HUGH S. ROBERTON

Sir Hugh Stevenson Roberton (1874–1952) was born in Glasgow, Scotland, son of a Funeral Undertaker and Carriage Hirer, and served as an assistant in the family enterprise, eventually becoming manager. He first established his musical career as conductor of the Toynbee House Choir in Glasgow. He took leadership of the Toynbee Musical Association and transformed it, founding the Glasgow Orpheus Choir. He was director of the Orpheus choir for almost fifty years, leading it to national and international recognition. The Orpheus Choir had no equal in Britain and toured widely. He is recognized as one of the most significant British coral directors in history. He was also active as teacher, composer, adjudicator, critic, poet, playwright, essayist, and lecturer. He died at his home in Cathcart, Glasgow. His son was the Australian politician and diplomat Hugh Roberton. His compositions include a significant number of part-songs, especially settings of Scottish folk songs.

All are mixed chorus; some contain divisi.

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Only pieces defined as public domain in the USA available to download.

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SET	TITLE	VOICING	TEXT	LISTEN
	Ae Fond Kiss			X Stop audio before closing
	All in April Eve	SATBdiv	Katharine Tynan Hinkson	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
	An Eriskay Love Lilt		traditional	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
	Annabel Lee			X Stop audio before closing
	Ay Waukin’ O		Robert Burns	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
	Blue Bonnets Over the Border		Sir Walter Scott	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
	Celtic Hymn			X Stop audio before closing
	Cuddle Doon			X Stop audio before closing
	Gather Ye Rosebuds		Herrick	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
	Hear the Tolling of the Bells			X Stop audio before closing
	Highland Love Song		traditional	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
	I Will to the Mounts			X Stop audio before closing
	Iona Boat Song			X Stop audio before closing
	It was the Time of Roses			X Stop audio before closing
	John Grumlie			X Stop audio before closing
	Joy of my Heart			X Stop audio before closing
	King Arthur: a Dorsetshire ballad			X Stop audio before closing
	O my Luve is like a red, red Rose			X Stop audio before closing
	O Waly Waly up the Bank	SATB/S solo	traditional	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
	O Wert Thou in the Cauld Blast		Robert Burns	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
	The Ballad of Yarrow		attr. William Thompson	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
	The Dashing White Sargent			X Stop audio before closing
	The Isle of Mull		Malcolm MacFarlane	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
	The Macgregors’ Gathering	SATBdiv	Sir Walter Scott	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
	The Sledge Bells			X Stop audio before closing
	The Wee Cooper o’ Fife		traditional	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
	Uist Tramping Song			X Stop audio before closing