Composers and lyricists whose surnames begin with “C.” In January 2010 we began a project to add
song titles associated with the names.
Abbreviated source links include CYBERHYMNAL (CH*) and wikipedia (WP*)
| CADMAN, | Charles Wakefield | (1881-1946) | at IHAS; WP* |
| Love’s Highway
Love’s Secret |
| The House That Jack Built
Where Are You Going My Pretty Maid? |
| CAMPANA, | FABIO | (1819-1882) | —is listed in Grove’s |
| Come Unto Me And Rest (I heard the voice of Jesus say, ..)
The Hand Unseen (Saviour, I follow on..]
I Live And Love Thee
See The Pale Moon
Visions
When Far From Thee |
| CAMPBELL, | ANNE | | (lyrics)
No One Called Him “Bill” |
| CAMPBELL, | Jane Montgomery | (1817-1878) | CH* (lyrics)
Seed-Time And Harvest (We Plow the fields and scatter..) |
| CAPUA, | Eduardo di | (1864-1917) | — is best known as the composer of “O Sole Mio.” ; WP* |
| CARACCIOLO, | LUIGI | (1847-1887) | “Fettered”
A Streamlet (Tuscan Folk Song) |
| CAREY | | | — we don’t have enough clues yet to identify this one. |
| CAREY, | Henry | (1687-1743) | CH* |
| | My Country ‘Tis Of Thee
Sally In Our Alley |
| CAREY, | L. W. | | My Prayer
Savior, With Thee |
| CARLETON, | William McKendree | (1845-1912) | WP* - Cover Them Over |
| CARR, | O.S. | | (music) - insufficient information to determine who! |
| CARY, | Phoebe | (1824-1871) | CH* |
| One Sweetly Solemn Thought |
| CASSEL, | Flora Hamilton | (1852-1911) | CH*; — she has a Nebraska connection |
| | Your Mother is Praying For You
“Praying For You” |
| CASTLE, | HARRIET DAVENPORT | (1843- ??) | — all OCLC WorldCat entries for her are as lyricist for music published by Lorenz in the late 19th & early 20th Centuries. |
| CAWOOD, | JOHN | (1775-1852) | CH* |
| CESAREO, | Giovanni Alfredo | (1860-1937) | WP*; — The Serenade |
| CESEK, | Hans Albert | | Wild-roses (Petites roses) |
| CHAPMAN, | Arthur Hugh | (1874-1935) | “Cowboy poet” — at cowboypoetry.com
Out Where the West Begins |
| CHEVALIER, | ALBERT | (1861-1923) | “Cockney Music Hall” performer who wrote his own pieces. |
| The Future Mrs. ‘Awkins
My Old Dutch |
| CHWATAL, | Franz Xaver | (1808-1889) | |
| Come To Me (Brother, in the Day of Need..)
Lovely Night |
| CLARIBEL | | (1830-1969) | — pen name of Charlotte Alington Pye BARNARD (1830-1869) |
| CLAUDIUS, | MATTHIAS | (1740-1815) | CH*; WP* |
| CLEPHANE, | Elizabeth Cecelia Douglas | (1830-1869) | CH*
The Ninety and Nine (There were ninety and nine ..) |
| CLEVELAND LEADER | | | Laddie O’ Mine |
| CLOVIS, | JEAN | | (music)
The Land We Love The Most |
| COGHILL, | Anna Louisa Walker | (1836-1907) | CH*
Work, For The Night Is Coming |
| COLERIDGE, | Samuel Taylor | (1772-1834) | WP* — If I Had But Two Little Wings |
| COLUMBUS (Ohio) DISPATCH | | | “We All Like Sheep—” |
| CONANT, | Grace Wilbur | (1858-1948) | CH* — America, Our Motherland |
| CONAWAY, | Cora Frances | (1879-1933) | (lyrics) — she was music teacher in the York Public Schools. |
| CONGREVE, | William | (1670-1729) | WP*
Where’er You Walk |
| COOPER, | George | (1840-1927) | —other sources say (1838-1927); associated with Stephen Foster & other songwriters. Best known for “Sweet Genevieve.” |
| CORNWALL, | BARRY (Pseud.) | (1787-1874) | WP*
Song |
| COSTA, | MICHAEL ANDREW ANGUS | (1808-1884) | WP* — is also listed in Grove’s. |
| God Be Merciful (Oratorio of ELI)
In Heavenly Love Abiding
Supplication
Thou Shalt Love The Lord (From “ELI”) |
| COTTERILL, | Thomas | (1779-1823) | CH* Dear Lord, Remember Me |
| COVERT, | Bernard | | (music) — The Sword of Bunker Hill |
| COWEN, | (Sir) Frederic Hymen | (1852-1935) | WP* |
| Except The Lord Build The House (arr. from A Song of Thanksgiving)
For A Dream’s Sake
Snow-Flakes |
| COXE, | Arthur Cleveland | (1818-1896) | CH* |
| CRAWFORD, | Louisa (Matilda Jane) McCartney | (1790-1858) | |
| Kathleen Aroon
Kathleen Mavourneen |
| CRAWFORD, | Oliver Griffith “GRIFF” | (1876-1953) | (lyrics); at cowboypoetry.com
Jog On, Jehosophat |
| CRESTABEL (sic) | | | (lyrics) Bells of Seville |
| CREWDSON, | Jane Fox | (1809-1863) | CH*
A Little While |
| CRISS, | Mary Alice “Allie” Toland | (1857-1939) | (lyrics) — Mrs. Criss’ address is listed as Butler, Missouri on a music broadside of “Our Old Missouri State.” |
| I Hear Kentucky Calling
I’d Like To Go Down South Once Mo’
I’s Gwine Down Souf’ To Die
Under The Same Old Flag |
| CRISTABEL (sic) | | | Bells of Seville |
| CROSBY, | Frances Jane (Fanny) | (1820-1915) | CH* |
| CROSBY, | L. V. H. | (d. 1884) | — data from Library of Congress cataloging; he may have been from Chicago. |
| I Know That My Redeemer Lives
Protect Us Through The Coming Night |
| Light at Evening Time
Remember Now Thy Creator |
| CZIBULKA, | ALPHONSE | (1842-1894) | (first name also appears as Alphons, Alfons) ; WP* |