Art Songs Collections

For years this G. Schirmer edition has been the standard-bearer of all vocal anthologies. Now available with professional piano accompaniment on CD or online.  

This sensitive work is so beautifully ethereal it will take your breath away. "If you would comfort me, sing me a lullaby. If you would win my heart, sing me a love song." Also available for mixed, treble,

This work was inspired by the Radcliffe Ladies' Choir and their motto: "Friendship through singing." The lilting vocal lines are underpinned by a delicate piano part, and the opening performance direction

Fifty-six of your favorite songs in both original languages and English. This is a superior collection for teachers and students selecting songs for study or contest. One of G. Schirmer's all-time

Lindy Thompson's earnest text compels a response to hatred and injustice with a singular prayer: "Show us how to love." Miller's setting is a powerful and poignant complement to the text, willing this

Contents: Carpenter: The sleep that flits on baby's eyes - Loeffler: Les Paons (The Peacocks), Adieu pour jamais (Adieu then for aye) - Griffes: Auf geheimem Waldespfade (By a lonely forest pathway) -

This beautiful collection of 14 songs offers secular pieces by some of Oxford's best-loved composers. Suitable for solo singers and unison choirs alike, each song is presented with piano accompaniment.

All three songs from Prayers and Blessings are interconnected motivically, yet distinct in meter, tonality and message. Peace and reverence flow throughout. The version for bass-baritone was

This book is a cross section of the entire art song literature. Every one of the 55 selections is a classic, each by a different composer, which in itself makes the collection unique. All songs are in

In a world seemingly defined by division and derision, it is too easy to feel as if we are all alone. This soulful vocal solo acknowledges feelings of despair - and answers them with the call of a loving

Born out of the long friendship and artistic collaboration between Margaret Bond and poet Langston Hughes, this solo gospel song possesses mostly diatonic harmonies and soulful, beautiful melodies. The text

A collection of nine accessible and delightful songs set for medium-low voice and piano. The dates of composition range from 1978 to 2003. Text authors featured in this collection include E.E. Cummings,

Quartel's lyrical setting of a Langston Hughes poem has a lilting melodic line and an effective piano part. Popular as an SSA and SATB choral piece, it has now been skillfully adapted as a vocal solo with

Here is a lyric beauty with lovely legato lines, a gorgeous piano part, and a picturesque text. "In my song there's a race through a wild green meadow, the sunshine so bright in my eyes..." Popular as an

A contemplative text and melody written by Mary Queen of Scots while she was imprisoned and awaiting her execution is set in a tender setting that is suitable for all voice types. This arrangement works

One of the better-known settings of the Ave Maria text, Gounod's version from 1852 added a melody with its own operatic climax to the famous arpeggios of the C-major Prelude BWV 846 from Bach's

"Mother to Son" is based on the powerful poem by Langston Hughes. The mother (voice) is a strong woman, one who has persevered and is still climbing, still surviving: "Well, son, I'll tell you: / Life for