Kalmus Vocal Library

The song cycle LES NUITS D'ETE (SUMMER NIGHTS) is a setting of six poems by composer Hector Berlioz' (1803-1869) neighbor and friend, Théophile Gautier. The text deals in themes of love in all its fac...

The song cycle LES NUITS D'ETE (SUMMER NIGHTS) is a setting of six poems by composer Hector Berlioz' (1803-1869) neighbor and friend, Théophile Gautier. The text deals in themes of love in all its fac...

Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) composed Songs to Poems by Rueckert (Songs after Rückert; Rückert-Lieder) between 1901 and 1902. They were not conceived of as a cycle, with each song only connected by the p...

Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) composed Songs to Poems by Rueckert (Songs after Rückert; Rückert-Lieder) between 1901 and 1902. They were not conceived of as a cycle, with each song only connected by the p...

Gabriel Faure's (1845-1924) REQIUEM, Op. 48, is the best known of the composer's large works. Seemingly not written for the death of any particular person, he wrote of the work, "Everything I managed...

Gabriel Faure's (1845-1924) REQIUEM, Op. 48, is the best known of the composer's large works. Seemingly not written for the death of any particular person, he wrote of the work, "Everything I managed...

The Italian-American Christmas carol GESU BAMBINO, despite being a relatively new addition to the holiday repertoire (written in 1917), manages to fit right in among the older carols in style and popu...

This version of O HOLY NIGHT in C was arranged by William Ryden for full orchestra and low voice. Instrumentation in set: 2.2.2.2: 4.3.3.0: Timp.Perc: Hp: Str(9-8-7-6-5): Solo Voice.

This version of O HOLY NIGHT in C was arranged by William Ryden for full orchestra and low voice. Instrumentation in set: 2.2.2.2: 4.3.3.0: Timp.Perc: Hp: Str(9-8-7-6-5): Solo Voice.

This version of O HOLY NIGHT in E-flat was arranged by William Ryden for full orchestra and high voice. Instrumentation in set: 2.2.2.2: 4.3.3.0: Timp.Perc: Hp: Str(9-8-7-6-5): Solo Voice.

This version of O HOLY NIGHT in E-flat was arranged by William Ryden for full orchestra and high voice. Instrumentation in set: 2.2.2.2: 4.3.3.0: Timp.Perc: Hp: Str(9-8-7-6-5): Solo Voice.

Written in 1795, Ludwig van Beethoven’s (1770-1827) Soll ein Schuh nicht drücken! for soprano and ensemble is a setting of the libretto from Austrian composer Ignaz Umlauf’s 1778 singspeil Die schöne...

On the score of his cantata JAUCHZET GOTT IN ALLEN LANDEN (EXULT IN GOD IN EVERY LAND), BWV 51, J.S. Bach (1685-1750) wrote "For the 15th Sunday after Trinity and at any time", indicating that he had...

In March of 1791, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) composed the concert aria PER QUESTA BELLA MANO, K. 612, shortly before beginning work on THE MAGIC FLUTE. It is known for its double bass part, n...

Franz Schubert (1797-1828) wrote the beautiful melody now associated with the Latin "Ave Maria" text in 1825 as part of a setting of seven songs from Walter Scott's narrative poem THE LADY OF THE LAKE...

Franz Schubert (1797-1828) wrote the beautiful melody now associated with the Latin "Ave Maria" text in 1825 as part of a setting of seven songs from Walter Scott's narrative poem "The Lady of the Lak...