Solo Songs

118 entries from 1911 to 1930, including nine groups.
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Title Lyrics byDateAlternatives
The Wind from the WestElla Young1911
A Lake and a Fairy BoatThomas Hood1911
Music, when soft voices die (2 versions)Shelley1911
The Everlasting VoicesW.B. Yeats1915
The Lover mourns for the loss of loveW.B. Yeats1916 [rev. 1920]
Saudades (x3):
- Along the StreamLi Po1917
- Take, o Take those lips awayShakespeare1916-17
- HeracleitusCallimachus1917
The Water LilyRobert Nichols1916-17
I asked a thief to steal me a peach (2 versions)William Blake1917
Bright is the ring of wordsR.L. Stevenson1918
To the Memory of a Great SingerR.L. Stevenson1918 [rev. 1922]
Take, O take those lips away (2nd setting)Shakespeare1918
As ever I sawAnon 16th C.1918
My gostly faderCharles Duc D'Orleans1918
The Bayley berith the bell awayAnon 15th C.1918
Whenas the rye reach to the chinGeorge Peele1918
The Cloths of HeavenW.B. Yeats1919
DedicationPhilip Sydney1919
A Love-songSkipwith Cannell1919
Love for LoveAnon 16th C.1919
My little sweet darlingAnon 16th C.1919
Sweet ContentThomas Dekker1919
BalulalowMartin Luther1919
Mourn no moeJohn Fletcher1919
Romance R.L. Stevenson1919
There is a Lady sweet and kindAnon 17th C.1919
Play ActingAnon 1920
Captain Stratton's FancyJohn Masefield1921
Mr Belloc's Fancy (2 versions)J.C. Squire1921, rev. 1930
Late SummerEdward Shanks1921
The SingerEdward Shanks1921
Hey troly loly loAnon 16th C.1922
The BachelorAnon 15th C.1922
PiggesnieAnon 16th C.1922
Little Trotty WagtailJohn Clare1922Originally issued as a unison song
Good AleAnon 15th C.1922
Adam lay yboundenAnon 15th C.1922Originally issued as a unison song
Rest, sweet nymphsAnon 16th C.1922Originally issued as a unison song
SleepJohn Fletcher1922Originally issued as a unison song
Tyrley TyrlowAnon 16th C.1922Originally issued as a unison song
Lillygay (x5):
- The Distracted MaidTraditional English1922
- Johnny wi' the TyeTraditional Scottish1922
- The ShoemakerTraditional Scottish1922
- Burd Ellen and Young TamlaneTraditional Scottish1922
- Rantum TantumVictor B. Neuburg1922
Peterisms, set I (x3):
- ChopcherryGeorge Peele1922
- A Sad SongJohn Fletcher1922
- RutterkinJohn Skelton(?)1922
Peterisms, set II (x3):
- Roister DoisterNicholas Udall1922
- SpringThomas Nashe1922
- Lusty JuventusRobert Wever1922
In an arbour greenRobert Wever1922
Autumn TwilightArthur Symons1922
MilkmaidsJames Smith(?)1923
Candlelight (12 nursery rhymes):
- How many miles to Babylon?Anon1923
- I won't be my father's JackAnon1923
- Robin and RichardAnon1923
- O my kittenAnon1923
- Little Tommy TuckerAnon1923
- There was an old manAnon1923
- I had a little ponyAnon1923
- Little Jack JingleAnon1923
- There was a Man of ThessalyAnon1923
- Suky, you shall be my wifeAnon1923
- There was an old womanAnon1923
- Arthur O'BowerAnon1923
ConsiderFord Madox Ford1923
Jenny GrayAnon 1923(?)
Two Short Songs:Robert Herrick
- I held love's headRobert Herrick1923
- Thou gav'st me leave to kissRobert Herrick1923
Twelve OxenAnon 16th C.1924Optional unison chorus
The Toper's SongAnon 18th C. 1924Optional unison chorus
Sweet-and-twentyShakespeare 1924
Peter Warlock's FancyAnon 16th C.1924Optional unison chorus
Yarmouth FairHal Collins1924
I have a gardenThomas Moore1924Originally issued as a unison song
Pretty Ring TimeShakespeare 1925
Chanson du Jour de NoelClément Marot1925
Two Songs:
- A Prayer to St AnthonyArthur Symons1925
- The Sick HeartArthur Symons1925
The CountrymanJohn Chalkhill1926Originally issued as a unison song
Maltworms (Jointly composed with E.J. Moeran)William Stevenson1926Optional unison chorus
The BirdsHilaire Belloc1926Originally issued as a unison song
Robin GoodfellowAnon 16th C.1926
Jillian of BerryBeaumont & Fletcher1926
Away to TwiverAnon 16th C. 1926
Fair and TrueNicholas Breton1926
Three Belloc Songs:
- Ha'nacker MillHilaire Belloc1927
- The NightHilaire Belloc1927
- My Own CountryHilaire Belloc1927
The First MercyBruce Blunt1927Originally issued as a unison song
The Lover's MazeThomas Campion(?)1927
Cradle SongJohn Phillip1927
Sigh no more, ladiesShakespeare1927
Walking the WoodsAnon 16th C.1927
MockeryShakespeare1927
The Jolly ShepherdAnon 17th C.1927
Where Riches is EverlastinglyAnon 16th C.1927Originally issued as a unison song; Optional SATB chorus
What cheer? Good cheer!Anon 16th C.1927Originally issued as a unison song
Queen AnneAnon1928Originally issued as a unison song
Passing byAnon 17th C.1928
Seven Songs of Summer:
- The Passionate ShepherdChristopher Marlowe 1928
- The Contented LoverJames Mabbe1928
- YouthRobert Wever1928
- The Sweet o' the YearShakespeare1928
- Tom TylerAnon 16th C.1928
- Eloré LoAnon17th C.1928
- The Droll LoverAnon 17th. C1928
And wilt thou leave me thus?Thomas Wyatt1928
The Cricketers of HambledonBruce Blunt1928Optional unison chorus
Fill the cup, PhilipAnon 16th C.1928
Carillon CarillaHilaire Belloc1929Originally issued as a unison song
The Five Lesser Joys of MaryDaniel Lawrence Kelleher1929Originally issued as a unison song
The Frostbound WoodBruce Blunt1929
After Two YearsRichard Aldington1930
The FoxBruce Blunt1930
Bethlehem DownBruce Blunt1930
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Abbreviations

Eng Hn: English Horn, Fl: Flute, Orch: Orchestra, Org: Organ, Pf: Pianoforte, SATB: Soprano / Alto / Tenor / Bass, Str Orch: String Orchestra, Str Qt: String Quartet