This is one of a series of posts about books used as source material for Art Song Central.
Book Title: Reliquary of English Song
- Volume Two
- (1700-1800)
Editor: Frank Hunter Parker
Accompaniments by: Charles Vincent
Publisher: G. Schirmer
Copyright: 1916
Google Books has a complete edition of Reliquary of English Song available for download. Another copy is available in multiple formats at the Internet Archive.
Contents:
- Love me little, love me long
- Black-Eyed Susan Richard Leveridge
- The Maid’s Resolution Richard Leveridge
- Prithee, Celia John Wledon
- Celia, let not pride undo you John Weldon
- Golden slumbers kiss your eyes
- The Lover’s Message John Ernest Gaillard
- The Early Horn John Ernest Gaillard
- Down among the dead men
- My Goddess Celia George Munro
- Ask if yon damask rose be sweet Georg Frederic Handel
- The Vicar of Bray
- Daphne William Defesch
- Phillis, we don’t grieve Thomas Augustine Arne
- Now Phoebus sinketh in the west Thomas Augustine Arne
- The Faithful Lover Thomas Augustine Arne
- Sally Thomas Augustine Arne
- When daisies pied Thomas Augustine Arne
- Water parted from the sea Thomas Augustine Arne
- Under the greenwood tree Thomas Augustine Arne
- By dimpled brook Thomas Augustine Arne
- Peggy Thomas Augustine Arne
- Rule, Brittania! Thomas Augustine Arne
- Why so pale and wan, fond lover? Thomas Augustine Arne
- When forced from dear Hebe to go Thomas Augustine Arne
- Blow, blow, thou winter wind Thomas Augustine Arne
- Damon and Florella Thomas Augustine Arne
- Where the bee sucks Thomas Augustine Arne
- God Save the King Henry Carey
- The Plausible Lover Henry Carey
- A Pastoral Henry Carey
- The Lass with the Delicate Air Michael Arne
- Heart of Oak Dr. William Boyce
- The Diffident Lover Samuel Howard
- The Constant Fair
- Charming Chloƫ
- Roslin Castle James Oswald
- Peace, the fairest child of heaven James Oswald
- With Jockey to the Fair
- No flower that blows Thomas Linley
- Jockey
- Drink to me only with thine eyes
- Softly waft, ye southern breezes James Hook
- The Wedding-Day James Hook
- The Thorn William Shield
- Tom Bowling Charles Dibdin
- The lass that loves a sailor Charles Dibdin
- Blow high, blow low Charles Dibdin
- The Bay of Biscay, O! John Davy
- The Tar’s Sheet Anchor William Reeve
- Peaceful slumbering on the ocean Stephen Storace
- Sigh no more, ladies R.J.S. Stevens
- At Early Dawn Thomas Attwood
- The coy, blushing Sylvia Mrs. Plowden
Notes:
Each of the 55 songs from this volume will be uploaded as song posts are created for them. If you would like me to give priority to a song that is not yet posted, please let me know via the contact page.