20th / 21st Century Song Collections

Thirty-five songs by Kentucky-born John Jacob Niles, one of the most loved American vocal composers, whose songs are a staple of contest solo lists. Eleven songs have been added for the 2015 expanded

With texts written by Hila Plitmann and inspired by a reunion of musician friends in Germany, each song in this suite is a poetic postcard that captures every lush, romantic moment in full. Originally

Bonds is well known for the melodic richness and emotional intensity of her works, and these Millay settings are no exception. Remarkable for their symphonic textures and sense of drama, the music renders

This collection of five songs is scored such that it can be performed by a vocal soloist or a B-flat clarinet soloist. There is a thorough pronunciation guide and translation for the Czech texts and

This song cycle is, in part, a mediation on what it means to be a mortal being who exists in time. The first and last movements each present a different take on looking back, and the cycle moves backward in

A cycle of songs for mezzo-soprano and piano set on texts by Marilyn Kallet. Also included in Cipullo's collection Songs for Mezzo-Soprano. Titles include: Why I Wear My Hair Long; Saying

Emily Dickinson's nature–inspired text has sparked the creativity of many song writers. This newly engraved 2020 version of Perera song cycle is available for mezzo-soprano with piano or with

A solo art song for tenor and piano, setting a text of George Eliot. A perfect choice for weddings or celebrations of love. Also included in Cipullo's collection Songs for Tenor, Volume 1.

Comprising six short movements, this setting of Caitlin Vincent's text expresses raw and shifting emotions in a dramatic setting for soprano that allows direct communication from singer to audience without

While the title is French for "Eight Flower Songs," the texts are all in English. The poems' flowers metaphorically evoke fragrance, love and loss, life and death, rebirth and regrowth. This 20-minute song

Termed a "dramatic song cycle," by the composer, the singer portrays five roles (4 male, 1 female) in this 25 minute monodrama. The libretto is sometimes spoken, more often sung, and distills what was a

This song cycle for high voice is fitting for experienced singers wishing to add contemporary art songs to their repertoire. The witty Carl Sandburg text comes to life with atonal though melodic writing and

Art song composer Juliana Hall wrote this monodrama as a gift for admired English mezzo-soprano Kitty Whately. Godiva is based on the legendary Lady Godiva and sets a libretto by Caitlin Vincent.

From the song cycle The Land of Nod, this stand-out selection makes a fabulous showpiece for mezzo-soprano and piano. Poet Alice Wirth Gray provides a quirky commentary on this fairy tale,

This collection of 12 songs continues Cipullo's outstanding art songs for baritone and piano. An Earth to Walk Upon, a set of six songs, reflects on life in this physical world and compares our

Cipullo's vocal works are becoming increasingly popular. The 14 songs in this volume for baritone and piano were composed between 2002 and 2009. A set of six, America 1968, represent poet Robert

A song cycle from Cipullo's Songs for Baritone, Volume 1. Titles include: Monet's Waterlilies; Hey Nonny No; The Point (Stonington, Connecticut); The Whipping; Those Winter Sundays; Frederick

A solo art song for mezzo-soprano and piano on a poem by John Boyle O'Reilly. Also included in Cipullo's collection Songs for Mezzo-Soprano. 

A stand-alone art song for mezzo-soprano and piano on a text by Linda Pastan. Also included in Cipullo's collection Songs for Mezzo-Soprano.

Commissioned by musicians Richard Lee and Karen Lerner as a gift for their daughter, soprano Katherine Lerner Lee, this art song was premiered in Katherine's master's degree recital at the Bard College

Walt Whitman's eight-part poem is the basis for the text of this art song composed for either soprano, mezzo-soprano, or tenor and piano. Very brief pause may be taken between each of the eight sections;

The Moon is Flashing was originally scored for tenor solo and full orchestra, bust has here been rescored for chamber ensemble (Bb Clarinet, Violin, Cello and Piano), broadening its reach to

A comedic poem by Vachel Lindsay set in a delightful and spirited manner offers much fun for the singer (and pianist!) and audience alike. In a similar manner to Rossini's Comic Duet for Two Cats,

Cipullo's art songs are finding a welcome home in modern song repertoire. This collection for tenor and piano contains two song cycles and a stand-alone song. Four Long Island Songs are set to