| Other author/creator | Huckaby, William, instrumentalist. |
| Other author/creator | Baldwin, Dalton instrumentalist. |
| Other author/creator | Blackwell, Virgil, instrumentalist. |
| Included Work | Rorem, Ned, 1923-2022. Mourning scene |
| Included Work | Ward, Robert, 1917-2013. He who gets slapped. Ballad; arranged. |
| Included Work | Hoiby, Lee. Summer and smoke. Anatomy lesson and scene. |
| Included Work | Dello Joio, Norman, 1913-2008. Listeners. |
| Included Work | Evett, Robert, 1922-1975. Billy in the darbies (Sketches) |
| Included Work | Bacon, Ernst, 1898-1990 Billy in the darbies. |
| Included Work | Niles, John Jacob, 1892-1980. Niles-Merton songs, op. 171. Evening. |
| Included Work | Niles, John Jacob, 1892-1980. Niles-Merton songs, op. 171. Love winter when the plant says nothing. |
| Included Work | Niles, John Jacob, 1892-1980. Niles-Merton songs, op. 172. For my brother, reported missing in action, 1943. |
| Included Work | Fine, Irving, 1914-1962. Childhood fables for grownups. Two worms. |
| Included Work | Fine, Irving, 1914-1962. Childhood fables for grownups. Duck and the yak. |
| Included Work | Fine, Irving, 1914-1962. Childhood fables for grownups. Lenny the leopard. |
| Included Work | Fine, Irving, 1914-1962. Childhood fables for grownups. Tigeroo. |
| Included Work | Chanler, Theodore, 1902-1961. Rhymes from Peacock pie. Ship of Rio. |
| Included Work | Chanler, Theodore, 1902-1961. Rhymes from Peacock pie. Old Shellover. |
| Included Work | Chanler, Theodore, 1902-1961. Rhymes from Peacock pie. Cake and sack. |
| Included Work | Chanler, Theodore, 1902-1961. Rhymes from Peacock pie. Tillie. |
| Other author/creator | Recorded Anthology of American Music, Inc. |
| Other author/creator | Columbia String Quartet performer. |
| Contents |
Mourning scene / Ned Rorem (6:58) -- Pantaloon : Ballad / Robert Ward (4:56) -- Summer and smoke: Anatomy lesson and scene / Lee Hoiby (8:36) -- Four rhymes from Peacock pie : The ship of Rio (1:16) ; Old Shellover (1:19) ; Cake and sack (1:03) ; Tillie (1:31) / Theodore Chanler -- The listeners / Norman Dello Joio (4:48) -- Billy in the darbies / Robert Evett (8:43) -- Billy in the darbies / Ernst Bacon (9:18) -- Evening (2:47) ; Love winter when the plant says nothing (1:50) ; For my brother, reported missing in action, 1943 (4:43) / John Jacob Niles -- Four songs from Childhood fables for grownups : Two worms (3:43) ; The duck and the yak (3:05) ; Lenny the leopard (3:06) ; Tigeroo (1:17) / Irving Fine. |
| General note | New World Records: 80475-2. Additional no. on label: DIDX 022930. |
| General note | Songs; principally piano acc. The Rorem work acc. by piano and string quartet, the Evert work by piano, clarinet and string quartet. |
| General note | "Recorded Anthology of American Music, Inc." |
| General note | Compact disc; digitally remastered. |
| General note | Originally released as analog discs: NW 300 (1978) and NW 305 (1980). |
| General note | Biographical and program notes (edited from original notes by Philip L. Miller), song texts, and selected bibliography and discography (19 p.) inserted in container. |
| Performer |
William Parker, baritone ; with, variously: William Huckaby, Dalton Baldwin, piano ; Virgil Blackwell, clarinet ; Columbia String Quartet. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded at Columbia Recording Studios, New York City. |
| Language | Sung in English; words from various sources. |
| UPC |
9322804752 |
| Publisher number | 80475-2 New World Records |
| Publisher number | DIDX 022930 New World Records |