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North East of Scotland Music School

Friday 29th March 2024

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D., F. (19th-20th c.) Scottish

Secret love / Smieton {solo v. : 17/520.8-1 - words by F. D.}

Da Ponte, Lorenzo (1749-1838) Italian

Così fan tutte: comic opera in two acts / Mozart {06/032-1 c - words by Lorenzo da Ponte, Eng. version David Higham,}

Don Giovanni: opera in two acts / Mozart {06/032-3 b - words by Lorenzo da Ponte, Eng. version Edward J. Dent, voc. sc. Ernest Roth}

Daddow, Edith M.

Four poems / Travers {solo v. : 09/197 - words by Edith M. Daddow}

Dafforne, Matilda Rose (1852-1918) English

see Betjemann, Rose Dafforne

Dahn, Felix (1834-1912) German

Young Dietrich Op. 45: ballad / Henschel {17/283-3 - words after the German of Felix Dahn}

Dam, Henry Jackson Wells (1856-1906) American

The shop girl: musical farce / Caryll {07/005.5-2 - words by H. J. W. Dam, additional numbers by Adrian Ross & Lionel Monckton}

Danes, Cecily

La golondrina (The swallow): Mexican song / Serradell {17/506 a - words by Cecily Danes}

La golondrina (The swallow): Mexican song / Serradell {17/506 b - words by Cecily Danes}

D'Arcy Jaxone, H. L. (d. 1915) English

see Jaxone, H. L. D'Arcy

Darnton, Peter William (20th c.) English

David and Jonathan: oratorio / Darnton {08/015 a-b - words by P. W. Darnton}

Daumer, Georg Friedrich (1800-1875) German

Schön war, das ich Dir weihte (Fine was the gift I gave thee) / Brahms {solo v. : 17/099-4 - Ger. by G. Fr. Daumer; Eng. by Mrs John P. Morgan}

Davenant, William (Sir) (1606-1668) English

Awake!: serenade / Pélissier {solo v. : 17/444.5 - words by Sir William Davenant}

Awake!: serenade (voc. duet) / Pélissier {sop. & contr. : 18/117 - words by Sir William Davenant}

The lark now leaves his wat'ry nest: serenade / Hatton {solo v. : 16/050-5 [1] - poetry by Sir William Davenant}

David, Harold Lane (1921- 2012) American

Close to you (SATB): p. acc. with optional string bass, guitar & percussion / Bacharach { p. voc. + gtr 15/021.5 a-b - lyrics by Hal David}

Trains and boats and planes (SATB): p. acc. with optional string bass, guitar & percussion / Bacharach { p. voc. + gtr 15/021.5-2 - words by Hal David}

David, Worton (1872-1940) English

A night of romance: song / Nicholls {17/428-3 - words by Worton David}

That old fashioned mother of mine: song / Nicholls {17/428-2 a-b - words by Worton David}

That old fashioned mother of mine: song / Nicholls {17/428-2 c - words by Worton David}

There's a ship that's bound for Blighty: song / Shirley {17/513 - words by Worton David}

Davidson, Harriet Miller (1839-1883) Scottish

Oh! for a breath o' the moorlands / Whelpley {med. v. : 17/570.5 - words by Harriet Miller Davidson}

Davidson, Thomas (1838-1870) Anglo-Scottish

The ash tree: song / MacCunn {17/364-4 - words by Thomas Davidson}

Davies, Laurence H. (1926- English

Three Spanish carols: unison / Davies {09/056 - Eng. words & arr. Laurence H. Davies}

Davies, William Henry (1871-1940) Welsh

Clouds: 2-part song for female (or treble) v. / Boughton {18/025-1 - poem by W. H. Davies}

Money, O! {from Songs of the Countryside} / Head {17/266-7 - words by W.H. Davies}

Sweet chance that led my steps abroad {from Songs of the Countryside} / Head {17/266-5 a-b - words by W.H. Davies}

Davis, James ('Jimmy') (1853-1907) English

see Owen Hall

Dawson, Harry

'Maypril': song of Spring / Wood {17/590-8 - words by Harry Dawson}

Nightfall / Gibbs {solo v. : 17/219-5 a-b - words by Harry Dawson}

Whene'er you call: song / Wood {17/590-11 - words by Harry Dawson}

Dayson, Philip

The longshoreman: song / Chesham {bar. : 17/119.3 - words by Philip Dayson}

de la Mare, Walter (1873-1956) English

see Walter de la Mare

De Sylva, B. G. 'Buddy' (1895-1950) American

see DeSylva, B G

Dearmer, Mabel (1872-1915) English

The bubble song {from The Cockyolly Bird} / Shaw {17/510-2 - words by Mabel Dearmer}

Dehmel, Richard (1863-1920) German

Aus banger Brust (O wert thou here) Op. 50 No. 4: with additional Swedish & Finnish text / Sibelius {high v. : 17/514-1 - [words by] Richard Dehmel; [Eng. trans.] Rosa Newmarch}

Die stille Stadt (The silent town) Op. 50 No. 5: with additional Swedish & Finnish text / Sibelius {high v. : 17/514-6 - words by Richard Dehmel}

Wiegenlied (Lullaby) Op. 41 Nr 1 / Strauss {17/538-5(1) - [poem by] Richard Dehmel}

Dekker, Thomas (c1572-1632) English

The merry month of May: [song] / Ireland {10/089[12] - words by Thomas Dekker}

Sweet content / Warlock {high v. : 17/563-5 - [poem by] Thomas Dekker}

Troll the bowl / Moeran {solo v. : 17/405-3 - words by Thomas Dekker}

Dennett, F. J. (18th-19th c.) English

The skipper: song / Jude {17/306-3 - words by F. J. Dennett}

Dent, Edward Joseph (1876-1957) English

The Beggar's Opera (by John Gay) / Pepusch {07/012-1.5 a-c - ed. Edward J Dent}

Christmas cantata (Cantata pastorale): for sop. solo, str. quart. & harpsich. / Scarlatti {01/066.5 - words by Cardinal Antonio Ottoboni; ed. (with Eng. trans.) Edward J. Dent}

Don Giovanni: opera in two acts / Mozart {06/032-3 b - words by Lorenzo da Ponte, Eng. version Edward J. Dent, voc. sc. Ernest Roth}

The Magic Flute (Die Zauberflöte): opera in 2 acts / Mozart {06/032-4 a-b - Eng. version Edward J. Dent}

The Marriage of Figaro (Le Nozze di Figaro): comic opera in 4 acts / Mozart {06/032-5 a-b,e-f - Eng. version Edward J. Dent}

O vale resounding {from The Trojans} / Berlioz {solo v. : 17/071 - words by Edward J. Dent}

Psalmus Hungaricus Op. 13: Hungarian paraphr. of 55th Psalm for ten. solo, chor. & orch. / Kodály {02/072-2 a-d - Eng. trans. Edward J. Dent}

Sono amante {from the Sixth cantata} / Scarlatti {solo v. : 17/495(1) - ed. Ludwig Lebell; Eng. trans. E. J. Dent}

Desmond, Astra (1893-1973) English

Biblical songs (Biblické písnê) Op. 99 Bk 2 (6-10): [5 songs] / Dvorák {09/063(2) a - Eng. words Astra Desmond}

DeSylva, B. G. 'Buddy' (1895-1950) American

April showers {from The Jolson Story} / Silvers {solo v. : p. voc. + sol-fa 17/517 a-b - words by B. G. DeSylva}

DeSylva-Brown-Henderson

Sunny side up / DeSylva {solo v. : p. voc. + sol-fa 17/161.7 - words & music DeSylva-Brown-Henderson}

Dew, Stanley

Liberty: song / Mellor {17/393.5 - words by Stanley Dew}

Diack, James (20th c.) English

The horn: for voice, horn & piano / Carr { set 35/046 - poem by James Diack}

Dibdin, Charles Sr (1745-1814) English

The thorn / Shield {solo v. : 17/512 - words by Charles Dibdin?, after Burns?}

Dickinson, Dorothy

The apple tree fairy Op. 53 No. 4: song / Phillips {17/448-10 - words by Dorothy Dickinson}

April is a lady Op. 41 No. 4: song / Phillips {17/448-1 a-b - words by Dorothy Dickinson}

Dipnall, T. H. (20th c.) English

Evening in lilac time: song for med. v. (B flat) / Thiman {17/551-5 a-b - words by T. H. Dipnall}

Dobson, Henry Austin (1840-1921) English

When Spring comes laughing: song / Willeby {10/045-9[14] - words by Austin Dobson}

Dodson, Gerald (Sir) (1884-1966) English

The fishermen of England {from The Rebel Maid}: song / Phillips {17/448-4 a - words by Gerald Dodson}

The fishermen of England {from The Rebel Maid}: song / Phillips {17/448-4 b - words by Gerald Dodson}

The Rebel Maid: romantic light opera / Phillips {07/025.5 - lyrics by Gerald Dodson}

Dole, Nathan Haskell (1852-1935) American

Villanelle (Oft have I seen): sop./ ten. / Dell'Acqua {17/161 a - Fre. by F. van der Elst; Eng. version Nathan Haskell Dole}

Donnelly, Dorothy (1876-1928) American

Drinking song {from The Student Prince} / Romberg { p. voc. + sol-fa 17/480-1 - words by Dorothy Donnelly}

Serenade {from The Student Prince} / Romberg {solo v. : 17/480-3 - words by Dorothy Donnelly}

The Student Prince song album: [5 songs] / Romberg {09/157-2 - lyrics by Dorothy Donnelly}

Tell me Daisy {from Blossom Time} / Romberg {voc. duet : 18/131-2 - lyrics by Dorothy Donnelly; adapted from the music of Franz Schubert & Heinrich Berté}

Douglas, Sherren (20th c.)

Come my sweet pretty maid: [song] / Harding {17/255 - words by Sherren Douglas}

Dowdon, Aubrey (20th c.) English

Columbine's garden: song / Besley {10/045-6[10] - lyric by Aubrey Dowdon}

Columbine's garden / Besley {solo v. : 17/075-1 - words by Aubrey Dowdon}

The happy lover: song / Besley {17/075-7 - words by Aubrey Dowdon}

My heart remembers: song / Besley {17/075-8 - words by Aubrey Dowdon}

My love goes with you: song / Besley {17/075-9 a-b - words by Aubrey Dowdon}

The second minuet: song / Besley {17/075-4 a-b - lyric by Aubrey Dowdon}

The second minuet: song / Besley {17/075-4 c - lyric by Aubrey Dowdon}

The second minuet: voc. duet / Besley {male & fem. v. : 18/021 - words by Aubrey Dowdon}

Dowers, John (19th-20th c.) English

April morn: vocal waltz / Batten {10/045-8.1[10] - words by John Dowers}

Dowland, John (c1563-1626) English

Tears [ie "Weep you no more sad fountains"]: [song] / Gurney {10/089[14] - words from Dowland?, ascr. here to John Fletcher}

Weep you no more: song / Fothergill {low v. : 10/089[13] - words from John Dowland's 3rd Book of Airs 1603}

Drinkwater, John (1882-1937) English

Blossom time: musical play / Clutsam {07/031 a-b - music adapted from themes of Franz Schubert, with additional numbers (including lyrics) by G.H. Clutsam}

Blossom Time (libr.): musical play in 2 acts [with music arr. & derived from Franz Schubert] / Clutsam { libr. 03/031 - lyrics by G H Clutsam, John Drinkwater, H.V. Purcell}

The toll-gate house: song / Rowley {low v. : 10/089[15] - words by John Drinkwater}

Dryden, John (1631-1700) English

Ode on St Cecilia's day: [cantata] / Handel {01/047-2 - words by John Dryden}

Dryenforth, James (1895-1973) American

A garden in the rain: song / Gibbons {17/218 - words by James Dryenforth}

One love for ever / Leslie-Smith {solo v. : 17/343 - words by James Dryenforth}

Du Bellay, Joachim (1525-1560) French

Quand reverrai-je, hélas! / Caplet {solo v. : 17/110.5[1] - quelques vers de Joachim du Bellay}

The thresher (D'un vanneur de blé aux vents) / Berkeley {solo v. : 17/068-1 - words by Joachim Du Bellay; Eng. trans. M D Calvocoressi}

Dubin, Alexander ('Al') (1891-1945) American

Tip-toe thro' the tulips with me / Burke {solo v. : p. voc. + sol-fa 17/106.7 - words by Al Dubin}

Ducreux, Louis (1911-1992) French

Love's roundabout (La Ronde): waltz song / Straus {17/535-2 - Fre. by Louis Ducreux; Eng. by Harold Purcell}

Dunbar, William (1459/60-c1530) Scottish

In honour of the City / Dyson {choir : 01/035-2 a-b - from a poem by William Dunbar}

Ode on the Nativity: for sop. solo, chor. & orch. / Parry {01/063-6 - words by William Dunbar}

The Thistle and the Rose: for adolescent v. (SAB), str. & p., org. & bells (ad lib.) / Davie {18/040-2 a-b - text adapted from works by William Dunbar and Edmund Spenser}

Dunn, Geoffrey (20th c.) English

Requiem: for four solo v. & chor. / Verdi {02/130-1.1 a-d - new Eng. trans. Geoffrey Dunn}

D'Urfey, Thomas (1653-1723) English

Within a mile of Edinburgh town: popular song / Hook {16/050-4 [3] - [words by Thomas D’Urfey]}

Durham, Wesley (20th c.) English

Cast thy burden: sacred song / Hamblen {17/247-2 a-b - words by Wesley Durham}

Dwight, John Sullivan (1813-1893) American

O holy night (Nöel): song / Adam {17/002.5 a-b - words by J.S. Dwight}

92 works by 54 writers/librettists, with 5 cross-references