Review: THE ODEON Secular Melodies 1837

Subject: THE ODEON Secular Melodies 1837
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 18 Jun 04 - 10:00 PM

THE ODEON: A Collection of Secular Melodies
G. J. Webb and Lowell Mason, 1837
Arranged and harmonized for four voices, designed
for adult singing schools and for social music parties.
Wilkins and Carter, New York
An early American songbook, 304 pp. May be useful for those putting together programs of 19th c. music.
G. J. Webb (1803-1887)is known for the old standby, "Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus," and other sacred songs, but he also wrote many secular songs. Lowell Mason (1792-1872) published some of the earliest songbooks for schools- see thread 69315 for song indexes for these books, provided by Masato Sakurai: Songbook Permathread and also wrote over 1600 religious songs.

Elements of Vocal Music I-XXIV
Appendix XXV-XXXIX
(includes Chapters on Voices, Respiration, Vocalization, Ornaments, Groupette or turn, Mordente, the Shake, the Vibration. Exercises for the Shake, Short, rapid passages, Turns, etc.

INDEX
(All songs with music)

Are There Tidings
Araby's Daughter Kiallmark
A rosy crown we twine for thee C. M. Weber
America [My Country 'tis of Thee, 4 verses]
Bacarolle A, Lee
Bounding Billows
Bonnie Doon Scotch Air
Blue Eyed Mary
Bring Flowers
Canadian Song G. J. Webb [about sleighbells]
County Guy Mozart, words by Sir Walter Scott
Early Days G. J. Webb
Erin! The tear and the smile in thine eyes Irish Air
Friendship Irish Air
Far, far o'er hill and dell Spanish Air
Forget Not Me George O. Farmer
Go where the water glideth
How cheering the thought G. J. Webb
Homeward bound G. J. Webb

Hunter of Tyrol T. Nelson
Home Sweet Home Sicilian Air [Mid Pleasures and Palaces...]
Hail! Thou merry month of May C. M. Weber
Harvest Song J. C. Heinroth
Hail! Columbia
Hark, the Lark Dr. Cooke
Invitation to the singing school from the German
Isle of beauty, fare thee well T. H. Baily
I love the free ridge of the mountain G. J. Webb
In the day spring of youth G. J. Webb
I see them on their winding way B. Hime
Lovely Rose Venetian Air
May Morning G. J. Webb
Morning, Noon,and Night G. J. Webb
My gentle harp Irish Air

My baby sleep From Tallis' Chant, 6 verses)
Marseilles Hymn French Air
My bonny dearie Scotch Air
O'er the waters gliding Mozart
Oh! tis the melody J. B. Cramer
Oh! how brightly Tyrolian
O swiftly glides the bonny boat Scotch Air
Peaceful slumbering
See our oars with feathered spray Stevenson
See the conquering hero comes Handel
Sweet summer is coming Carl Keller
Ship a hoy! Moore
Sing, sister, sing! J. Barnett
Serenade C. M. Weber
Stream gently flowing T. latour
Summer is breathing French Air
Sweet spring is returning
Softly the moonlight Auber
The bird at sea G. J. Webb
The Pilot Nelson
'Tis dawn! the lark is singing G. J. Webb
To the fringed gentian G. J. Webb
The wild bird seeks the mountain rill G. J. Webb
The Maltese boatman's song Deveraux
The mountaineer's return G. J. Webb
Tyrolese evening hymn Miss Brown
The merry flageolet J. Barnett
The captive knight Miss brown
Truth and falsehood G. J. Webb
'Tis the last rose of summer Irish Air
The sweet birds are singing Tyrolian
The bucket
The vintager's evening hymn T. Nelson
The rose in June Scotch Air
The joys of harvest home   Hungarian Air
The bridal wreath Bellini
The angel's whisper S. Lover
The spring time is come Spanish Air
The Pilgrim Fathers Miss Brown
The chimes of Zurich C. E. Horn
Through forests drear T. Atwood
The adieu G. J. Webb
The muleteer A. Meves
The smile of contentment
The light of home G. J. Webb
The sea-shore G. J. Webb
The minute gun at sea W. P. King
The evening bell
The shepherd's farewell Hunten

The Switzer's song of home Tyrolian Air
The mellow horn Jones
The echo Himmel
They are gone from the mountain home
The Swiss hunter F. Rainer
The German watchman's song J. Heffernen
The crystal hunters National Air
The rose that all are praising
The harp that once through Tara's halls Irish Air
Upon the mountain's distant head G. J. Webb
Village bells
What makes the morn's fair beam
When the sweet night
Would'st gain a friend? Heinroth
When the day with rosy light Swiss Air
When the rosy morn appearing
When the moonlight streaming French Air