All Songs are available for purchase for $1.50 per copy unless
noted with a *; *=$2.50 per copy.
To purchase, send order to:
Ralph Nelson, composer
3570 NE Mathison Pl
Portland, OR 97212
Please include $4.50 per order for shipping/handling. Checks
only, please. Orders will be shipped Priority Mail within 2
weeks.
Children's Songs:
1-2-3 Branches of Government (Freedom)
And We Shall Go This Way (Lewis and Clark)
Brick by Brick (Pioneer Courthouse Square)
Bridges in Town Go Up and Down (Portland)
Bug in the Mug
Build Each House (Portland)
Busy Beaver
Come Away and Fly With Me(Habitats)
Come On Everybody (Portland)
Compromise (Freedom)
Dam Stops Water At Its Walls (Cecilo Falls)
Don't Needle Me (Habitats/Different kinds of trees)
Early To Bed, Early To Rise (Freedom)
Father Abraham is Dead
February '96 (Portland Flood of '96)
French Franc Blues (Napoleon/L Purchase)
Hey Ma, What Happened to My Socks?*
Hey Mister What Do You Hear? (Girls Chorus)*
I am a Little Deer (Habitats)
I Go to School (Japanese Internment)
I Need a Home and You Need a Home (Habitats)
If You See a Grizzly Bear
If You're Going To Town Today (Portland)
I'm Doctor John McLoughlin
Improvise (Lewis and Clark)
In 1804 (Lewis and Clark)*
In 1933 (Tillamook Burn)
Let us Sing and All Rejoice
Let's Celebrate (Lewis and Clark)
Let's Have a Whale of a Time (Oregon Coast)*
My Hornbook Has My ABC's (Freedom)
My Love for You Will Never Die (Sacagawea)
Oh I Love My Little Teddy Bear (young children)
Oh We're Cats that Sleep all Through the Day*
Prairie Dogs are Popping Up
Raven, Eagle, Salmon, Hawk
Ring Out the Bells of Freedom (Freedom)
River Of Peace (Portland)
Roses Are Red (Oregon Statehood, 1859)
Skyscrapers are Popping Up (Portland)
St John's Bridge (There's a Bridge)
Stick Out Your Neck (Habitats)
Stumptown (Portland)
The Chief Has Come Today (Potlatch/Oregon)
The Wind in Portland
There Was a Little Tooth, Oh Me!
This is My Oregon
Tundra, Ooo-ooo (Habitats)
Wagons West (Oregon)
We are Leaving (Freedom Show)
We Are Saguaro Cacti
We are the Frogs (Habitats)
Where Did the City Go? (Vanport)
Yuck, Yuck, Yuck (Lewis and Clark)
Church Anthems and Songs:
Candlelight (church/Advent for kids)*
I Am the Vine (SSA)*
Psalm 139 ("You Are There") STBB*
The Roman Soldiers, SATB (Palm/Passion Sunday)*
Oh How I Wish (Christmas Carol - SATB)*
For Men's Choirs:
Come, Come Ye Sons of Art (Purcell - arranged for middle school boys TTB)
God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen (for middle school boys, TB)
Larger Compositions:
All school shows are also available for rental. Please email Mr. Nelson directly at
nelson@musicalkidsonstage.com to request pricing and license information.
Additional Compositions available only for rental:
Abigail, A Children's Opera
The delightful and powerful story of Abigail Scott Duniway, the woman who fought for
over 40 years to gain the right to vote for women in Oregon. The story is made all the
more interesting due to the fact that her brother, Harvey Scott, was the influential
editor of Portland's largest newspaper, "The Oregonian" was a very strong opponent to
women's rights. This is a 1-hour opera, for 20-40 children, ages 8-18. It contains a
number of challenging parts for advanced singers, as well as easier parts for younger
children. A videotape and vocal score are available for review.
Email: nelson@musicalkidsonstage.com for pricing and license information.
To read a newspaper article about the opera's premiere in 2004, click on this link:
http://www.oregonlive.com/artsandevents/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/entertainment/1100
091865109330.xml
"Otto's Motto" -- An Introduction to the Viola
For Piano, viola, soprano, boy treble, alto and children's chorus
Commissioned by Oregon Symphony violist Steve Price (whose viola's name is
"Otto"), "Otto" tells the story of a child caught right in the middle, both musically
and physically. He never gets much attention, and for some reason he has chosen the
viola as his instrument -- an instrument that, as the piece shows, often does not get
the best parts in the orchestra. However, Otto figures out his own revenge against his
sisters Sarabello (who plays the cello) and Lynny Lyn-Lyn (who plays the violin) -- and
then wins the talent show by "making up his own" music. This 18-minute work is a
wonderful and humorous introduction to the viola for children of all ages! The viola
part could easily be performed by an advanced high-school student. Score and Viola
part available for review.
Email: nelson@musicalkidsonstage.com for pricing and license information.
Residencies
Mr. Nelson is available as an Artist in Residence to come to your Portland area
school and work with your children. In order to book Mr. Nelson, please contact
Young Audiences of Portland. It is extremely important to contact Young
Audiences or Mr. Nelson at least 10-12 months before your show date to request
a residency. All dates for 2008-2009 are booked.
Mr. Nelson's Young Audience page can be viewed at:
http://www.ya-or.org/pdf/edguide/ralphnelson.pdf.
