(Vocal). Selected art songs by prominent American composers in the G. Schirmer and AMP catalog, including songs by Samuel Barber, John Duke, Lee Hoiby, Charles Ives, John Jacob Niles, William Schuman, and others. Includes works from Ernst Bacon: It's all I have to bring * Samuel Barber: The Crucifixion; The Daisies; Hey nonny no!; The Monk and His Cat; Mother, I cannot mind my wheel; A Slumber Song of the Madonna; Sure on this shining night * Paul Bowles: Cabin; Heavenly Grass; Sugar in the Cane * Theodore Chanler: The Lamb * Ernest Charles: When I Have Sung My Songs * John Duke: Loveliest of Trees; Richard Hageman: Do not go, my love * Lee Hoiby: Where the Music Comes From * Carles Ives: In the mornin'; Serenity * Herbert Kingsley: The Green Dog * Charles Naginski: The Pasture * John Jacob Niles: Black is the color of my true love's hair; Go 'way from my window; The Lass from the Low Countree * Gladys Rich: American Lullaby * William Roy: This Little Rose * John Sacco: Brother Will, Brother John * William Schuman: Holiday Song; Orpheus with his lute.

(Vocal Collection). Selected art songs by prominent American composers in the G. Schirmer and AMP catalog, including songs by Samuel Barber, John Duke, Lee Hoiby, Charles Ives, John Jacob Niles, William Schuman, and others. Includes works from Ernst Bacon: It's all I have to bring * Samuel Barber: The Crucifixion; The Daisies; Hey nonny no!; The Monk and His Cat; Mother, I cannot mind my wheel; A Slumber Song of the Madonna; Sure on this shining night * Paul Bowles: Cabin; Heavenly Grass; Sugar in the Cane * Theodore Chanler: The Lamb * Ernest Charles: When I Have Sung My Songs * John Duke: Loveliest of Trees; Richard Hageman: Do not go, my love * Lee Hoiby: Where the Music Comes From * Carles Ives: In the mornin'; Serenity * Herbert Kingsley: The Green Dog * Charles Naginski: The Pasture * John Jacob Niles: Black is the color of my true love's hair; Go 'way from my window; The Lass from the Low Countree * Gladys Rich: American Lullaby * William Roy: This Little Rose * John Sacco: Brother Will, Brother John * William Schuman: Holiday Song; Orpheus with his lute.

(Vocal). Selected art songs by prominent American composers in the G. Schirmer and AMP catalog, including songs by Samuel Barber, John Duke, Lee Hoiby, Charles Ives, John Jacob Niles, William Schuman, and others. Includes works from Ernst Bacon: It's all I have to bring * Samuel Barber: The Crucifixion; The Daisies; Hey nonny no!; The Monk and His Cat; Mother, I cannot mind my wheel; A Slumber Song of the Madonna; Sure on this shining night * Paul Bowles: Cabin; Heavenly Grass; Sugar in the Cane * Theodore Chanler: The Lamb * Ernest Charles: When I Have Sung My Songs * John Duke: Loveliest of Trees; Richard Hageman: Do not go, my love * Lee Hoiby: Where the Music Comes From * Charles Ives: In the mornin'; Serenity * Herbert Kingsley: The Green Dog * Charles Naginski: The Pasture * John Jacob Niles: Black is the color of my true love's hair; Go 'way from my window; The Lass from the Low Countree * Gladys Rich: American Lullaby * William Roy: This Little Rose * John Sacco: Brother Will, Brother John * William Schuman: Holiday Song; Orpheus with his lute.

Carol Kimball's comprehensive survey of art song literature has been the principal one-volume American source on the topic. Now back in print after an absence of several years this newly revised edition includes biographies and discussions of the work of

42 of the best songs of a halcyon period in American music, richly varied in mood, sentiment and musical character, including classics by Edward MacDowell, Charles Ives, Amy Beach, Carrie Jacobs-Bond, Oley Speaks, Ethelbert Nevin, John Philip Sousa, Charles Wakefield Cadman and 14 other composers. Reprinted from rare original song sheets in full piano and vocal arrangements.

This reference source focuses on post-1980 songs with English texts by American composers, written for solo voice and piano. Composer entries include biographical and bibliographical information, as well as commentary concerning the range, appropriate voice type, and musical style of the songs.