The First Book of Mezzo-Soprano/Alto Solos

This is among the most widely used teaching repertoire for singers in the U.S. Over 30 songs in each book, including American and British art songs, folk song arrangements, sacred songs and a sampling of beginning songs in German, Italian, Spanish and French. There is a completely different song selection for each voice type.

• Morning  Composed by Oley Speaks, Bb Major
• American Lullaby  Composed by Gladys Rich, D Major
• The Cherry Tree  Composed by Armstrong Gibbs, B Minor
• Chi Vuol La Zingarella  Composed by Giovanni Paisiello, F Major
• Christopher Robin Is Saying His Prayers  Composed by H. Fraser-Simson, C Major
• Cloud-Shadows  Composed by James A. Rogers, F Major
• Crabbed Age And Youth  Composed by Maude Valerie White, F Major
• Der Blumenstrauss  Composed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn, G Major
• Der Schwur  Composed by Erik Meyer-Helmund, G Major
• Die Bekehrte  Composed by Max Stange, C Major
• El Majo Timido  Composed by Enrique Granados, Bb Major
• Evensong  Composed by Liza Lehmann, Bb Major
• Go ‘Way From My Window  Composed by John Jacob Niles, C Major
• Ici-Bas  Composed by Gabriel Faure, E Minor
• L’Anneau D’Argent   Composed by Cecile Chaminade, Eb Major
• The Lamb   Composed by Theodore Chanler, F Minor
• The Lass from the Low Countree  Composed by John Jacob Niles, B Minor
• The Lord Is My Shepherd  Composed by Peter Iliych Tchaikovsky, F Major
• Loveliest of Trees  Composed by John Duke, F Major
• O Rest in the Lord  Composed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn, C Major
• O Sleep, Why Dost Thou Leave Me  Composed by George Frideric Handel, C Major
• Prayer  Composed by David W. Guion, C Major
• Preguntales A Las Estrellas  Composed by Edward Kilenyi, D Major
• Silent Noon  Composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams, Eb Major
• The Sky Above the Roof   Composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams, C Major
• The Statue at Czarkor-Selo  Composed by Cesar Antonovich Cui, Db Major
• This Little Rose  Composed by William Roy, G Major
• Turn Then Thine Eyes  Composed by Henry Purcell, D Minor
• Volksliedchen  Composed by Robert Schumann, Eb Major
• Wie Melodien  Composed by Johannes Brahms, Ab Major
• Wind Of The Western Sea   Composed by Graham Peel, Db Major
• Open Our Eyes  Composed by Will C. Macfarlane, Db Major
• The Crucifixion  Composed by John Payne, Eb Major
• Jesus Walked This Lonesome Valley  Composed by Gordon Myers, F Major