Charles Eddy Leslie (1845-1893) was born in Lexington, Kentucky. He became a well-known author and teacher of music in Chicago, Illinois, establishing the C. E. Leslie Music House on Dearborn Street. He wrote and published many music teaching manuals, textbooks, and song collections, particularly his own compositions. He was an itinerant music teacher, travelling by buggy from town to town, teaching homesteaders how to read music and how to sing. His books and music were written specifically for this purpose and often incorporated texts about morals and values. He also hosted concerts and singing conventions throughout the Midwest. In 1881, he created the grandest exhibition of music in the history of Kansas. Leslie, with his wife and 28 assistants spent 14 weeks training singers in 73 towns for the “Kansas State Musical Jubilee.” The plan called for one-week musical conventions in several towns. There were sessions for beginners, advanced teaching, voice culture, musical elocution, and practice of the choruses to be used at the jubilee. This would culminate in a two-day program with four concerts, in which all the choruses were brought together. Nearly every important town in the state was represented by a chorus. A choir consisting of 1,800 sopranos, 1,600 altos, 1,200 tenors and 1,400 basses, gathered on August 1 and performed for a sell-out crowd. This effort made a lasting effect on music education in the state of Kansas. He died at Cottage Grove, Wisconsin.

All are mixed chorus unless noted; some contain divisi.