HENRY LESLIE

Henry David Leslie (1822-1896) was born in London, England. He studied the cello as a youth, later playing in the Sacred Harmonic Society. In 1855, he organized an a cappella singing society. The society grew to 200 voices and became known as “Henry Leslie’s Choir.” The choir won numerous international competition prizes and enjoyed a strong reputation for singing unaccompanied music, both ancient and modern. He also became conductor of the Guild of Amateur Musicians. In 1864, Leslie established a National College of Music, but the college survived only two years. In 1878, Leslie and others made another attempt to form a national music school. This effort was successful, becoming the predecessor of the Royal College of Music. After he retired, he founded the Oswestry School of Music and its Festival of Village Choirs. Throughout his life, he was a champion of amateur choral musicians. He composed symphonies, oratorios, sacred works as well as chamber music, piano music and many part-songs.

All are SATB; some contain divisi.

 

TITLE	VOICING	TEXT	LISTEN
Arise, sweet love		John Phillips	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
Awake, awake, the flowers unfold		Richard Ryan	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
Charm me to sleep	SSATBB	Herrick	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
Daylight is fading	SSATTB	- - -	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
Down in a pretty valley		John Phillips	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
Evening		Lord Byron	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
Homeward		H. Macdowall	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
How sweet the moonlight	SATBdiv	Shakespeare	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
Land ho!		H. B. Farnie	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
Lullaby of life Four Part-songs No. 1.		Samuel John Stone	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
My love is fair	SATBB	George Peele	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
My soul to God, my heart to thee		Talhaiarn	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
Now the bright morning star		Milton	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
One morning sweet in May		John Phillips	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
Raise again the bold refrain		Charles J. Rowe	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
The Angels’ visit Four Part-songs No. 3.		Henry Joyce	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
The golden year		Tennyson	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
The lass of Richmond Hill		Leonard McNally	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
The primrose		Thomas Carew (Herrick?)	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
The Rainbow Four Part-songs No. 2.		John S. Monsell	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
The Sea King’s Bride		Arthur Matthison	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
The troubadour	SATBB	Sir Walter Scott	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
The violet		Eliza Pudsey Freake	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
Thine eyes so bright	SSATBB	Thomas Watson	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
Up, up, ye dames		Samuel Taylor Coleridge	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
Welcome Spring		Joseph Samuel Lavies	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
We roam and rule the sea Four Part-songs No. 4.		William Cox Bennett	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing