Texts by E. Lear set in Art Songs and Choral Works

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Edward Lear (1812 - 1888)

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An Old Lady (There was an Old Lady whose folly) - G. Bachlund
An Old Man with a Beard (There was an Old Man with a Beard) (from A Book of Nonsense) - G. Bachlund
Barkerolle (There was a Young Lady of Ryde) (from A Book of Nonsense) - C. Stanford
Boat song (There was an Old Man in a boat) (from A Book of Nonsense) - C. Stanford
By Way of Preface (How pleasant to know Mr. Lear) (from Nonsense Songs, Stories, Botany, and Alphabets) - M. Best
Calico Pie, the little birds fly (from Nonsense Songs, Stories, Botany, and Alphabets) (Calico Pie) - G. Bachlund, R. Bruce, P. Cranmer, M. Dale, R. Farber, D. Glass, G. Grant-Schaefer, G. Ingraham, G. Ives, J. Koch, E. Roxburgh, R. Thomas
Calico Pie (Calico Pie) (from Nonsense Songs, Stories, Botany, and Alphabets) - G. Bachlund, R. Bruce, P. Cranmer, M. Dale, R. Farber, D. Glass, G. Grant-Schaefer, G. Ingraham, G. Ives, J. Koch, E. Roxburgh, R. Thomas
Dithyramb (There was a Young Lady of Tyre) (from A Book of Nonsense) - C. Stanford
Dong, co ma świecący nos () - J. Szajna-Lewandowska [x]
Eyes (There was a Young Lady whose eyes) (from A Book of Nonsense) - G. Bachlund
Gongdichtung (There was an Old Man with a gong) (from A Book of Nonsense) - C. Stanford
Homage (How pleasant to know Mr. Lear) (from Nonsense Songs, Stories, Botany, and Alphabets) - C. Gibbs
How pleasant to know Mr. Lear (from Nonsense Songs, Stories, Botany, and Alphabets) - G. Bachlund, M. Best, C. Gibbs, E. Roxburgh (By Way of Preface)
How pleasant to know Mr. Lear (How pleasant to know Mr. Lear) (from Nonsense Songs, Stories, Botany, and Alphabets) - G. Bachlund, E. Roxburgh
Incidents in the Life of my Uncle Arly (O! My aged Uncle Arly!) (from Nonsense Songs and Stories) - R. Farber
i./ Once Mr. Daddy Long-Legs (from Nonsense Songs, Stories, Botany, and Alphabets) - G. Bachlund, M. Dale, D. Glass, G. Ingraham, E. Troup (The Daddy Long-Legs and the Fly)
King and Queen of the Pelicans we (from Laughable Lyrics) - G. Bachlund, M. Best, R. Elkin, W. Skolnik (The Pelican Chorus)
Limericks () - E. Diemer [x]
Miniature trio-concerto (Said the Duck to the Kangaroo) (from Nonsense Songs, Stories, Botany, and Alphabets) - J. Horovitz
Nileinsamkeit (There was an Old Person of Philae) (from A Book of Nonsense) - C. Stanford
O! My aged Uncle Arly! (from Nonsense Songs and Stories) - R. Farber, E. Roxburgh (Incidents in the Life of my Uncle Arly)
Once Mr. Daddy Long-Legs (from Nonsense Songs, Stories, Botany, and Alphabets) (The Daddy Long-Legs and the Fly) - G. Bachlund, M. Dale, D. Glass, G. Ingraham, E. Troup
On the Coast of Coromandel (from Laughable Lyrics) - M. Best, D. Glass, W. Skolnik (The Courtship of the Yonghy-Bònghy-Bò)
Pelican Chorus (King and Queen of the Pelicans we) (from Laughable Lyrics) - M. Best
Said the Duck to the Kangaroo (from Nonsense Songs, Stories, Botany, and Alphabets) - G. Bachlund, P. Chépélov, M. Dale, R. Farber, D. Glass, G. Grant-Schaefer, J. Hall, C. Hely-Hutchinson, J. Horovitz, G. Ingraham, E. Troup (The Duck and the Kangaroo)
Said the Table to the Chair - G. Bachlund, P. Chépélov, R. Farber, C. Hely-Hutchinson (The Table and the Chair)
The absent barber (There was an Old Man with a Beard) (from A Book of Nonsense) - C. Stanford
The Akond of Swat (Who, or why, or which, or what, Is the Akond of SWAT?) (from Laughable Lyrics) - R. Ottenwaelder, E. Roxburgh, W. Skolnik, V. Thomson
The aquiline snub (There was an old man with a nose) (from A Book of Nonsense) - C. Stanford
The bird in the bush (There was an Old Man who said, 'Hush!) - M. Lang
The Birds Sat Upon It (There was a Young Lady whose bonnet) (from A Book of Nonsense) - G. Bachlund
The Broom and the Shovel, the Poker and the Tongs (The Broom and the Shovel, the Poker and the Tongs) (from Nonsense Songs, Stories, Botany, and Alphabets) - G. Bachlund, D. Glass, G. Ingraham
The Broom, the Shovel, the Poker and Tongs (The Broom and the Shovel, the Poker and the Tongs) (from Nonsense Songs, Stories, Botany, and Alphabets) - G. Bachlund
The Compleat Virtuoso (There was an old man of the Isles) (from A Book of Nonsense) - C. Stanford
The Courtship of the Yonghy-Bònghy-Bò (On the Coast of Coromandel) (from Laughable Lyrics) - D. Glass, W. Skolnik
The Cow and the Coward (There was an Old Man who said, "How) (from A Book of Nonsense) - C. Stanford
The Daddy Long-Legs and the Fly (i./ Once Mr. Daddy Long-Legs) (from Nonsense Songs, Stories, Botany, and Alphabets) - G. Bachlund, M. Dale, D. Glass, G. Ingraham
The Daddy Longlegs (i./ Once Mr. Daddy Long-Legs) (from Nonsense Songs, Stories, Botany, and Alphabets) - E. Troup
The dolorous man of Cape Horn (There was an Old Man of Cape Horn) - M. Lang
The dong with the luminous nose (When awful darkness and silence reign) (from Laughable Lyrics) - R. Bruce, M. Forsyth, S. Oliver, E. Roxburgh, J. Szajna-Lewandowska POL
The dong (When awful darkness and silence reign) (from Laughable Lyrics) - H. Noble POL
The Duck and the Kangaroo (Said the Duck to the Kangaroo) (from Nonsense Songs, Stories, Botany, and Alphabets) - G. Bachlund, P. Chépélov, M. Dale, R. Farber, D. Glass, G. Grant-Schaefer, J. Hall, C. Hely-Hutchinson, G. Ingraham, E. Troup
The Generous Parishioner (There was an Old Man in a pew) (from A Book of Nonsense) - C. Stanford
The girl with the Tyrian lyre (There was a Young Lady of Tyre) (from A Book of Nonsense) - G. Bush
The Hardy Norse-woman (There was a young lady from Norway) (from A Book of Nonsense) - C. Stanford
The Jumblies (They went to sea in a Sieve, they did) (from Nonsense Songs, Stories, Botany, and Alphabets) - G. Bachlund, M. Burtch, M. Dale, A. Foote, C. Gibbs, D. Glass, G. Grant-Schaefer, G. Ingraham, D. James, M. Lang, E. Roxburgh, A. Silver, R. Steptoe, V. Thomson, E. Troup
The lady and the tiger (There was a young lady of Niger) - M. Lang [possibly misattributed]
The man and the kettle (There was an old man who when little) (from More Nonsense Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, &c.) - M. Lang
The man, the flute, the serpent (There was an Old Man with a flute) (from A Book of Nonsense) - T. Kirk ITA
The Old Lady of France (There was an old Lady of France) - M. Lang FIN
The Old Man in a tree (There was an Old Man in a tree) - M. Lang FIN
The Old Man of Dumbree (There was an Old Man of Dumbree) - M. Lang
The old man with a beard (There was an Old Man with a Beard) (from A Book of Nonsense) - M. Lang
The Old Man with a gong (There was an Old Man with a gong) (from A Book of Nonsense) - M. Lang
The old person of Cassel (There was an old person of Cassel) (from More Nonsense Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, &c.) - M. Lang
The Old Person of Jodd (There was an old person of Jodd) - M. Lang
The Old Person of Skye (There was an Old Person of Skye) - M. Lang
The Owl and the Pussycat went to sea (from Nonsense Songs, Stories, Botany, and Alphabets) GER RUS - G. Bachlund, J. Backer-Lunde, R. Birch, B. Boydell, M. Dale, R. De Koven, A. Decevee, C. Elliott, R. Faith, R. Farber, D. Glass, R. Hageman, C. Harker, S. Harmati, C. Hely-Hutchinson, G. Ingraham, R. Johnston, D. Leitch, M. Lindsay, M. Phillips, F. Pinchin, E. Roxburgh, J. Rutter, G. Seaman, H. Searle, M. Seiber, A. Semmler, A. Silver, R. Sowash, I. Stravinsky, R. Thomas, F. Wadely, E. Watson, H. Wood (The Owl and the Pussycat)
The Owl and the Pussycat (The Owl and the Pussycat went to sea) (from Nonsense Songs, Stories, Botany, and Alphabets) - G. Bachlund, J. Backer-Lunde, R. Birch, B. Boydell, M. Dale, R. De Koven, A. Decevee, C. Elliott, R. Faith, R. Farber, D. Glass, R. Hageman, C. Harker, S. Harmati, C. Hely-Hutchinson, G. Ingraham, R. Johnston, D. Leitch, M. Lindsay, M. Phillips, F. Pinchin, E. Roxburgh, J. Rutter, G. Seaman, H. Searle, M. Seiber, A. Semmler, A. Silver, R. Sowash, I. Stravinsky, R. Thomas, F. Wadely, E. Watson, H. Wood GER RUS
The Pelican Chorus (King and Queen of the Pelicans we) (from Laughable Lyrics) - G. Bachlund, R. Elkin, W. Skolnik
The Person of Filey (There once was a Person of Filey) - M. Lang
The Pobble who has no toes (The Pobble who has no toes) (from Laughable Lyrics) - M. Dale, G. Grant-Schaefer, R. Thomas
There once was a Person of Filey - M. Lang
There was an old Lady of France FIN - M. Lang, M. Seiber
There was an Old Lady whose folly - G. Bachlund
There was an old man from Jamaica
There was an old man from Peru
There was an Old Man in a boat (from A Book of Nonsense) - C. Stanford
There was an Old Man in a pew (from A Book of Nonsense) - C. Stanford
There was an Old Man in a tree FIN - M. Lang, M. Seiber
There was an Old Man of Cape Horn - M. Lang
There was an Old Man of Dumbree - M. Lang
There was an old man of the Isles (There was an old man of the Isles) (from A Book of Nonsense) - C. Gibbs
There was an old man of the Isles (from A Book of Nonsense) - C. Gibbs, C. Stanford
There was an Old Man who said, "How (from A Book of Nonsense) - C. Stanford
There was an Old Man who said, 'Hush! - M. Lang
There was an Old Man who said, "Well!" (There was an Old Man you said "Well!) - M. Lang
There was an old man who when little (There was an old man who when little) (from More Nonsense Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, &c.) - E. Diemer
There was an old man who when little (from More Nonsense Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, &c.) - E. Diemer, M. Lang
There was an Old Man with a Beard (from A Book of Nonsense) - G. Bachlund, M. Lang, C. Stanford
There was an Old Man with a flute (There was an Old Man with a flute) (from A Book of Nonsense) - K. Jones, E. Pehkonen, G. Petrassi ITA
There was an Old Man with a flute (from A Book of Nonsense) ITA - K. Jones, T. Kirk, E. Pehkonen, G. Petrassi
There was an Old Man with a gong (There was an Old Man with a gong) (from A Book of Nonsense) - C. Gibbs, E. Pehkonen
There was an Old Man with a gong (from A Book of Nonsense) - C. Gibbs, M. Lang, E. Pehkonen, C. Stanford
There was an old man with a nose (from A Book of Nonsense) - C. Stanford
There was an Old Man you said "Well! - M. Lang
There was an old person of Cassel (from More Nonsense Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, &c.) - M. Lang
There was an old person of Cromer (There was an Old Person of Cromer) (from A Book of Nonsense) - J. Elenor FIN
There was an Old Person of Cromer (from A Book of Nonsense) FIN - J. Elenor, M. Seiber
There was an old person of Jodd - M. Lang
There was an Old Person of Philae (from A Book of Nonsense) - C. Stanford
There was an Old Person of Skye - M. Lang
There was a young lady from Norway (from A Book of Nonsense) - E. Diemer, C. Stanford
There was a young lady of Niger [possibly misattributed] - M. Lang
There was a young lady of Norway (There was a young lady from Norway) (from A Book of Nonsense) - E. Diemer
There was a young lady of Norway (from A Book of Nonsense)
There was a Young Lady of Parma - M. Lang
There was a Young Lady of Russia (from A Book of Nonsense) - C. Stanford
There was a Young Lady of Ryde (from A Book of Nonsense) - C. Stanford
There was a Young Lady of Tyre (from A Book of Nonsense) - G. Bush, C. Stanford
There was a young lady whose bonnet (There was a Young Lady whose bonnet) (from A Book of Nonsense) - K. Jones
There was a Young Lady whose bonnet (from A Book of Nonsense) - G. Bachlund, K. Jones
There was a Young Lady whose eyes (from A Book of Nonsense) - G. Bachlund, M. Lang
The Table and the Chair (Said the Table to the Chair) - G. Bachlund, P. Chépélov, R. Farber, C. Hely-Hutchinson
The Yonghi Bonghi Bo (On the Coast of Coromandel) (from Laughable Lyrics) - M. Best
The Young Lady of Parma (There was a Young Lady of Parma) - M. Lang
The young lady whose eyes (There was a Young Lady whose eyes) (from A Book of Nonsense) - M. Lang
They went to sea in a Sieve, they did (from Nonsense Songs, Stories, Botany, and Alphabets) - G. Bachlund, M. Burtch, M. Dale, A. Foote, C. Gibbs, D. Glass, G. Grant-Schaefer, G. Ingraham, D. James, M. Lang, E. Roxburgh, A. Silver, R. Steptoe, V. Thomson, E. Troup (The Jumblies)
Tone poem (There was a Young Lady of Russia) (from A Book of Nonsense) - C. Stanford
Uncle Arly (O! My aged Uncle Arly!) (from Nonsense Songs and Stories) - E. Roxburgh
When awful darkness and silence reign (from Laughable Lyrics) POL - R. Bruce, M. Forsyth, H. Noble, S. Oliver, E. Roxburgh, J. Szajna-Lewandowska (The dong with the luminous nose)
Who, or why, or which, or what, Is the Akond of SWAT? (from Laughable Lyrics) - R. Ottenwaelder, E. Roxburgh, W. Skolnik, V. Thomson (The Akond of Swat)
Will nobody answer this bell (There was an Old Man you said "Well!) - M. Lang

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