This is one of a series of posts about books used as source material for Art Song Central.
Book Title: The Melodies of Stephen C. Foster
Composer: Stephen Collins Foster (1826-1864)
Publisher: T. M. Walker
Copyright: 1909
There is a complete copy available for download at Google Books.
There is an extensive biographical introduction.
Songs:
- Ah, May the Red Rose Live Alway
- Angelina Baker
- Annie, My Own Love
- Away Down Souf
- Beautiful Child of Song
- Beautiful Dreamer
- Bring My Brother Back to Me
- Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming
- Come With Thy Sweet Voice Again
- Comrades, Fill No Glass for Me
- Cora Dean
- Dolcy Jones
- Dolly Day
- Don’t Bet Your Money on de Shanghai
- Down Among de Cane-Brakes
- A Dream of My Mother and My Home
- Ellen Bayne
- Eulalie
- Fairy-Belle
- Farewell, Mother Dear
- Farewell, My Lilly Dear
- Farewell, Old Cottage
- Farewell, Sweet Mother
- For the Dear Old Flag I Die
- For Thee, Love, For Thee
- Gentle Annie
- Gentle Lena Clare
- Give the Stranger Happy Cheer
- The Glendy Burke
- Gwine to Run All Night
- Hard Times Come Again No More
- The Hour for Thee and Me
- I Cannot Sing To-night
- I’d Be a Fairy
- If You’ve Only Got a Moustache
- I’ll Be a Soldier
- I’ll Be Home To-morrow
- I See Her Still in My Dreams
- I Will Be True to Thee
- I Would Not Die in Spring Time
- I Would Not Die in Summer Time
- Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair
- Jenny June
- Jenny’s Coming O’er the Green
- Katy Bell
- Kiss Me, Dear Mother
- Larry’s Good Bye
- Laura Lee
- Lily Ray
- Linda Has Departed
- Linger in Blissful Repose
- Little Belle Blair
- Little Ella
- Little Jennie Dow
- Lizzie Dies To-night
- Lou’siana Belle
- The Love I Bear to Thee
- Lula Is Gone
- Maggie by My Side
- Mary Loves the Flowers
- Massa’s in de Cold Ground
- Melinda May
- Merry Little Birds Are We
- Mine is the Mourning Heart
- Molly, Dear, Good Night
- Molly, Do You Love Me?
- Mother, Thou’rt Faithful to Me
- Mr. and Mrs. Brown
- My Angel Boy
- My Boy is Coming from the War
- My Brudder Gum
- My Loved One and My Own — Eva
- My Old Kentucky Home, Good Night
- My Wife is a Most Knowing Woman
- Nell and I
- Nelly Bly
- Nelly was a Lady
- No Home, No Home
- None Shall Weep a Tear for Me
- Oh! Boys Carry Me ‘Long
- Oh! Lemuel
- Oh! Susanna
- Oh! Why Am I So Happy?
- Old Black Joe
- Old Dog Tray
- Old Folks at Home
- Old Memories
- Once I Loved Thee, Mary Dear
- Open Thy Lattice, Love
- Our Bright Summer Days Are Gone
- Our Willie Dear Is Dying
- Parthenia to Ingomar
- A Penny for Your Thoughts
- Poor Drooping Maiden
- Ring, Ring de Banjo
- Sadly to Mine Heart Appealing
- She Was All the World to Me
- Slumber, My Darling
- The Soldier’s Home
- A Soldier In the Colored Brigade
- Some Folks
- The Song of all Songs
- The Spirit of My Song
- Stay, Summer Breath
- Summer Longings
- Sweet Little Maid of the Mountain
- Sweetly She Sleeps, My Alice Fair
- That’s What’s the Matter
- There Are Plenty of Fish in the Sea
- There Is No Such Girl As Mine
- There’s a Good Time Coming
- There’s a Land of Bliss
- There Was A Time
- Thou Art the Queen of My Song
- Turn Not Away!
- Uncle Ned
- Under the Willow She’s Sleeping
- The Village Maiden
- Virginia Belle
- The Voice of By-Gone Days
- The Voices That Are Gone
- Was My Brother in the Battle?
- ‘Way Down in Cairo
- We Are Coming, Father Abraam
- We’ve a Million in the Field
- What Must a Fairy’s Dream Be?
- Where Has Lula Gone?
- Where Is Thy Spirit, Mary?
- When Old Friends Were Here
- When This Dreadful War is Ended
- Why Have My Loved Ones Gone?
- Why No One to Love?
- The Wife
- Willie Has Gone to the War
- Willie My Brave
- Willie, We Have Missed You
- Wilt Thou Be Gone, Love?
- Wilt Thou Be True?
Hymns:
- The Angels Are Sighing Unto Me
- The Beautiful Shore
- Bury Me in the Morning, Mother
- Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread
- He Leadeth Me Beside Still Waters
- Little Ella’s An Angel
- Leave Me With My Mother
- Oh! ‘Tis Glorious
- Suffer Little Children to Come Unto Me
- Seek and Ye Shall Find
- There Is a Land of Love
- Tears Bring Thoughts of Heaven
- Willie’s Gone to Heaven
- We’ll Still Keep Marching On
- We’ll All Meet Our Saviour
Instrumental
- The Tioga Waltz
- Old Folks at Home – With Variations
- Old Folks Quadrille
- Village Bells Polka
- Village Festival
Notes:
Each of the songs in 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.