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"Wild Nights": Music: by Bacon, Ernst (all songs in catalog) originally for medium/high voice; treble clef, Db4 - Gb5 (original key), medium high tessitura, 1 voice and 1 piano [GET IT!]; Text: by Dickinson, Emily (all songs in catalog); in English, from a gender-neutral perspective

"Wind and Rain": Music: by Forsyth, Malcolm (all songs in catalog) originally for low; treble clef, G#3 - F#5 (original key), medium low tessitura, 1 voice and 1 piano [GET IT!]; Text: by Delius, Anthony (all songs in catalog); in English, from a gender-neutral perspective

"With a Woman to Be": Music: by Blitzstein, Marc (all songs in catalog); treble clef, D4 - Bb5 (transposed), medium high tessitura, 1 voice and 1 piano [GET IT!]; Text: by Blitzstein, Marc (all songs in catalog); in English, from a male perspective

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Cycle or set: A Little Nonsense, songs to texts of Edward Lear for soprano

Cycle Comments: "The Owl and the Pussycat" was composed for Martha Pansey at Princeton. "The Pobble Who Has No Toes" and "Calico Pie" were composed for Phyllis Fay Farmer who premiered the entire cycle in New York City.

1. "The Pobble Who Has No Toes": Music: by Thomas, Richard Pearson (all songs in catalog) originally for soprano; treble clef, B3 - B5 (original key), medium high tessitura, 1 voice and 1 piano [GET IT!]; Text: by Lear, Edward (all songs in catalog); in English, from a gender-neutral perspective

2. "Calico Pie": Music: by Thomas, Richard Pearson (all songs in catalog) originally for soprano; treble clef, Bb3 - G5 (original key), medium high tessitura, 1 voice and 1 piano [GET IT!]; Text: by Lear, Edward (all songs in catalog); in English, from a gender-neutral perspective

3. "The Owl and the Pussycat": Music: by Thomas, Richard Pearson (all songs in catalog) originally for soprano; treble clef, A3 - B5 (original key), medium high tessitura, 1 voice and 1 piano [GET IT!]; Text: by Lear, Edward (all songs in catalog); in English, from a gender-neutral perspective

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Cycle or set: A Sarah Binks Songbook (The Sweet Songstress of Saskatchewan)

Cycle Comments: six songs with texts by Paul Hiebert (written from the perspective of the fictional Sarah Binks) and music by John Greer. First performed on December 18th, 1988 at the Jane Mallet Theatre (Music Toronto) with Matha Collins, soprano and John Greer, pianist.

1. "Reflections While Translating Heine (Fantasia on a Theme of R. Schumann)": Music: by Greer, John (all songs in catalog) originally for soprano; treble clef, Bb3 - F5 (original key), medium high tessitura, 1 voice and 1 piano [GET IT!]; Text: by Hiebert, Paul (all songs in catalog); in English, from a female perspective

2. "Hi, Sooky, Ho, Sooky (Valse Serenata)": Music: by Greer, John (all songs in catalog); treble clef, A3 - A5 (original key), medium high tessitura, 1 voice and 1 piano [GET IT!]; Text: by Hiebert, Paul (all songs in catalog); in English, from a female perspective

3. "Ode to a Star (Arioso di camera)": Music: by Greer, John (all songs in catalog); treble clef, B3 - F#5 (original key), medium tessitura, 1 voice and 1 piano [GET IT!]; Text: by Hiebert, Paul (all songs in catalog); in English, from a female perspective

4. "The Song of the Chore (Canzone Rustica)": Music: by Greer, John (all songs in catalog); treble clef, C4 - G5 (original key), medium high tessitura, 1 voice and 1 piano [GET IT!]; Text: by Hiebert, Paul (all songs in catalog); in English, from a female perspective

5. "Elegy for a Calf": Music: by Greer, John (all songs in catalog); treble clef, Cb4 - G5 (original key), medium high tessitura, 1 voice and 1 piano [GET IT!]; Text: by Hiebert, Paul (all songs in catalog); in English, from a female perspective

6. "Square Dance (Hoe-Down)": Music: by Greer, John (all songs in catalog); treble clef, B3 - A5 (original key), medium high tessitura, 1 voice and 1 piano [GET IT!]; Text: by Hiebert, Paul (all songs in catalog); in English, from a gender-neutral perspective

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