Charles Ives: Selected Songs
In 1922 Ives self-published 114 Songs, a collection of nearly all the vocal music he had ever written.
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Stephen Foster: Selected Songs
Stephen Foster was born near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on the Fourth of July, 1826, and by most accounts became the first American to make a living solely by writing music. His songs are part of the foundation of both American classical and popular music, and have influenced musicians ranging from Antonín Dvořák to Bob Dylan.
Robert Schumann: Dichterliebe, Op. 48
1840 was Schumann’s year of song. Working from May 24 to June 1, he wrote 20 songs, setting poems from Heinrich Heine’s book of Lyrisches Intermezzo.