Composers and lyricists whose surnames begin with “R.” Clicking on the appropriate letter below will “jump” to the page containing that portion of the alphabet.

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In January 2010 we began a project to add song titles associated with the names.

Abbreviated source links include CYBERHYMNAL (CH*) and wikipedia (WP*)

RAFF,

Joseph Joachim

(1822-1882)

WP*; — at raff.org

God Rules Alone Once Again One Sweetly Solemn Thought (Cavatina)

RANDALL,

MRS. FRANK

(lyrics) The End Of The Way

RANKIN,

Jeremiah Eames

(1828-1904)

CH* God Be With You Till We Meet Again

READ,

A. L.

(lyrics) — Mystery

REDNER,

Lewis Henry

(1830-1908)

CH*; WP* O, Little Town of Bethlehem

REICHARDT,

C. Luise

(1779-1826)

CH* — or possibly her father? Give Me Thy Hand

REICHEL,

FR.

Remember Me

REINECKE,

CARL HEINRICH

(1824-1910)

WP*

Ave Maria Good-Night Heavenly Rest Spinning Song

REINICK,

Robert

(1805-1852)

WP* — 19th Century German poet, lyricist Morning Hymn (Morgen Hymne) Yearning

REY,

VERNON

(music) — The Garden of Prayer

RHEINBERGER,

Josef Gabriel

(1839-1901)

WP* (includes organ passages); — Rheinberger — (auf Deutsch)

The Home-Land In Heavenly Love Abiding Yearning

RIGHINI,

Vincenzo Maria

(1756-1812)

WP* — (music) The Lord is Great

RILEY,

James Whitcomb

(1849-1916)

WP*; — at indianahistory.org

The Goblins [‘LL Git You If You Don’t Watch Out!] A Life Lesson (alt. title for “There! Little Girl; Don’t Cry”) There! Little Girl: Don’t Cry

Rillè,

François Anatole Laurent de — see LAURENT De Rillè, François Anatole

ROBERTS,

J. VARLEY

(1841-1920)

Peace I Leave With You Seek Ye The Lord

ROBINS,

GURDON

(lyrics) — The Paradise of God

ROBINSON,

Charles Seymour

(1829-1899)

CH*

The Hand Unseen (Savior, I follow on)

Röckel,

Joseph Leopold

(1838-1923)

— and the other musical members of his family are in Grove’s.

Cast Thy Bread On The Waters God’s Slumberland Gone To Their Rest “No, Thank You, Tom “Nobody At All!” The Skippers of Saint Ives The Story of an Apple What A Little Bird Said

ROEDER,

OTTO

On Venice Waters

ROGERS,

Robert Cameron

(1862-1912)

“My Rosary” The Rosary

ROLANDER,

VERA J.

Tunes of Yesterday

ROOT,

GEORGE FREDERICK

(1820-1895)

WP*

Battle Cry of Freedom Just Before The Battle The Vacant Chair

ROSECRANS,

J.H.

(unable to identify this person)

ROSSETTI,

Christina Georgina

(1830-1894)

WP*

For A Dream’s Sake

ROSSINI,

GIOACHINO ANTONIO

(1792-1868)

WP*; — at Classical Music Pages; — also in Grove’s. We Praise Thee, O God

THE ROTARIAN

“Safety First” (Second verse by MARION D. MOORE)

ROTARY PUNCH

Laugh

ROUGET DeLISLE,

Claude Joseph

— composed (Chant de guerre de l’Armée du Rhin)in 1792 at Strasbourg. La Marseillaise (French National Hymn)

ROWE,

James

(1866-1933)

CH*

“Experience”

RUBINSTEIN,

Anton

(1829-1894)

WP*— (seems the most likely) .

Repentance Spring-Time Wanderer’s Evening Song

RUNYAN,

LEROY

Comrades Asleep “Miss Brown” Neaf de Dear Ol’ Southern Pines To-A Send Salvation Down

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