Victor Herbert wrote hundreds of songs both located within theatrical works (operetta, musical comedy and opera). Over the years we have found the best way to organize individual songs is by voice. Hopefully you know your range so look for songs in your range category.
The other very important detail is that all of these songs are in their original key. Herbert wrote for particular singers 100% of the time. He was not happy with the wrong voice attempting to change the key of a song to fit a certain voice. We are not the web site to be exploring if you want to change a particular key so you can sing. (Example: Capt Dick in Naughty Marietta was written as a high tenor; Herbert would never have allowed Nelson Eddy or Alfred Drake to sing any of Capt. Dick’s or Adah’s songs for that matter.)
If you explore the Internet, you will find people to transpose any song for you. Just stop looking here.
Cruiskeen Lawn
$8.00
Description
“Cruiskeen Lawn” (Arranged by Herbert) is a wonderful a capella piece for men’s chorus that is an old Scotch air called “John Anderson My Jo”. Herbert was asked to arrange this 1858 melody in 1910 for New York City’s Mendelssohn Glee Club, founded in 1866, is the oldest surviving all male glee club on the East Coast. The work is in four part men harmony and it’s tough not to fall in love with this melody. It’s another song that has been rescued by restoration by Bruce Herman of the Lyric Theatre of San Jose. By the way a “Cruiskeen Lawn” is a ceramic jog filled with Cruiskeen Lawn Whiskey dating from 1895 from Mitchell & Co Ltd of Belfast Distillers. This work is in the key of D♭ major.
Sample of Cruiskeen Lawn
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