Concert Songs For Boys
In this list I have included songs with innocent, hopeful, joyous words
such as boys may honestly sing. Words dwelling with sadness on the past,
or speaking of life as bitter, I have excluded. Convivial and amatory
sentiments have also been ruled out. As to the music, I have excluded
songs with difficulties of vocalisation. The keys chosen are those best
suited to treble boys, bringing the melody as nearly as possible between
F and F{1}, with an occasional G{1}. The list is by no means
exhaustive, and must be regarded merely as a dip in the ocean of
ballads. I shall be much obliged to correspondents who will suggest
suitable additions.
Composer. Title and Key. Publisher.
Abt, Franz ... O little thrush (C) ... R. Cocks
Adams, Stephen ... Song of the sailor boy (E flat) R. Cocks
Adams, Stephen ... The cry of the little ones (E flat).... Boosey
Addison, R. B. ... Violets (F) ... Stanley Lucas
Allen, G. B. ... The little drummer (F) ... Ashdown
Almond, E. ... Buttercups and daisies (D) ... Ashdown
Anderton, T. ... The bells of Shandon (D) ... Chappell
Andre, F. A. ... A British cheer for England's Queen (F) ... Chappell
Bailey, W. J. ... Make-believes (E flat) ... Ashdown
Barker, Geo. ... A health to the outward-bound (B flat) ... Chappell
Barnby, Joseph ... An evening melody (F) ... Morley
Barnby, Joseph ... That haven fair (E flat) ... Morley
Barnett, J. F. ... The Minstrel (G) ... Stanley Lucas
Barri, Odoardo ... In the cloisters (B flat) ... Morley
Barri, Odoardo ... The beauteous song (F) ... Cramer
Barri, Odoardo ... The child and the flowers (E flat) ... Ashdown
Behrend, A. H. ... Gentleman Jack (C) ... Patey & Willis
Behrend, A. H. ... The angel's promise (F) ... Boosey
Behrend, A. H. ... The Gift (F) ... Boosey
Behrend, A. H. ... Two children (A) ... Patey & Willis
Bennett, Sterndale ... Dawn, gentle flower ... Novello
Bevan, Fred ... Gladsome tidings (E flat) ... Patey & Willis
Bevan, Fred ... I'll be a soldier, mother (A) ... Patey & Willis
Bevan, Fred ... The Admiral's broom (F minor) ... Enoch
Bishop, R ... Chime again, beautiful bells (B flat) ... R. Cocks
Botterhill, Jessie ... Pack clouds away (C) ... Stanley Lucas
Botterhill, Jessie ... The Lark (F) ... Stanley Lucas
Buck, Dudley ... When the heart is young ... Boosey
Cherry, J. W. ... Gentle Spring (G) ... Ashdown
Cherubini ... Ave Maria ...
Chesham, E. M. ... Fire (G) ... Cramer
Cobb, G. F. ... Mary, Queen of Scots ... London Music Pub. Co.
Cobb, G. F. ... Versailles ... London Music Pub. Co.
Cobb, G. F. ... Kenilworth ... Metzler
Costa, Michael ... Morning Prayer [Eli](alto) ... J. Williams
Cowen, F. H. ... Children's dreams (E minor) ... R. Cocks
Cowen, F. H. ... The Children's Home (D) ... Morley
Cowen, F. H. ... Tears (alto) ...
Cowen, F. H. ... The watchman and the child (F) ... Morley
Coward, J. M. ... The butterfly and the humble bee ... Metzler & Co.
Davis, Miss ... What is that, mother? (A flat) ... Ashdown
Dick, Cotsford ... The Angel's Gift (F) ... Morley
Diehl, Louis ... Dear England (C) ... R. Cocks
Elmore, Frank ... Child and the sunbeams (C) ... Stanley Lucas
Farebrother, B. ... Reine d'amour ...
Flood, Edwin ... The gipsy's life (C) ... R. Cocks
Foster, M. B. The mother's grave (E minor) [alto] Stanley Lucas
Frost, C. J. ... Youthful Songs ... Novello
Gabriel, V. Children's voices [alto] ...
Gatty, A. S. ... Three little pigs (A flat) ... R. Cocks
Gibsone, Ignace ... The man-o'-war's man (D) ... Patey & Willis
Gilletto, Paul ... Lead, kindly light (A minor) ... Phillips & Page
Glover, Stephen ... The flower gatherers (E) ... R. Cocks
Gounod, C. ... For ever with the Lord (D) ... Phillips & Page
Gounod, C. ... Glory to Thee, my God (D) ... Phillips & Page
Gounod, C. ... The King of Love (E flat) [alto] ... Phillips & Page
Grazia, E. N. ... Laugh while you may (D) ... Ashdown
Greenhill, J. ... The Canadian herd-boy (F) [alto] ... Stanley Lucas
Gyde, Margaret ... The song of the robin (D) ... Ashdown
Hatton, J. L. ... The cause of England's greatness (F) ... R. Cocks
Hatton, J. L. ... Song should breathe of scents and flowers ... Ashdown
Hatton, J. L. ... Blossoms ... Ashdown
Hawthorne, Alice ... Hearth and home (G) ... R. Cocks
Hecht, E. ... The innocent child (C) ... Stanley Lucas
Hobson, M. ... The peaceful Sabbath bell (F) ... Chappell
Horner, B. W. ... In the cloisters (E flat) ... Stanley Lucas
Jackson, J. ... Cathedral Memories (E flat) ... Morley
Kjerulf, Halfdan ... Asleep (E) ... Stanley Lucas
Lemoine, E. ... The ship-boy's prayer (C min.) [alto] ... Stanley Lucas
Liebe, Louis ... The stripling's armour (C minor) ... Stanley Lucas
Loehr, F. N. ... Suffer the little children (F) ... Cramer
Maccabe, F. ... Buttercups and daisies (D) ... Chappell
Mackenzie, H. ... The lion flag of England (G) ... Patey & Willis
Marzials, Theo ... The fairy Jane (B flat) ... Enoch
Mendelssohn ... The Savoyard's Return ... Novello
Moffat, Douglas ... The child's prayer (F) ... Stanley Lucas
Moir, F. L. ... Children asleep (F) ... Boosey
Moir, F. L. ... He will forgive (C) ... R. Cocks
Molloy, J. L. ... Home, dearie, home (F) ... Boosey
Molloy, J. L. ... The little match girl (G minor) ... Chappell
Molloy, J. L. ... The sailor's dance ... Boosey
Molloy, J. L. ... Dresden China ... Boosey
Morgan, Franz ... A fairer garden (C) ... Cramer
Offenbach ... Spring, spring (Babil and Bijou) ...
Parker, Henry ... Jerusalem (G) ... Cramer
Pattison, T. Mee ... Blossoms, fair blossoms ... Curwen
Piccolomini, M. ... Dolorosa ... Orsborn
Piccolomini, M. ... Eternal rest ... Orsborn
Piccolomini, M. ... In Manus Tuas (F) ... Morley
Piccolomini, M. ... Ora pro nobis ... Orsborn
Piccolomini, M. ... Salva nos, domine ... Orsborn
Piccolomini, M. ... Sancta Maria ... Orsborn
Piccolomini, M. ... The soldier of the cross ... Orsborn
Piccolomini, M. ... The two choirs ... Orsborn
Pinsuti, Ciro ... Heaven's chorister (C) ... R. Cocks
Pinsuti, Ciro ... The old cathedral (D) ... Morley
Pinsuti, Ciro ... The touch of a vanished hand (G) ... Cramer
Pinsuti, Ciro ... Welcome, pretty primrose ... Ricordi
Randegger, A. ... Save me, O God (B flat) ... Stanley Lucas
Randegger, A. ... Joyous Life ...
Rawlings, A. J. ... The distant city [alto] ... Marshall
Robinson, J. ... A Hush Song (F) ... J. Williams
Rodney, Paul ... Alone on the raft (G) ... Enoch
Rodney, Paul ... Calvary (D) ... Enoch
Rodney, Paul ... The bells of St Mary's (D) ... Enoch
Rodney, Paul ... Via Dolorosa (G) ... Enoch
Rodwell, G. H. ... Your boy in blue (F) ... R. Cocks
Roeckel, J. L. ... Captain Dando (E flat) ... Enoch
Roeckel, J. L. ... Crowning the seasons (D) ... R. Cocks
Roeckel, J. L. ... Hark! the dogs do bark! (A) ... Cramer
Richards, Brinley ... Let the hills resound (E flat) ... R. Cocks
Richards, Brinley ... Mother, thou art far away (F) ... R. Cocks
Smallwood, W. ... A song for the land I love (C) ... Chappell
Smart, Henry ... Victoria (B flat) ... R. Cocks
Smart, Henry ... By the blue sea [alto] ... Metzler
Smart, Henry ... Dropping down the troubled river ... Novello
Smart, Henry ... The birds were telling one another (F) ... Ashdown
Somervell, Arthur ... Four songs of Innocence ... Stanley Lucas
Songs for Boys (20 songs, price 6d.) ... ... Boosey
Songs for Young Girls (18 songs, 1s.) ... ... Boosey
Stericker, A. C. ... The Ivy Green (B flat) [alto] ... Stanley Lucas
Street, A. ... The birdie's ball (D) ... R. Cocks
Streleski, Anton ... Violets (G) ... R. Cocks
Sullivan, A. S. ... The chorister (alto) ... Metzler
Sullivan, A. S. ... What does little birdie say ... Ashdown
Sullivan, A. S. ... The Sailor's Grave (E flat) ... Ashdown
Tours, Berthold ... Jesu, lover of my soul (D) ... R. Cocks
Tours, Berthold ... The dog and the shadow (G) ... R. Cocks
Tours, Berthold ... The new kingdom (D) ... Morley
Trotere, H. ... Three men in a boat (C) ... R. Cocks
Wallace, W. V. ... Scenes that are brightest (F) ... Hutchings
Walsh, Marian ... The sailor boy (C) ... Stanley Lucas
Watson, M. ... An Englishman's house is his castle (C) ... R. Cocks
Watson, M. ... Little birdie mine (D) ... Ashdown
Watson, M. ... Little Lady Bountiful (F) ... Ashdown
Watson, M. ... Loved and saved (B flat) ... Enoch
Watson, M. ... Our dear old home (D) ... Patey & Willis
Watson, M. ... The Powder-monkey (G) ... Patey & Willis
Watson, M. ... There's a Friend for little children (A) ... Patey & Willis
Watson, M. ... Trafalgar (E flat) ... Patey & Willis
Watson, M. ... Two bells (G) ... Patey & Willis
West, J. E. ... The roseate hues (alto) ... Ashdown
West, W. ... I am a honey-bee (G) ... Ashdown
Wrightson, W. T. ... Be happy, and never despair (G) ... R. Cocks
Wrightson, W. T. ... Cottage and throne (E flat) ... R. Cocks
Old Song ... Sir Guy of Warwick (F) ... Chappell
" ... The Minstrel Boy ... Boosey
" ... Charlie is my darling ... Boosey
" ... Love was once a little boy ... Boosey
.... ... The Skipper and his Boy (F) ... Hutchings
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