SKU: MQ.8833-E

English. Song of Solomon 8:6-7.

The texts for this set of three songs are mostly from the 19th century, but the sentiments are ageless. The special imagery in each of the poems finds its way into the musical setting. Evening Song features moonlight sparkling on glimmering waves. The Cloths of Heaven has the lover yearning to give his beloved beautiful gifts. She Walks in Beauty provides a strong close to the set, with a quote from the Song of Solomon (Set Me As A Seal) as a coda.

SKU: MQ.8917-E

English. Song of Solomon 8:6-7.

The texts for this set of three songs are mostly from the 19th century, but the sentiments are ageless. The special imagery in each of the poems finds its way into the musical setting. Evening Song features moonlight sparkling on glimmering waves. The Cloths of Heaven has the lover yearning to give his beloved beautiful gifts. She Walks in Beauty provides a strong close to the set, with a quote from the Song of Solomon (Set Me As A Seal) as a coda.

SKU: A0.903823

Four Settings for low voice (also available for high voice), oboe or violin and bassoon or cello. Masefield (Vagabond), Hardy (The Walk), Wordsworth (I wandered, lonely) and Goethe (Wanderer’s Night Song). Short, contrasting songs which could form an easy-listening set at the end of an evening’s programme. Pentatonic, Major/minor, Lydian and Dorian.

SKU: A0.903753

The first of three movements depicting animal sayings or proverbs. 

This movement requires Piccolo, Flute, 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets, 2 Bassoons,  2 Horns,  2 Trumpets, Percussion (1 or 2 players), Harp (optional), Strings.

The first section depicts Cat, slinking along, mieowing and purring  A few mice appear so Cat  flips her tail,   crouches and charges,  whereupon the mice disappear.  Cat nonchalantly licks herself (viola solo)and then walks away, diminuendo.  In the second section, now that Cat is away, the mice come out to play…

SKU: LV.11841

Beautiful Sea Waltz. Arranged for the Piano by Alexander De Bubna. Published 1857 by Lee & Walker, 722 Chesnut St. in Philadelphia. Composition of da capo with piano instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Clipper ships, Moonlight.

About The Lester S. Levy Collection

The Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.

WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.

SKU: A0.923480

This lovely song starts with essentially someone humming along to a simple accompaniment. The setting is 1800's France. The song is thinking of someone they love. Loosely translated into English, the words are as follows:

je te laisserai des mots / i will write you notes

en-dessous de ta porte / underneath your door

en-dessous de la lune qui chant / underneath the singing moon

tout près de la place où tes pieds passent / near the place where your feet pass by

The piano accompaniment is, in places, dance-like and the song requires careful rhythmic attention.

SKU: A0.999782

A contemporary piece for solo piano. Measure: 4/4, walking pace (80 bpm) . Pages: 9, bars: 179. Available on Bandcamp, I-tunes, 7-digital and others. You may also listen on Pandora, Spotify or Anghami. The composition is registered at GEMA.
From the Album Under The Winter Moon -Published by CD-Baby.

SKU: A0.999773

Kindelein Zart, original composed by Franz Wuellner (1832-1902) a German composer and conductor. Arrangement for piano solo. Measure: 3/4, walking pace (80 bpm) . Pages: 2, bars: 40.
Available on Bandcamp, I-tunes, 7-digital and others. You may also listen on Pandora, Spotify, Anghami. The arrangement is registered at GEMA.
This lullaby is one of some Christmas carols from the Album Under The Winter Moon -Published by CD-Baby.