# A Dictionary of Music and Musicians/Orpheus

From volume 2 of the work.
​ORPHEUS. A collection of Part-songs or Vocal Quartets by German composers, with English words, published in parts and compressed score. It was started by Messrs. Ewer about 1840, and has been continued to the present day by their successors, Novello, Ewer & Co. The books and songs marked with * are for Mixed voices; the others for Equal ditto.
SERIES I.
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1. Bright sword. Weber. 2. Youthful flower. Blum. 3. Silent night. Weber. 4. O'er moor and. Spohr. 5. Come, boys. Marschner. 6. Merry and free. H. Werner.
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7. The sabbath call. Kreutzer. 8. Evening. De Call. 9. Piano, piano. Seyfried. 10. Banish, oh! maiden. Lorenz. 11. Lützow's wild hunt. Weber. 12. Soldier's song. Werner.
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13. Hark! above us. Kreutzer. 14. In the twilight. Weber. 15. Lovely night. Chwatal. 16. The two roses. Werner. 17. The toper's glee. Zelter. 18. Hunting chorus. Weber. 19. Integer vitæ. Flemming.
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20. The huntsmen. F. Kreutzer. 21. Parting. F. Otto. 22. O! sanctissima. Do. 23. He who trusts. Eisenhofer. 24. Maying. Müller. 25. Absence. F. Schneider.
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26. On fragrant myrtles. Mailer. 27. Oh! cruel maid. Kalliwoda. 28. Twine, ye roses. Pohlentz. 29. The sun is gone. Bergt. 30. Deh con me. Seyfried. 31. Dear maid. De Call. 32. The sacrifice. Fuss.
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33. I tell thee, boy. Grassini. 34. Soldier's chorus. Werner. 35. The ladies. Reichardt. 36. M. Mariner's song. M. Haydn. 37. To song. Weber. 38. King Joy. Werner. 39. *Luci serene. Seyfried.
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40. *The vesper hymn. Beethoven. 41. The miner's song. Annacker. 42. *Infelice. Naumann. 43. Wave high your hats. Baur. 44. *The swallows. Pohlentz. 45. Harold Harfager. H. Werner. 46. Dr. St. Paul. Zelter. 47. Oft when night. De Call.
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48. The twelve. G. W. Fink. 49. Libera me, Domine! Kalliwoda. 50. The chapel. Kreutzer. 51. Under every tree-top. Kuhlau. 52. The rifleman. F. Otto. 53. Pleasing pain. De Call. 54. Thro' woods & fields. Kreutzer. 55. *Ah! tell me not. Mendelssohn.
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56. The cuckoo. Spohr. 57. Life's deceit. Steinacker. 58. Huntsman's joy. C. Kreutzer. 59. Maiden, listen. C. F. Adam. 60. Beauteous clouds. F. Werner. 61. Parting. F. Otto.
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62. The first day of spring. Mendelssohn. 63. War song. H. Werner. 64. Serenade. Eisenhofer. 65. Bacchanalian. Pohlentz. 66. The mariner's return. Hoesler. 67. Huntsman's song. Pohlentz. 68. Spring time. Kreutzer. 69. *Hope and faith. Weber.
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70. *The equinox. Kreutzer. 71. Hilarity. Dehn. 72. The recompense. Mendelssohn. 73. The request. Bertelsmann. 74. The wood nymph. Sutor.
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75. *Hark, hark! the lark. Kücken. 76. *Lord. have mercy. Mendelssohn. 77. Hope and fear. F. Otto. 78. Boat song. F. Schubert. 79. The dying child. J. J. Viotta. 80. Soldier's love. F. Kücken. 81. The complaint. F. Otto. 82. Gondolier's serenade. F. Schubert.
SERIES II.
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1. The woods. Mendelssohn. 2. Spring is come. Do. 3. O hills. O vales! Do. 4. The nightingale. Do. 5. The vale of rest. Do. 6. Hunting song. Do.
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7. Turkish drinking song. Do. 8. The hunter's farewell. Do. 9. Summer song. Do. 10. The voyage. Do. 11. Love and wine. Do. 12. Spring's journey. Do.
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13. On the sea. Do. 14. *In the woods. Do. 15. Hie thee, shallop. Kücken. 16. War song. Do. 17. The miller's daughter. Härtel.
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18. Go, speed thy flight. Otto. 19. Let us be joyful. Schneider. 20. The trooper's song. Weber. 21. Not a spot on earth. Winter. 22. Shall e'er my heart. Do. 23. *May song. Mendelssohn. 24. *The morning walk. Gade. 25. Che bel contento. Seyfried.
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26. The merry wayfarer. Mendelssohn. 27. Farewell meeting. Do. 28. Serenade. Do. 29. Eastern drinking song. Do.
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30. Song of the worthy man. Do. 31. The Rhine. Do. 32. 'Tis the song whose spirit. Do. 33. Student's parting song. Do.
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34. The 31st of May. Molique. 35. *Love. Cherubini. 36. Where's the gain? L. De Call. 37. Convivial song. Molique. 38. Evening comes, Belcke.
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39. The New Year. Mendelssohn. 40. The happy lover. Do. 41. The shepherd's song. Do. 42. The wood minstrels. Do. 43. The victors' return. Do. 44. The wandering minstrels. Do.
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45. Tell me on what holy. Fuss. 46. When the hues. Reissiger. 47. What is life? Blum. 48. I think and dream. Sutor. 49. Old Bacchus. Ackers. 50. Serenade. Busse.
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51. Remembrance. Mendelssohn. 52. Priase of spring. Do. 53. Spring song. Do. 54. In the forest. Do.
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55. Life's bright dream. F. Geyer.
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56. The young musicians. Kücken. 57. The Rhine. Do. 58. O wert thou. Do.
SERIES III.
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1. An old romance, in three movements. Mendelssohn. 2. I would that my. Reissiger. 3. The brook. Do. 4. Winter song. Dorn.
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5. Love beareth patiently. Ries. 6. The time of song has come. Do. 7. Good night. Kücken. 8. The secret. Reissiger. 9. *It is decreed. Mendelssohn.
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10. The unknown land. Fanny Hensel, nee Mendelssohn. 11. In autumn. Do. 12. Morning's greetings. Do. 13. The woodland valley. Do. 14. The woods are glowing. Do.
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15. Love and courage. Spohr. 16. Toast. Zollner. 17. Serenade. Kücken. 18. Hard times. Dürruer.
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19. The deep repose of night. Mendelssohn. 20. Autumn song. Do. 21. The lark song. Do. 22. The primrose. Do. 23. Homage to spring. Do.
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24. O world, thou art. Hiller. 25. Image of the rose. Reichardt. 26. Tears of anguish. Do. 27. Serenade. Müller.
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28. Song of night. Mendelssohn. 29. An old love song. Do. 30. Alone. Do. 31. Greeting. Do. 32. Spring song. Do.
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33. Home. Benedict. 34. Faith. Franz. 35. Spring. Müller. 36. On the water. Cuvr. 37. The water lily. Gade.
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38. Swiss Volkslied. Kücken. 39. Volkslied. Swabian. 40. Tyrolese Volkslied. Kücken. 41. Farewell. Swabian.
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42. How can a bird. Abt. 43. In spring time. Do. 44. The rover's joy. Do. 45. Evening song. Do. 46. The flower's review. Do.
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47. Laura's prayer. A. Diabelll. 48. The morning stroll. H. Esser.
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49. O fatherland. Abt. 50. Merry May. Do. 51. Thuringian Volkslied. Do. 52. Farewell, thou lovely. Do. 53. Evening. Do.
SERIES IV.
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1. Hasten to the fight. Mozart. 2. Union. Marschner. 3. The battle-fleld. H. Werner. 4. The united band. J. Otto. 5. On the march. Becker.
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6. Thy goodness. Beethoven. 7. God is my song. Do. 8. I love my God. Do. 9. Swiftly fades my life. Do. 10. The heavens proclaim. Do. 11. God my help. Hauptmann. 12. Look up to God. Do. 13. Prayer. Do.
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14. A lament. Volkslied. 15. To the sunshine. Do. 16. Annie of Tharaw. Do. 17. A spring lament. Do. 18. Farewell. Do. 19. The Lurley. Do.
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20. Vineta. F. Abt. 21. The three chafers. H. Truhn. 22. Northman's song. Kücken. 23. The dance. J. Otto.
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24. The inconstants. Schumann. 25. The heath ruse. Do. 27. The Highland lassie. Do.
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28. Rattlin' roarin' Willie. Do. 29. Fellow passengers. Do. 30. The lovely Adelaide. Volkslied. 31. To the wood we'll go. Do.
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