Description

A lavish collection of more than 30 simple songs selected from various 20th-century works, intended for early-level learners.

Featuring compositions by notable figures such as Vaughan Williams, Britten, Prokofiev, Bartok, and Thiman, this diverse collection provides the chance to engage with the challenges of 20th-century song in the most enjoyable manner...through singing!

Eileen Field has chosen a well-rounded collection that is suitable for vocalists of all ages and skill levels to enhance the enjoyment of the songs.

Songs / Content

• 1. Boy Johnny [Finzi, Gerald]
• 2. Cradle Song [Vaughan Williams, Ralph]
• 3. Down By The Sally Gardens [Clarke, Rebecca]
• 4. Drinking Song [Bartok, Bela]
• 5. Dusk [Armstrong Gibbs, Cecil]
• 6. Early One Morning [Britten, Benjamin]
• 7. Everyone Sang [Higginson, Ian]
• 8. Farmer's Boy [Barratt, Carol]
• 9. Ferry Me Across The Water [Finzi, Gerald]
• 10. Girl's Song [Howells, Herbert]
• 11. Good Night [Rao, Doreen]
• 12. I Know A Bank [Procter-Gregg, Humphrey]
• 13. Lament [Bartok, Bela]
• 14. My House [Bernstein, Leonard]
• 15. My True Love Hath My Heart [Keel, Frederick]
• 16. Nothing-At-All [Barratt, Carol]
• 17. O Waly, Waly [Britten, Benjamin]
• 18. Peter, Peter [Bernstein, Leonard]
• 19. Picture-Books In Winter [Higginson, Ian]
• 20. Simple Gifts [Copland, Aaron]
• 21. Sleep, Little Babe, I Love Thee [Field, Christopher]
• 22. Song Of The Three Mariners [Harty, Hamilton]
• 23. The Bellman's Song [Poston, Elizabeth]
• 24. The Carol Of The Field Mice [Head, Michael]
• 25. The Cuckoo [Stanford, Charles Villiers]
• 26. The Lily Has A Smooth Stalk [Finzi, Gerald]
• 27. The Little Pigs [Prokofiev, Sergei]
• 28. The Magpie [Stravinsky, Igor]
• 29. The Path To The Moon [Thiman, Eric]
• 30. Three Young Rats [Maw, Nicholas]
• 31. Weep You No More [Quilter, Roger]
• 32. Little Boats [Hughes, Herbert]