Author: John Reeves (1909 - 1978)
James Reeves [pseudonym]
Texts set to music as art song or choral works [warning - not necessarily comprehensive]
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Special notes: All titles and first lines are included in this index, including those used by composers.
Titles used by the text author appear in boldface. First lines appear in italics.
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A grey rectangle like FRE indicates a particular translation (usually one set to music) exists but isn't yet available.
- A scandalous man was Mr Tom Narrow * (Mr Tom Narrow)
- A scandalous man * (Mr Tom Narrow)
- A scandalous man * - Betty Roe (Mr Tom Narrow)
- At sunset, when the night-dews fall * (The snail)
- At sunset, when the night-dews fall * - Elizabeth Maconchy (The snail)
- Lament (So this is the end then) - David Mills *
- Mary, Mary come and listen a minute! * (The Musical Box)
- Mary, Mary come and listen a minute! * - Betty Roe (The Musical Box)
- Mister Kartoffel's a whimsical man * (Mr Kartoffel)
- Mr Kartoffel's a whimsical man * (Mr Kartoffel)
- Mr Kartoffel's a whimsical man * - Betty Roe (Mr Kartoffel)
- Mr Kartoffel (Mr Kartoffel's a whimsical man) *
- Mr Kartoffel (Mr Kartoffel's a whimsical man) - Betty Roe *
- Mr Tom Narrow (A scandalous man) *
- Mr Tom Narrow (A scandalous man) - Betty Roe *
- My Singing Aunt (The voice of magic melody) *
- My Singing Aunt (The voice of magic melody) - Betty Roe *
- So this is the end then * - David Mills (Lament)
- The Musical Box (Mary, Mary come and listen a minute!) *
- The Musical Box (Mary, Mary come and listen a minute!) - Betty Roe *
- The snail (At sunset, when the night-dews fall) *
- The snail (At sunset, when the night-dews fall) - Elizabeth Maconchy *
- The Street Musician (With plaintive fluting, sad and slow) *
- The Street Musician (With plaintive fluting, sad and slow) - Betty Roe *
- The voice of magic melody * (My Singing Aunt)
- The voice of magic melody * - Betty Roe (My Singing Aunt)
- With plaintive fluting, sad and slow * (The Street Musician)
- With plaintive fluting, sad and slow * - Betty Roe (The Street Musician)
- Zachary Zed was the last man, the last man left on earth * (Zachary Zed)
- Zachary Zed was the last man * (Zachary Zed)
- Zachary Zed was the last man * - Betty Roe (Zackary Zed)
- Zachary Zed (Zachary Zed was the last man) *
- Zackary Zed (Zachary Zed was the last man) - Betty Roe *
Last update: 2019-05-01 19:40:44