lighthearted aria, she complains that,

Many attribute this text to to Noah S. ("Soggy") Sweat, a judge and member of the Mississippi legislature, circa 1952. Whether true or not, this piece is an unexpected relief from the formal - or just a