William Shakespeare

Birth Year: 1564
Death Year: 1616
Notes: Not only a great English playwright, but the greatest playwright in the English language. Reflecting upon the achievement of his peer and sometimes rival, Ben Jonson wrote of Shakespeare, “He was not of an age, but for all time.”

Poems/Lyrics:

Title Alternate Title(s) Composer(s)
A Poor Soul Sat Sighing Carmichael, Mary Grant
A Shakespearian Madrigal (Sigh No More Ladies) Thiman, Eric Harding
An Let Me the Cannikin Clink Hamilton, David
Bird of Dawning Challender, Jeremy
Blow, Blow Thou Winter Wind Johanson, Sven-Eric
Caliban's Song Hamilton, David
Come Away, Come Away Death MacFarren, [Sir] George Alexander
Come Unto These Yellow Sands Opus 39, No. 2 Beach, Amy Marcy Cheney
Ding, Dong, Bell Gross, Eric
Fancies 1 Johanson, Sven-Eric
Fancy Johanson, Sven-Eric
Fear No More the Heat O' the Sun Gardner, John Linton
Fie on Sinful Fantasy Shearing, George
Four Shakespeare Songs Mäntyjärvi, Jaakko
Full Fathom Five Wood, Charles
Grabbed Age and Youth Gardner, John Linton
Hark! Hark! the Lark Gardner, John Linton
Hark! Hark! the Lark Hark! Hark! the Lark at Heaven's Gates Sings Schubert, Franz (Peter)
Hey Ho the Wind and the Rain Shearing, George
How Sweet the Moonlight Sleeps Young, Robert H.
How Sweet the Moonlight Sleeps Leslie, Henry David
In Windsor Forest Vaughan Williams, Ralph
It Was a Lover and His Lass Crocker, Emily; Leavitt, John
It Was a Lover and His Lass Schickele, Peter
It Was a Lover and His Lass Rutter, John
It Was a Lover and His Lass Vaughan Williams, Ralph
It Was a Lover and His Lass Shearing, George
King Stephen Hamilton, David
Let Fall the Windows of Mine Eyes Mealor, Paul
Live With Me and Be My Love Shearing, George