Chapter XV: 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

INDEX.

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Abuse of the voice, 1

Agricultural districts, 49

Alto boys, 75

Altos, Adult male, 75

Balance of parts, 16

Barnes, Rev. W. M., 23

Barnicott, Mr., 15

Bates, Dr. Frank, 81

Behnke, Mr., 14, 17

Berlin, St. Mary's, 71

Boarding Schools, Choir, 92

Breaking of the boy's voice, 3

Breath, Management of the, 6, 67

Breden, Mr. Owen, 71

Bridge, Dr., 60

Brooks, Mr. Walter, 15, 34

Cambridge, Mr. F., 87

Canterbury Cathedral, 64

Cathedral choirmasters, 59

Change to man's voice, 3

Chanting, 62

Chapel Royal, St. James's, 59

Chest voice, 24

Choir Guild, 9

Choosing boys, 21

Choristers, Schools for, 90

Churchill, 52

Clement Danes, St., Strand, 72

Clergyman's daughter, The, 55

Cold, Singing during a, 2

Collar-bone breathing, 6

Collinson, Mr. T. H., 17, 86

Concert songs for boys, 99

Consonants, 27

Country boys, 49

Creser, Dr., 69

Critchley, Mr. W., 49, 84

Curwen, John, Register names, 12

Day Schools, Choir, 96

Deacon, Mr. H., 27

Demack, Miss, 52

Diaphragm breathing, 6

Dickson, Rev. W. E., 25, 78

Discipline, Preserving, 8

Donald, Mr. H. A., 33, 74

Dunn, Sinclair, Voice exs., 13

Edinburgh, St. Mary's, 17, 86

Eglinger, Herr, 15, 35, 88

Ely, Mr. Thomas, 88

Ely, The choir at, 78

"E," The vowel, 17

Evans, Mr., 50

Feeble voice, A, 1

Fines, 17

Flattening, 31, 32

Garrett, Dr., 76

Gaul, Mr. A. R., 66

Gibbons, Mr. R. T., 86

Gilbert, Mr. Bernard, 3, 16

Girls, Imitating, 50, 53

Hammond, Mr. Stocks, 16, 86

Health and singing, 2

Helmore, Rev. F. J., 23

Helmore, Rev. Thomas., 59

Hibberd, Mr. C., 34, 57

Hopkins, Dr. E. J., 61

Husband, Rev. E., 10

Indistinctness, 27

Infant School, The, 42

Intoning, 17, 52

Isaac, Mr. A., 85

Juleff, Mr. C. E., 87

Keeton, Dr. Haydn, 67, 80

Knapp, Mr. F. J., 72

Lady teachers, 52

Leeds Parish Church, 69

Lincoln Cathedral, 62

Lincoln's Inn Chapel, 61

Lloyd, Dr. C. H., 63

Longhurst, Dr., 65

Long services, 8

Macfarren, Sir George, 90

Mackenzie, Sir Morell, 3

Managing choir boys, 8

Mann, Rev. W., 24

Mark's, St., Chelsea, 71

Martin, Dr. G. C., 2

Mental effects, 32, 34

Mixed schools, 32

Muehlfeld, Herr, 73

Norfolk voices, 56

Norwich, Dr. Buck at, 66

O'Rell, Max, 8

Oxford, Christ Church, 63

Parbery, Mr. George, 53

Parish church choirmasters, 69

Paul's, St., Cathedral, 59

Pearson, Mr. W. W., 33, 56, 84

Peter's, St., Eaton Square, 9, 70

Pianoforte for rehearsal, 32

Prizes for choir boys, 9

Pronunciation in singing, 27, 46

Puberty, Age of, 3

Registers, The, 12

Rib breathing, 6

Richardson, Mr. W. H., 35, 40

Roberti, Signor, 36

Roney, Mr. H. B., 9, 16

Rural districts, 49

Salisbury Cathedral, 67

Salisbury Diocese, 23

Salzungen Choir, 73

Saxton, Mr. R. H., 3, 19

Schools for choristers, 90

School teacher, The, 41

Sentiment about choir boys, 11

Sergison, Mr. de Manbey, 9, 70

Sharpening, 35

Sharp, Mr. Frank, 83

Sight-singing, 30

Singing by ear, 29

Singing by note, 29

Singing out of tune, 31

Songs for boys, 99

South, Mr. C. L., 67

Stainer, Sir John, 13

Steggall, Dr., 61

Stewart, Rev. C. H., 25

Stone, Alfred, 29

Strakosch, M., 15

Swanley boys, 35, 40

Taylor, Mr. James, 76

Taylor, Mr. J. C. E., 20, 85

Temper, Uncontrolled, 10

Temple Church, 61

Thick register, 12, 89

Thin register, 12

Tonic Sol-fa certificates, 9, 20, 29, 47

Tonic Sol-fa system, 30, 50, 51, 53, 57, 70, 73

Training of boys' voices, 40

Tuning boys up, 16, 73

Upton Cross School, 74

Voice training, 12

Weekes, Rev. W. J., 35

Westminster Abbey, 60

Working class boys, 10

Yorkshire voices, 14

Young, Mr. J. W. M., 26, 62