A sumptuous folio of over 30 easy songs plucked from across the 20th century repertoire, to be suitable for the early grades.

With works by the likes of Vaughan Williams, Britten, Prokofiev, Bartok and Thiman, this wide-ranging selection offers the opportunity to experience the rigors of 20th century song in the best possible way...by singing!

Eileen Field has selected a balanced set accessible to singers of all ages and experience so as not to detract from the enjoyment of the songs.

 Boy Johnny [Finzi, Gerald]   
 Cradle Song [Vaughan Williams, Ralph]   
 Down By The Sally Gardens [Clarke, Rebecca]   
 Drinking Song [Bartok, Bela]   
 Dusk [Armstrong Gibbs, Cecil]   
 Early One Morning [Britten, Benjamin]   
 Everyone Sang [Higginson, Ian]   
 Farmer's Boy [Barratt, Carol]   
 Ferry Me Across The Water [Finzi, Gerald]   
 Girl's Song [Howells, Herbert]   
 Good Night [Rao, Doreen]   
 I Know A Bank [Procter-Gregg, Humphrey]   
 Lament [Bartok, Bela]   
 Little Boots [Hughes, Herbert]   
 My House [Bernstein, Leonard]   
 My True Love Hath My Heart [Keel, Frederick]   
 Nothing-At-All [Barratt, Carol]   
 O Waly, Waly [Britten, Benjamin]   
 Peter, Peter [Bernstein, Leonard]   
 Picture-Books In Winter [Higginson, Ian]   
 Simple Gifts [Copland, Aaron]   
 Sleep, Little Babe, I Love Thee [Field, Christopher]   
 Song Of The Three Mariners [Harty, Hamilton]   
 The Bellman's Song [Poston, Elizabeth]   
 The Carol Of The Field Mice [Head, Michael]   
 The Cuckoo [Stanford, Charles Villiers]   
 The Lily Has A Smooth Stalk [Finzi, Gerald]   
 The Little Pigs [Prokofiev, Sergei]   
 The Magpie [Stravinsky, Igor]   
 The Path To The Moon [Thiman, Eric]   
 Three Young Rats [Maw, Nicholas]   
 Weep You No More [Quilter, Roger]