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BASS SONGS. IMPERIAL EDITION. PRICE HALE-ACROWN NET ($1.00); Also in Limp Gover, Gilt Edges, Four Shillings Not ($1.50); fr, very elegantly bound in Red Morocco, Limp, Seven Shillings Net ($2.50)+ BOOSEY & CO., 2905, REGENT STREET, LONDON, W., And 9, EAST 17th STREET, NEW YORK. ALPHABETICAL INDEX. airums, Ah, weep no more... Air du Tambour-Major Auld lang syne ... Bell-ringer (The) Bonnie Dundee ... Born amid the rugged Wildwood Brave old Oak (The) Clouds may rise Down among the dead Men Drum-Major's Song (The) Ex} Kénig (Der) Erl King (The)... . From rushy Beds of Silver Nile Harp that once (The) Heart of Oak s- Hundred Pipers (The) “ Lam a Roamer... Ich grolle nicht ... In diesen heil’gen Hallen I rage, I melt, 1 burn (Recit, It must be so (Recit.) ». Ltriamph, I triumph I will not grieve Iwould I were a King Love leads to Battle. Love that’s true will live for ever Maids may boast Mann im Keller (Der) Mavourneen Minstrel Boy (The) | Monk within his Cell (The)... My Lodging is the Cellar here. ._ Nasce al Bosco .. \ Nazareth © du, mein holder Abendstern,.. pure and tender Star of Eve. Oh, but to hear thy Voice Old English Gentleman (The) O ruddier than the Cherry Pleading (A)... Pour forth ‘no more unheed Prayers Pupille nere Qui sdegno Roast Beefof old England (The) Scots wha hae wi’ Wallace bled! Se il rigor : Biles Filles @’Aties Simon the Cellater Si, tra i ceppi Sorge infausta ... \Though faithless Men .. ‘Tyrannic Love (Recit.) Vittoria! Vittoria! Vulcan’s Song ... Do. (French words) Wanderer (Der) Wanderer thre : Within these sacred Bowers Ye verdant Hills wouns aY Bo]. Whishaw sue From “Le Caid” Burns ee Jolin Oxenford Scotch Sir Walter Scott Scotch M.X. Hayes Handel HE. Chorley E. J. Loder From Orlando”. Handel . Dyer. English, about 1700 Paul England “Ambroise Thomas, Goethe... MX. Hayes Schubert Edward Fitztall Balfe Thomas Moore ‘ir Gramachree” David Garrick Dr. Boyce Lady Nairne Scotch H. P. Chorley Mendelssohn ae Schumann From “The Magic Flute. Moxart From “Acis and Galatea” Handet From " Jepitha” Handel Paul Bigland Giacomo M.X. Hayes.) Schumann te Sir Alex. Cockburn Arthr Saltivan . Buonovcini Handel . Gounod . Paul England Paul England George Weatherly - Thonias Moore John Oxenford John Oxenford Brom " Exio” HF. Chorley From © Tannhiiuser Paul England Fj. Whiskaw Handel Gounod F. J. Whishaw Tschaikowshy From“ Jephtha” .., Handel... Pe Buononcind From “The Magic Flute”. Mozart ... Leveridge s,s Levevidge Burns. Scotch From “La Juive Haléty « M.Caré Gounod « W. H. Bellamy From “ Berenice” ‘Handel .. From “ Orlando” Handel .. Paul England Haiéry . Prom Susanna Handel» on Giacomo Paul England Gounod From“ Philimon & Baucts Schmidt... M.X. Hayes Schubert... Prom" The Magic Pate oT Mozart ... From © Susanna” Handel... seoste Be Tschaikowsky Ambroise Thomas. W.Vincent Wallace Ola German Air. Florence Aylward Air The Moreen” G. A. Macfarren. Old German Air: Richard Wagner . Tschaikowsky teu Chas. He Parday » From “Acis and Galatea” Handel .. J. L. Hatton moe 34 39 196 25 192 339 180 128 182 39 82 38 188 178 194, 37 x12 78 134 a4 115, x12 wr 334 98 160 190 10 160 9 rar 68 30 174 156 22 146 7E 78 186 185 23 54 134 128 73 x64 5 105 93 78 267 cl Sh 16lF BUI CLASSIFIED INDEX. AyLwarp (FLORENCE)— sxoLisn woRDs 3Y Mavourneen... a George Weatherly Batre— From rushy beds of Silver Nile... se Edward Fitzball Boyes (Dr.)— Heart of Oak, wee nee, nee see Dasvid Garrick... Buononcmi— Love leads to Battle (Pupille nere) Carrssim1 (Gacomo)— I triumph, I triumph (Vittoria, vittoria) ve Paul England Gounop— Maids may boast (Si les Filles d’Arles) ... Paui England Nazareth H. B. Chorley Vaiean's Song (English and French) Paul England Haévy— ‘Though faithless Men (Se il rigor) 4 =... Paul England Haxpet— Born amid the rugged Wildwood (Nasce al Bosco) M. X. Hayes Clouds may rise (Sorge infausta) sae From “Orlando Trage, I melt, I burn (Recit.) O ruddier than the Cherry (Air) It must be so (Recit.) ae » Pour forth no more unheeded Prayers (Ait). ¢ 70m “Jephtha Love that's true will live for ever (Si, tra i ceppi) Paul Hngland ‘Tyrannic Love (Recit.) Ye verdant Hills (Air) ” } From “ Susanna” Harton (J. L.)— Simon the Cellarer... W.H. Bellamy ... Leveripcs— The Roast Beef of Old England... .., au Levevidge ee Lover (E. J.)— ‘The brave old Oak. oe ane ee nas A Fe Chorley ase Macrarnen (G. A.)— ‘The Monk within his Cell... ve John Oxenford "From Acis and Galatea” “5 PAGE 18 178 71 115 98 rar 105 73 139 128 154, 144 134 164 54 186 180 10 Mesxpetssonn— Tam a Roamer Mozart— Within these sacred Bowers (Qui sdegno) (In diesen heil’gen Hallen) Purpay (Cuartes H.)— ‘The old English Gentleman Scwusert— The Erl King (Der Erl Kénig) ... ‘The Wanderer (Der Wanderer) ... ScHumaNn— I will not grieve (Ich grolle nicht) o a SuLLivaN (ARTHUR)— Twould I werea King 0. oe ees ‘Tuomas (AMBxoIs5}— “Phe Drum-Major’s Song (Air du Tambour Major) ‘TscuatkowsKy— Ab, weep no more .. . Oh, but to hear a thy Voice A Pleading .. Waaner (RicsaRy)— O pure and tender Star of Eve wy ses (O du, mein bolder Abendstern) Wattace (W. Vincent) — The Bell-ringer su sue Eneuise Ar— Down among the dead Men yas ae German AiR— My Lodging is the Cellar here... (Der Mann iat Keifer) Iris Arrs— ‘The Harp that once thra’ Tara’s Hall The Minstrel Boy ... 5 Scorcu Airs— Auld fang syne Bonnie Dundee Scots wha hae wi’ Wallace bled The Hundred Pipers HLF. Chorlgy 57 From The Magic Flute” 78 wee nee 1TH MX, Hayes 82 M. X. Hayes 93 M. X, Hayes x12 Sin Alex. Cockburn. Paul England 0.39 FB. J. Whishaw 34 FJ. Whishaw ... 30 BJ. Whishaw 0 2 Paul England... 68 Sohn Oxenford 25 Dyer ae 182 Jolin Oxenford 160 Thomas Moore 188 Thomas Moore 190 Burns 196 Sir Walter Scott. 192 Burns 185 Lady Nairne 194 BASS SONGS. I WOULD I WERE A KING. Words by Music by SIR ALEXANDER COCKBURN, Bart G.C.B. ARTHUR SULLIVAN. Allegro con brio. ere ee Rigas (a i SSS 5 1 would Twere 2 King, fair maid, Pianos ———— ¥ Kings there were of old; My scep- - tre and my Ae yrs SSS SS =e cha + riots, And my slaves on bend-ed knee, my cha - riots, And my slaves 4 Pe i ——— —— == + feted SSS SS Se knee, My mar- ble baths, my crese, _ St, migh- fy hosts, my na. vies, Whichthe sea could scarce-ly hold; W 4404 EE a them with my Kingdom Fora look of love from thee! eR ae mera Farr? C= SSE dark - ness, And th’lm - tals in Baty —— — Sy te + =F + == = fir - mament, its countess stars, And all that they con- erese molto, & 5 fc | + taing And time and space, and Heavin it-self,~ My SSS a Staite ted vast and boundless reign Tagive themall- Ia give themall- Ta give them = ee br iteett Sj a tempo. And were I Jove, the earththe air- The Sessa 5 menof? H, 4408. SSS] + tans chaind in = tals in their bliss Tagive them a kiss! bar-ter for. 4401 MAVOURNEEN. Words by Music by GEORGE WEATHERLY. FLORENCE AYLWARD. | Andante. Voice. Piano; 2 in homes of 4H. 4404 CaS SS — ~S Pee Light of my life, ie a ‘ —— gee ee erie ie PES = oe SS fae dear - est one, Ma-vour-neen, ot est one. Light of my life, my star, my — SS SSS ‘sun, “Ma. vour-neen,dear -est one, a Gas = 7 ae —— rit be = — - fa — : = = oF = = dearest, dows Rt of, ,_——— _- a ib| ina 7 za : —|)4 —— 4 i = ~ s e =—= = SS SS Sa SS =a = wo. mans heart and mi Im which earths good. - ness is... en- 4H. 4401- eo SSS = pS SS Se aay SCD GE te dear - est one, Mavourneen, dear-eSt one, ene of my life, i. star, my »— Mavour-neen, dear- est on as —— =f 2 PS SSS SS SSS duareat diel a ee =z ee a= 5 SS PS a oe a a a 10 THE MONK WITHIN HIS CELL. (From the Opera “ROBIN HOOD") Words by Music by JOHN OXENFORD. G. A. MACFARREN. Tempo giusto. 1 2$ Soo ester te | Piano. ae | IF | GF \"o @ —— = ——— cose E =e = = = = > OB 4401. SSS a a The Monk within bis cell Lives fee SSS SS Sa 2 SS Sompnour* who at... large can Aa _ ' (ee h—— Se ° i ; z ; ey . Seas a te yf Pp Saas Se al For wheresthe churl who darts... refuse To... (ran CBee are > ‘Oh gen-tle Sompnour, c= So Were in arrear =< do not be se- - vere, A little res. pite @: ——— Pia? tates, caper pe bebetb rr Fy SS Se She SS SSS Se == £81 JES taste this Capon smoking on the board, Afid quaff this Se ; pS 14 7 fee ae fast | oe \ jd Dp SF = So ao prt a —— wo 30 OH, BUT TO HEAR THY VOICE. Words by F. J. WHISHAW. Allegro agitato. SAN Music by TSCHAIKOWSKY. > = SS ea = eh ; = sje fH would but Heavn in pi - ty grant a — —— =. — ae =e boon to me! I should not ask for lif for H. 4401. cS SSS Sas: let those pray for fife whose ee are ene : those who will have fame, SSS name to live in sto - ry! Mrrn err eae 1 a For me, Pd bart all that men have held most dear, = ae este a Ee SS ge =: =p aS SS k All, all the bliss that Heavincan fend to mor-tal keep - i SS = = = seen ~ do. = sph pepe pt = == Se see thy sweet eyes light asin the days of old, = thatends a night of pa ge ——— once a-gain to see thy dear lips =e | know that in thy heart faith ——=s = : == aS = stirrd a-gain to wa - king. Oh, 4H, 4401, but to hear thy voice, toco ritard. = Be ree > rs = — # r— E ¥ - while, = And see in pp ty AH! WEEP NO MORE. Words by Music by FJ. WHISHAW. TSCHAIKOWSKY, Piano. | love thee still, my tl 1.4401. 35 B__creso. The sky that’s marrd by clouds to - night, to - Will smile poco string. —S= Bp riten. Ihavere- pent - ed, Dear heart tor - ment - I : — _————— By lov- ing lips, should be in haste for - got! ——_ 4H, 4401. 37 a re sum -mer day that’s ee wt ores. =a == + Se e Of sun's sweet reign the end. Ree ieae Sempre cresc. SSS > > > SSS == = doth not be - to - - - - ken. == P = = os 39 THE DRUM- MAJORS SONG. (AIR DU TAMBOUR MAJOR) Music by The English Words by AMBROISE THOMAS. PAUL ENGLAND. Moderato. gecrr, Voice. = ‘tis plain as com - prends que All ai lad - me the day! la belle Piano. What could ba feel - ing heart peut pas ‘sol « dies! = tai - re, ne =e — ea} = oe SSeS =o taste? No maid, sure, could re - sist a gal-lant gay Drum - sor deur fille est le orai lot. du beau tam,-bour ma - errans = P — - = == = 40 Andante sostenuto. dolce. Court-ed by en ~ fant ché- —— ee =| nd all, bbe they low - ly or might - -y, Prompt at the ri des dames des gri- set - tes, en ~ fant gi- 7 SS SS SS SSS + =F ¥ SS =e EES = iS a = SH = a paed = 7? call of the coy or the flight - -y, Those threads of boudoirs des guin-guet — les, les fils = S=5 on his coat gleaming brightly Are few - er ~ pau -let - tes sont moins brillants far, are few . er far ef moins nombreux 4H, 4401. A. _ a SSS is triumphs in Cu-pids pret ty Wa ‘Those threads of Pee SPR acnnn EE omephos — amou - rex, les fils Be = ——* ii SSS er as gold nMis coat gleaming bright - ly Are few - er dor de ses €. pau. det - ths sont moins nom - o ee Citen. far... Than his triumphsin Cupids war ah! brrux que sestriom-phes amou-reux Ah! Sa == =a = ont - = Allegro moderato J=w2. Blazing all in gold, ho so, fine as a gay Drum. Ma Le tambour ma. jor tout ga-lonné dor a par-tout la pom — P, H AMOL Az Joes = Neer a man, Ill wag-er,Half so gal-lant, half so bold! cest un superbe hom -mvvempli de va-leunde cour et dhon - neur. a ‘50 fine as a gay Drum-Ma - jor! la pom - me, le tambour ma - jor a par-tout . . # _, 5 pt fete > # 2 . ~ - = se — SS ee 7S == == tet tt a wag -er, Half so gal-lant,” half so bold! + a man, fll hom — me, rempli de va -leur,de cour et d'hon-neur, chst un su- perbe Then youll sing his prais - es! cane he rais comme u - me con- si - gne de sa canneun si gne ae H.4401. slight-est sign mou-ve - ment March a-way! & Vinstant, 43 For-ward moves the line! Marcha-way! tout le re. gi- ment & instant, Athis slight-est sign For.ward movesthe line! met en mou - ve -ment tout le ré - gi - ment! Blaz - ing all in Je fam .bour ma eure a fine as a gayDrumMa. jor! Neer a man,[ll wager Half so dor a partout la pom-mr, — partout lon re - nom == = 4401 gal- lant, half $0 bold! neera man so gal-lant me Le tambour ma - jor la va - Leu, & ui la BP grazioso. But Sunday is the time to see our he . ro in his splen ~~ mais crst le di --man - chequand il fen che sur la han ~~ Hagar St mark with what a no . ble air he swag-gers up the street! vo - yez que de gré - ce,que de grace el de fier. té, 2 = PSs] pret - ty girl to mara. dex la fa- == how he aims...... his glan . ces shy and ten - der, ta - pi - nois lui lan . ce une oeil-la- - de —~ See - 1a. de H.Asot beau ty’ heart will beat And beau ty's cour de la beau - té. tout a . gi- eyes pro-claim a will . ing glad sur-ren - - ~ der, = tf —sou-dain va bat ~ tre cha la ma - abot pare a For not 4 maid-en in the land Can the call of love _with- car jamais, jamais, ja - mais un cour wa ré . sis < stand, When our he-ro gives command. No, not @ — maid-en can with- - & son @ ma bi- li- ja- mais un coeur ria re - Sis - 47 a -stand, When. our he - 10 giescom- ad, “ant oT blazing all in ott. son a - ma- Wel - AR Ie tambour ma - aa Ss a mf = c= z pat Sw we EP oe wn pom me tout _ga-lonné dor a parstout la pom me, Neer a man, Til wager, ‘Half So gal - lant,” half est un su - perbe homme rempli de va. leur, de cor et — dhon - fo So fine asa gay Drama «jor! le tambour ma jor a par. la pom - me, 9 H. 4401 48 man, [ll wag-er, Half so gal - lant, half so bold! Yon re - mom. me de tambour ma - jor! Ys the sig - nal! The post must be ta - u-ne re dou - te & prem. dre sans dow - Dou-ble, sol-diers, dou - ble! Swift tothe fray! route au pas redou-bié, met-tons nous en 4H. 4401, shall win the ne nous ar We ing! ter = = = —— = tle, te, *mid the can - noms nous cest wu - 4408 50 The ¢-ne-my yield! Ven-ne.mi ori ble They fly from the a bien. tt trem po = eee = = | field! s, the e = - ne - my Ven - ne - mi a bien- tot trem_-blé fly from the field! And high on the ef sur la mu - tow ers,wh¢ rail le pe “Flung wide to the ces no- bles lam #4401. skies, Ourflag proudly flies! dra - peaux, our yes, ce sont nos "Tis the flag of glo sa- lu-ons leur gloi - re, Now home - ward, my al - lons, 1 men! fants, ry! re, mes en - flag proud ly nos dra - Famed in song and cest notre vie - Homeward once a - bat — tons vite aux 52 Blaz - ing all in of Sof fine as a gay Drum-Ma - jor! Ie tambour ma. < dor. par-tout, la a - ga-lon-ni dor a per. tout! hh SS None so fine! Abt tui hon.newr Al. (eae ; H. 4401. none so fine, no, lui Uhonneur oui, —= none so gal - lant, none so. bold, pour le cour et Ja oa eur, SSS = —— No, none so gal - - lant, none so bold! Bk la pom - ome et Thontneur: tte Ba SIMON THE CELLARER. Words by Music by W. H. BELLAMY. J. L, HATTON. Allegretto. tee unl » SS = Old Si-mou the cel-lar - er keepsa rare store Of — Malmsey and Mal - voi - Dame Mar-ge-ry sitsin her own still room, And a ma - tron sage is And Cy prus,and who cansay how ma-ny more! For a From thence oft at cur - few is waft - ed a fume, She 4H. 4408. ie = VY cha - ryold F soul is says it is Rose. ma - “a = Sh 5 SaaS =e = he. Of Sack and Ca - nev. er doth fail, And + rie. But theres a small cup-board be hind the back stair, And the SSS] SS Sa aa all the yearroundthere is brewing of ale; Yet he ney-er _ail-eth he maidssay they of - ten see Mar-ge ~ rythere.Now Mar-ge-ry says that she — pak Ss BSS quaint- ly doth say, While he keeps to his so-ber six fla-gons a day: But grows ve-ry old, And must takeasomething to keep out the cold! But a= a tempo SS L —— ho! ho! his nose ' doth show How oft the black Jack to his ho! ho! ho! old_—‘Si-mon doth know Where ma-ny a flask of his a —h Fh = SS # SS doth go. But ho! —ho!_hot_—shis- nose doth_ show How doth go. But ho!_—sho! ho! Sis mon doth know Where — < Fa - oft the black Jack to his lips doth go. ma-ny 2 flaskof his best doth Bog OM Simon rectines in his high-back’d chair, And talks about taking a wife; And Margery often is heard to declare She ought to be settled in fife. But Margery has (60 the maids aay) a tongue, And she's not very handsome, and not very young; So somehow it ends with a shake of the head, And Simon he brews him a tankard instead, While ho! ho! ho! he will chackfe and crow, What! marry old Margery! no, no, no! 4401 I AM A ROAMER. ‘Words by Music by CHORLEY. Allegro vivace- MENDELSSOHN. a. Any te 7 E = =, £ Piano. Z roam-er bold and gay Who thro’ the world have dancd my way! 58 Po-land to the I-rish Sea, Do 1 know all, and all know me, and —_ ° From Po-land to the I-rish Sea, Do know all and all know me, and___all know me, and __ —: |2 staccato. 4H, 4408. 59 iF : z a-doon, The = With ca-sta-nets, The min-u - ets A-- rab tune, The pol - ka hop, The new ge-/offe, The Ta-ran-telle, With tig - @ - doon, The French di, The min &- ets, Whh Ga-sfa atts, The Arab tine, The all from A to my heels. can save my — head. #401 60 by my heels can save my head = a 7 all from A to Z, And by my heels can save my head, And by my SS heels can save my head, eet goers =} 1 am the man, what eer they play, Can put you S$ ae PSs an put you ft ' = mong ye all Would = SSS 1 7 =e 4 — St SS = +s f S| stum-ble er his leg and fall, oer his leg and fall! Where _—— 62 ev-ry clowna - mong ye all Would stumble o'er his legand fall, cer his IF Scot -tish reel —, leg and With toe and heel, For a —~. woz quadrille You 68 = Ss $— + SS SSS no skill, A tear could do A Valse like you, You know not yet The have toe and heel, For a quad-riffe You pi-rou-ette, Nor Scottish reel With $5 : oe have no skill, A bear could do A Valse like you; But pi -ty Tam come to show And teach you rus - ties all 4H. 4401 Iam come, am come teach_you rus-tics_all_I know, rus-ties all But pi - ty showBut pi - ty am come to show,And teach you rus-tics all I = yaad oo = € Inow, But pi-ty I am come, am come H. 4404. Maestoso. ia Thank the good stars, wr == SSS == teach, Have put a mas ter = a === * 3 What pro- fs arm, SSS eee = Ss Save one can pp staccato. a man; What pro - fits, pro-fils arm, or leg, or spanSave one can use “em ‘tke aman, Save one canuse ‘em like a mau, Save one can, one can 4H. 4401 67 PS = r a w A. 4401 6s O PURE AND TENDER STAR OF EVE. (0 DU MEIN HOLDER ABENDSTERN) English words by From “Tannhiuser? Music by PAUL ENGLAND. RICHARD WAGNER. Moderato. Voice. = Like deaths grim sha. dow dark - ness round me Wie des - ah -nung Dimntrung deokt die + E — — SS 7 os ae A mist - y shroud the som -bre val - ley um-hiillt das Thal mit schwiirz-li -chem - se L. J — pa G = * at = = se The spi . rit that would soar to yon-der der See le, die nach je - nen Hokinver- = Doth shrink in dread be - fore that aw - ful vor ih~rem Flug durch Nachtund Grau - sen There shin - est Da schein-est pp tremotando = 7 2 . + fair-est star in heav-en, Whose gen- tle beams to mor- tal eyes are lieb-lichster der Sterne, dein sanf-tes Licht _ ent-sen-dest du der be ky aa ce ee ——— = =} fet SE night dim ter-rors fail, For theilt dein Strahl, und = ber thou dost point me the way through the vale. Freund - lich zeigst du den Weg aus dem Thal. > > > R, 4g01. 70 ded === 5 7 - ——— Se SSS SSS © pure and 0 Nae mein ten. der star. of eve, Sweet is the com - fort hol = der A ~~ bend.stern, wohl griésst’ich immer e es te i —S SSS sa ess thou... dost give! This faith- ful hearts un - heed - ed Mie ver dich. 80. gern; vom Her ~ zen das pes pS ES a = +R a (is. z Despre ~ P rm eq a + 4 6 SS SSS === = ae + e Z sigh Bear to her when she shall_pass........ thee by; rieth grit. Sse sie, wenn Sie cor ~ bes dir aiekt, 4, 4408 —== When, wenn borne a - loft sie ent - schwebt 7 Z orese. St. rs > Sh # t on an - gel pin ious, Her 14 der “Er den, ein ea: soul sel : pa - Ss Bo wate ae iF “wee Ko 33 : SS * vty > $6 vt 7 pun poco ritard. pit pm SSS SSS borne a fh an - gel sie ent - schwebt dem Thal der = = = Sa tz Zz! HP pit ritard. =i J é LSS pin ions, Her soul shall Er den, ein ‘sel! ger B 4401, THOUGH FAITHLESS MEN. (SE IL RIGOR.) Cavativa from “LA EBREA? The English Words by ‘Music by PAUL ENGLAND. HALEVY. Andan vo 5 a ‘vice. — = = Though faith. less men, rious - ly Sel ri gor fa wn \ a SS == Piano > (kes —S= SS | 3 z 3 ra - ging, rn light they can-not see,

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