THE thirty songs in this collection (intended to be sung in unison by the whole class) introduce the students to eleven of the greatest song-writers. The songs are:—
| Schubert: | Liszt: |
| 1. The Wild Rose. | 16. The King of Thule. |
| 2. Hark! Hark! The Lark! | 17. A Flower Thou Resemblest. |
| 3. Who is Sylvia? | 18. The Loreley. |
| 4. The Linden Tree. | |
| 5. Faith in Spring. | Schumann: |
| 6. The Erlking. | 19. Loreley in the Forest. |
| 7. The Almighty. | 20. The Lotus Flower. |
| 21. O Sunshine. | |
| Mendelssohn: | 22. Moonlight. |
| 8. Alone. | |
| Jensen: | |
| Chopin: | 23. My Heart’s in the Highlands. |
| 9. The Maiden’s Wish. | |
| Brahms: | |
| Franz: | 24. Cradle Song. |
| 10. Request. | 25. Love Song. |
| 11. The Rose Complained. | |
| 12. Marie. | Grieg: |
| 13. Dedication. | 26. The Primrose. |
| 27. On the Way Home. | |
| Rubinstein: | 28. A Summer Evening in Norway. |
| 14. The Asra. | 29. Oh, Beware. |
| 15. The Dewdrops Glitter. | |
| MacDowell: | |
| 30. The Swan Bent Low to the Lily. |
Besides the words and music, there are sixteen pages of comments on the songs and their makers. These supply a few biographic touches that will give the student an interest in the composers as actual persons and will make him eager to learn more about them and their works.
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[The end of A History of the United States, by Charles Kendal Adams and William Peterfield Trent.]