Book/Collection

AT THE STATUE OF VENUS (2005)

A musical scene for soprano and piano. Libretto by Terrence McNally. Commissioned by Opera Colorado to celebrate the grand opening [More]

A musical scene for soprano and piano. Libretto by Terrence McNally. Commissioned by Opera Colorado to celebrate the grand opening of the Ellie Caulkins Opera House, Sept. 10, 2005. Piano/Vocal and Chamber arrangements are available from Bill Holab Music. Collections are published Songbooks or books of compositions. The songs and arias are often found individually [more]

Collections are published Songbooks or books of compositions. The songs and arias are often found individually in Recordings as well as Compositions.   One or more recordings have been made.   Score is available from Schirmer/Hal Leonard or Bill Holab Music.  Sheet Music, Scores, Parts and Performance Materials are available from billholabmusic.com.

| Categories↠Compositions | Tags↠Opera Colorado, Terrence McNally | Debut Year↠2005 | Compositions↠Opera/Stage | Other Criteria↠Book/Collection, Recorded, Score Available, Score Available for Purchase from BillHolab.com | Featured Voices/Instruments↠Chamber Orchestra, Piano, Soprano |

BEFORE THE STORM (1998)

Mezzo-soprano, cello and piano (three songs based on works written in 1986, revised). Dedicated to Zheng Cao. Premiere: April 26, [More]

Mezzo-soprano, cello and piano (three songs based on works written in 1986, revised). Dedicated to Zheng Cao. Premiere: April 26, 1998 at Old First Church, San Francisco. Mezzo-Soprano Zheng Cao; cellist Emil Miland; pianist Jake Heggie.   1. Before the Storm (Judyth Walker) 2. It sounded as if the streets were running (Emily Dickinson) 3. [more]

Collections are published Songbooks or books of compositions. The songs and arias are often found individually in Recordings as well as Compositions.   One or more recordings have been made.   Score is available from Schirmer/Hal Leonard or Bill Holab Music.  Sheet Music, Scores, Parts and Performance Materials are available from billholabmusic.com.   Score(s) available from G. Schirmer/Hal Leonard.

| Categories↠Compositions | Tags↠Dorothy Parker, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Emil Miland, Emily Dickinson, Judyth Walker, Zheng Cao | Debut Year↠1998 | Compositions↠Song/Cycle | Other Criteria↠Book/Collection, Recorded, Score Available, Score Available for Purchase from BillHolab.com, Score Available from G. Schirmer/Hal Leonard | Featured Voices/Instruments↠Cello, Mezzo-Soprano, Piano |

Danny Boy (1999)

Traditional folk song set for Piano and Mezzo-Soprano, Countertenor or Baritone. Collections are published Songbooks or books of compositions. The [More]

Traditional folk song set for Piano and Mezzo-Soprano, Countertenor or Baritone. Collections are published Songbooks or books of compositions. The songs and arias are often found individually in Recordings as well as Compositions.   One or more recordings have been made.   Score is available from Schirmer/Hal Leonard or Bill Holab Music.  Score(s) available from G. Schirmer/Hal Leonard.

Collections are published Songbooks or books of compositions. The songs and arias are often found individually in Recordings as well as Compositions.   One or more recordings have been made.   Score is available from Schirmer/Hal Leonard or Bill Holab Music.  Score(s) available from G. Schirmer/Hal Leonard.

| Categories↠Compositions | Debut Year↠1985 | Compositions↠Song/Cycle | Other Criteria↠Book/Collection, Recorded, Score Available, Score Available from G. Schirmer/Hal Leonard | Featured Voices/Instruments↠Baritone, Countertenor, Piano |

ENCOUNTERTENOR (1995)

Lyrics by John Hall. Commissioned by Brian Asawa. First performance: November 21, 1995 at Wigmore Hall, London; Brian Asawa, countertenor; [More]

Lyrics by John Hall. Commissioned by Brian Asawa. First performance: November 21, 1995 at Wigmore Hall, London; Brian Asawa, countertenor; Melvyn Tan, fortepiano   1. Countertenor’s Conundrum 2. The trouble with trebles in trousers … (Pitch can be a bitch!) 3. A Gift to Share     Collections are published Songbooks or books of compositions. [more]

Collections are published Songbooks or books of compositions. The songs and arias are often found individually in Recordings as well as Compositions.   One or more recordings have been made.   Score is available from Schirmer/Hal Leonard or Bill Holab Music.  Score(s) available from G. Schirmer/Hal Leonard.

| Categories↠Compositions | Tags↠Brian Asawa, John Hall | Debut Year↠1995 | Compositions↠Song/Cycle | Other Criteria↠Book/Collection, Recorded, Score Available, Score Available from G. Schirmer/Hal Leonard | Featured Voices/Instruments↠Countertenor, Piano |

EVE-SONG (2000)

Poetry by Philip Littell. Commissioned by James Schwabacher. First performance: February 27, 2000 at Old First Church, San Francisco; Kristin [More]

Poetry by Philip Littell. Commissioned by James Schwabacher. First performance: February 27, 2000 at Old First Church, San Francisco; Kristin Clayton, soprano; Jake Heggie, pianist. 1. My name 2. Even 3. Good 4. Listen 5. Snake 6. Woe to Man 7. The Wound 8. The Farm   Collections are published Songbooks or books of compositions. [more]

Collections are published Songbooks or books of compositions. The songs and arias are often found individually in Recordings as well as Compositions.   One or more recordings have been made.   Score is available from Schirmer/Hal Leonard or Bill Holab Music.  Score(s) available from G. Schirmer/Hal Leonard.

| Categories↠Compositions | Tags↠James Schwabacher, Kristin Clayton, Philip Littell | Debut Year↠2000 | Compositions↠Song/Cycle | Other Criteria↠Book/Collection, Recorded, Score Available, Score Available from G. Schirmer/Hal Leonard | Featured Voices/Instruments↠Piano, Soprano |

HERE/AFTER Song Collections (2013)

Companion books to the CD of the same name plus bonus material, featuring songs and arias for soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor [More]

Companion books to the CD of the same name plus bonus material, featuring songs and arias for soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor and baritone. Book 1 Soprano and Mezzo-Soprano. Book 2 Tenor and Baritone. HERE/AFTER Song Collections (2013) Book One: Soprano / Mezzo-Soprano Rise and Fall (2007) 1. Water Stone (Noguchi) 2. Incantation Bowl 3. Angels’ Wings [more]

Collections are published Songbooks or books of compositions. The songs and arias are often found individually in Recordings as well as Compositions.   One or more recordings have been made.   Score is available from Schirmer/Hal Leonard or Bill Holab Music.  Sheet Music, Scores, Parts and Performance Materials are available from billholabmusic.com.

| Categories↠Compositions, Recordings & Albums | Tags↠here/after, Moby-Dick | Debut Year↠2013 | Compositions↠Song/Cycle | Media Formats↠Books & Collections | Other Criteria↠Book/Collection, Recorded, Score Available, Score Available for Purchase from BillHolab.com | Featured Voices/Instruments↠Baritone, Mezzo-Soprano, Piano, Soprano, Tenor |

Jake Heggie: Opera Arias Collections (piano/vocal) (2021)

A collection of four volumes of Jake’s most popular opera arias by voice type. From Bill Holab Music, Inc. SOPRANO  MEZZO-SOPRANO  TENOR [More]

A collection of four volumes of Jake’s most popular opera arias by voice type. From Bill Holab Music, Inc. SOPRANO  MEZZO-SOPRANO  TENOR   BARITONE JAKE HEGGIE: OPERA ARIAS FOR SOPRANO (piano/vocal) A collection of the most popular soprano arias from Jake Heggie’s operas, including It’s A Wonderful Life, Great Scott, At the Statue of Venus, Three Decembers, If [more]

Collections are published Songbooks or books of compositions. The songs and arias are often found individually in Recordings as well as Compositions.   One or more recordings have been made.   Score is available from Schirmer/Hal Leonard or Bill Holab Music.

| Categories↠Compositions, Recordings & Albums | Debut Year↠2021 | Compositions↠Opera/Stage, Song/Cycle | Media Formats↠Books & Collections | Other Criteria↠Book/Collection, Recorded, Score Available | Featured Voices/Instruments↠Baritone, Mezzo-Soprano, Piano, Soprano, Tenor |

NATURAL SELECTION (1997)

Poems by Gini Savage. Music and poetry composed for Nicolle Foland. First performance: April 27, 1997 at Old First Church [More]

Poems by Gini Savage. Music and poetry composed for Nicolle Foland. First performance: April 27, 1997 at Old First Church in San Francisco: Nicolle Foland, soprano; Donald Runnicles, piano. 1. Creation 2. Animal Passion 3. Alas! Alack! 4. Indian Summer – Blue 5. Connection   Collections are published Songbooks or books of compositions. The songs [more]

Collections are published Songbooks or books of compositions. The songs and arias are often found individually in Recordings as well as Compositions.   One or more recordings have been made.   Score is available from Schirmer/Hal Leonard or Bill Holab Music.  Score(s) available from G. Schirmer/Hal Leonard.

| Categories↠Compositions | Tags↠Donald Runnicles, Gini Savage, Nicolle Foland | Debut Year↠1997 | Compositions↠Song/Cycle | Other Criteria↠Book/Collection, Recorded, Score Available, Score Available from G. Schirmer/Hal Leonard | Featured Voices/Instruments↠Piano, Soprano |

OF GODS AND CATS (2000)

Poetry by Gavin Geoffrey Dillard. Commissioned by Vija Nadai. First performance: Monte Carlo, May 2000. Mezzo-Soprano Jennifer Larmore with pianist [More]

Poetry by Gavin Geoffrey Dillard. Commissioned by Vija Nadai. First performance: Monte Carlo, May 2000. Mezzo-Soprano Jennifer Larmore with pianist Antoine Palloc. 1. In the beginning … 2. Once upon a universe   Collections are published Songbooks or books of compositions. The songs and arias are often found individually in Recordings as well as Compositions. [more]

Collections are published Songbooks or books of compositions. The songs and arias are often found individually in Recordings as well as Compositions.   One or more recordings have been made.   Score is available from Schirmer/Hal Leonard or Bill Holab Music.  Score(s) available from G. Schirmer/Hal Leonard.

| Categories↠Compositions | Tags↠Gavin Geoffrey Dillard, Jennifer Larmore | Debut Year↠2000 | Compositions↠Song/Cycle | Other Criteria↠Book/Collection, Recorded, Score Available, Score Available from G. Schirmer/Hal Leonard | Featured Voices/Instruments↠Mezzo-Soprano, Piano |

PAPER WINGS (1997, 2000 )

Lyrics by Frederica von Stade. Commissioned by Frederica von Stade and dedicated to her daughter, Lisa Elkus. First Performance: September [More]

Lyrics by Frederica von Stade. Commissioned by Frederica von Stade and dedicated to her daughter, Lisa Elkus. First Performance: September 20, 1997 at Zellerbach Auditorium, UC Berkeley; Frederica von Stade, mezzo-soprano; Martin Katz, piano. Orchestrated in 1999 for mezzo-soprano and full orchestra. Orchestration commissioned by The Louisville Orchestra. First performance: January 8, 2000 with Frederica [more]

Collections are published Songbooks or books of compositions. The songs and arias are often found individually in Recordings as well as Compositions.   One or more recordings have been made.   Score is available from Schirmer/Hal Leonard or Bill Holab Music.  Score(s) available from G. Schirmer/Hal Leonard.

| Categories↠Compositions | Tags↠Frederica von Stade | Debut Year↠1997, 2000 | Compositions↠Orchestra, Song/Cycle | Other Criteria↠Book/Collection, Recorded, Score Available, Score Available from G. Schirmer/Hal Leonard | Featured Voices/Instruments↠Mezzo-Soprano, Piano |

PASSING BY Song Collection (2008)

Companion book to the CD of the same name plus bonus material, featuring songs for soprano, mezzo-soprano and baritone. PASSING [More]

Companion book to the CD of the same name plus bonus material, featuring songs for soprano, mezzo-soprano and baritone. PASSING BY Song Collection (2008) A Lucky Child, from At The Statue of Venus (McNally) Facing Forward/Looking Back (2007) for two women 1. Motherwit (Charlene Baldridge) 2. Grounded (Eugenia Zukerman) 3. Hummingbird – for Tess (Raymond [more]

Collections are published Songbooks or books of compositions. The songs and arias are often found individually in Recordings as well as Compositions.   One or more recordings have been made.   Score is available from Schirmer/Hal Leonard or Bill Holab Music.  Sheet Music, Scores, Parts and Performance Materials are available from billholabmusic.com.

| Categories↠Compositions, Recordings & Albums | Tags↠A. E. Housman, Armistead Maupin, Charlene Baldridge, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Eugenia Zukerman, Raymond Carver, Vachel Lindsay | Debut Year↠2008 | Compositions↠Song/Cycle | Media Formats↠Books & Collections | Other Criteria↠Book/Collection, Recorded, Score Available, Score Available for Purchase from BillHolab.com | Featured Voices/Instruments↠Mezzo-Soprano, Piano, Soprano |

SONGS TO THE MOON (1998)

Part 1: “Fairy-Tales for the Children” Poetry by Vachel Lindsay. Commissioned for Frederica von Stade by MUSIC ACCORD. Premiere: August [More]

Part 1: “Fairy-Tales for the Children” Poetry by Vachel Lindsay. Commissioned for Frederica von Stade by MUSIC ACCORD. Premiere: August 20, 1998 at the Ravinia Festival, Illinois, with Martin Katz, pianist   1. Prologue: Once More – To Gloriana 2. Euclid 3. The Haughty Snail-King 4. What the Rattlesnake Said 5. The Moon’s the North [more]

Collections are published Songbooks or books of compositions. The songs and arias are often found individually in Recordings as well as Compositions.   One or more recordings have been made.   Score is available from Schirmer/Hal Leonard or Bill Holab Music.  Score(s) available from G. Schirmer/Hal Leonard.

| Categories↠Compositions | Tags↠Frederica von Stade, Vachel Lindsay | Debut Year↠1998 | Compositions↠Song/Cycle | Other Criteria↠Book/Collection, Recorded, Score Available, Score Available from G. Schirmer/Hal Leonard | Featured Voices/Instruments↠Mezzo-Soprano, Piano |

Sophie’s Song (1999)

Text by Frederica Von Stade set for Mezzo-Soprano and Piano. Collections are published Songbooks or books of compositions. The songs [More]

Text by Frederica Von Stade set for Mezzo-Soprano and Piano. Collections are published Songbooks or books of compositions. The songs and arias are often found individually in Recordings as well as Compositions.   One or more recordings have been made.   Score is available from Schirmer/Hal Leonard or Bill Holab Music.  Score(s) available from G. Schirmer/Hal Leonard.

Collections are published Songbooks or books of compositions. The songs and arias are often found individually in Recordings as well as Compositions.   One or more recordings have been made.   Score is available from Schirmer/Hal Leonard or Bill Holab Music.  Score(s) available from G. Schirmer/Hal Leonard.

| Categories↠Compositions | Tags↠Frederica von Stade | Compositions↠Song/Cycle | Other Criteria↠Book/Collection, Recorded, Score Available, Score Available from G. Schirmer/Hal Leonard | Featured Voices/Instruments↠Mezzo-Soprano, Piano |

THE FACES OF LOVE Song Collections (1999)

Note: The Faces of Love song books can be ordered directly from G. Schirmer. (The pictures above are also links.) [More]

Note: The Faces of Love song books can be ordered directly from G. Schirmer. (The pictures above are also links.) A recording of the same name is available. These books feature songs for soprano, mezzo-soprano, countertenor and baritone. THE FACES OF LOVE Song Collections (1999) Book One (Soprano) HL #50483634 The Faces of Love (Emily [more]

Collections are published Songbooks or books of compositions. The songs and arias are often found individually in Recordings as well as Compositions.   One or more recordings have been made.   Score is available from Schirmer/Hal Leonard or Bill Holab Music.  Score(s) available from G. Schirmer/Hal Leonard.

| Categories↠Compositions, Recordings & Albums | Tags↠Emily Dickinson, Frederica von Stade, Gini Savage, John Hall, Philip Littell, The Faces Of Love, Vachel Lindsay | Debut Year↠1999 | Compositions↠Song/Cycle | Media Formats↠Books & Collections | Other Criteria↠Book/Collection, Recorded, Score Available, Score Available from G. Schirmer/Hal Leonard | Featured Voices/Instruments↠Baritone, Countertenor, Mezzo-Soprano, Piano, Soprano |

THOUGHTS UNSPOKEN (1996)

Lyrics by John Hall. Commissioned by Earle Patriarco. First performance: November 1996, Vocal Arts Festival at The George Washington University: [More]

Lyrics by John Hall. Commissioned by Earle Patriarco. First performance: November 1996, Vocal Arts Festival at The George Washington University: Earle Patriarco, baritone; Kevin Murphy, piano   1. A learning experience over coffee… 2. You enter my thoughts 3. To speak of love 4. Unspoken thoughts at bedtime   Collections are published Songbooks or books [more]

Collections are published Songbooks or books of compositions. The songs and arias are often found individually in Recordings as well as Compositions.   One or more recordings have been made.   Score is available from Schirmer/Hal Leonard or Bill Holab Music.  Score(s) available from G. Schirmer/Hal Leonard.

| Categories↠Compositions | Tags↠Earle Patriarco, John Hall | Debut Year↠1996 | Compositions↠Song/Cycle | Other Criteria↠Book/Collection, Recorded, Score Available, Score Available from G. Schirmer/Hal Leonard | Featured Voices/Instruments↠Baritone, Piano |

THREE FOLK SONGS (1995)

Dedicated to Frederica von Stade. First performance: October 1995 at First Congregational Church in Berkeley: Frederica von Stade, mezzo-soprano; Jake [More]

Dedicated to Frederica von Stade. First performance: October 1995 at First Congregational Church in Berkeley: Frederica von Stade, mezzo-soprano; Jake Heggie, piano 1. Barb’ry Allen 2. He’s Gone Away 3. The Leather-Winged Bat   Collections are published Songbooks or books of compositions. The songs and arias are often found individually in Recordings as well as [more]

Collections are published Songbooks or books of compositions. The songs and arias are often found individually in Recordings as well as Compositions.   One or more recordings have been made.   Score is available from Schirmer/Hal Leonard or Bill Holab Music.  Score(s) available from G. Schirmer/Hal Leonard.

| Categories↠Compositions | Tags↠Frederica von Stade, Jennifer Larmore | Debut Year↠1995 | Compositions↠Song/Cycle | Other Criteria↠Book/Collection, Recorded, Score Available, Score Available from G. Schirmer/Hal Leonard | Featured Voices/Instruments↠Mezzo-Soprano, Piano |

White In The Moon (1990)

An A. E. Houseman poem set for Mezzo-Soprano and Piano. Collections are published Songbooks or books of compositions. The songs [More]

An A. E. Houseman poem set for Mezzo-Soprano and Piano. Collections are published Songbooks or books of compositions. The songs and arias are often found individually in Recordings as well as Compositions.   One or more recordings have been made.   Score is available from Schirmer/Hal Leonard or Bill Holab Music.  Score(s) available from G. Schirmer/Hal Leonard.

Collections are published Songbooks or books of compositions. The songs and arias are often found individually in Recordings as well as Compositions.   One or more recordings have been made.   Score is available from Schirmer/Hal Leonard or Bill Holab Music.  Score(s) available from G. Schirmer/Hal Leonard.

| Categories↠Compositions | Tags↠A. E. Housman | Debut Year↠1990 | Compositions↠Song/Cycle | Other Criteria↠Book/Collection, Recorded, Score Available, Score Available from G. Schirmer/Hal Leonard | Featured Voices/Instruments↠Mezzo-Soprano, Piano |