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The Babi and Bahá'í Religions:
An Annotated Bibliography

by Denis MacEoin

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Chapter 40

Music (Listings)

1. 'Create in Me a Pure Heart, O My God...' Baha'u'llah. [10]. n.p.: n.d. [198-]. Collins 7.774 Songs.

2. "'For a Song: Seals & Crofts Mix Music and Baha'i Faith to Earn Pennies for Heaven'." People Weekly (New York) 5 (2 Jan. 19, 1976): 39-41.11.399 Features Seals & Crofts, a Baha'i two-man folk-rock group which was commercially successful in the early 1970s.

3. "'The Bahai Nightingale'." The International Psychic Gazette (21 Apr. 1914): 263. Collins 11.122 On Louise Waite, the composer of numerous early Baha'i hymns.

4. (Baha'i Bhajana)/ Baha'i Folk Songs: Part One. 34. Gwalior, India: STC North M.P. [Madhya Pradesh], 1984. Collins 7.131 Baha'i songs composed in the traditional Indian devotional form of the bhajan.

5. The Baha'i song book, London, Baha'i Publishing Trust, 1993. Unaccompanied melodies with chords.

6. A New Day Is Dawning: A Bahai Musical Fireside. 35. Penang, Malaysia: Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Malaysia, 1974. Collins 7.2000.

7. A New Wind Blowing. 50. Wilmette, Ill.: Baha'i Publishing Trust, 1970. Collins 7.2014 Ill. Anna Stevenson.

8. Amaculo Ama/Baha'i Songs. 16. Umtata, Transkei: National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Transkei, 1982. Collins 7.52.

9. Andrews, Edna and Music arrangement by Earl M. Andrews. Baha'i Youth Play, 'Qurratu'l-'Ayn'. 26 leaves. n.p.: n.d. [1947]. Collins 7.60 c/r literature; biography.

10. Anenen te Baha'i, 1965, [Tarawa (?), Gilbert and Ellice Islands], [12] pp. Hymns in Gilbertese and English.

11. Armstrong-Ingram, R. J. Singers to the King. 13. n.p. [Mishawake, Ind.]: Aubade, 1985. Collins 7.67 A history of the Vahid Choral Society of Chicago, which functioned from about 1908 to 1910 or 1911. See also Armstrong-Ingram, Music, Devotions and Mashriqu'l-Adhkar (item x:xx), pp.239-48. c/r history.

12. Baha'i Song Book. 17 leaves. Thailand: Regional [Baha'i] Teaching Committee of Southern Thailand, 1985. Collins 7.407.

13. Baha'i Song Book. 39. Lagos, Nigeria: Publishing Committee of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Nigeria, 1983. Collins 7.406.

14. Baha'i Songbook: Songs from Africa and Around the Baha'i World. Also issued n.p. [Mbabane, Swaziland], [National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Swaziland and Mozambique], n.d. [between 1971 and 1974], 23 pp. ed., 32. n.p. [Mbabane, Swaziland?]: [National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Swaziland and Mozambique?], n.d. [196-]. Collins 7.408-9.

15. Baha'i Songs. 4. n.p.: n.d. [after 1970]. Collins 7.410.

16. Baha'i Songs. rev. ed. ed., 15. Lusaka, Zambia: National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Zambia, 1977. Collins 7.412.

17. Baha'i Songs. [2]. n.p.: n.d. [1972]. Collins 7.411.

18. Baha'i, a New Day: 7th Australian Baha'i Youth Conference, 1976, Song Book. 36. n.p. [Sydney?]: National [Baha'i] Youth Committee, 1976. Collins 7.115.

19. Baha'is Sing Saam. [16]. Windhoek, South West Africa: National [Baha'i] Teaching Committee, n.d. [1981]. Collins 7.489.

20. Benatar, Sylvia (comp.). Baha'i Song Book. 15. n.p. [Johannesburg?]: National [Baha'i] Music Committee of South and West Africa, n.d. [196-?]. Collins 7.405.

21. Bhagwandas, Mr. The Bahai Songs (Part 1). 16. Rohri, Pakistan: Bhagwandas, 1943. Collins 7.549.

22. Caton, Peggy, Dale (comps.) Nomura, and Under the direction of the Baha'i National Education Committee. Building Bridges: A Baha'i Songbook. xxii, 72. Los Angeles: Kalimat Press, 1984. Collins 7.594.

23. Caton, Peggy, Dale Nomura, and Under the direction of the Baha'i National Education Committee. Building Bridges: Lyrics. xi, 79. Los Angeles: Kalimat Press, 1984. Collins 7.595.

24. Corre, Jay. Music for Mankind. 7 leaves. n.p. [Wilmette, Ill.?]: [Baha'i] Special Projects Committee, 1973. Collins 7.752.

25. Dawn Song, Choral Music. 74. Wilmette, Ill.: Baha'i Publishing Trust, 1969. Collins 7.797 Selected by the Baha'i Committee on Music Ill. Joan Ucello.

26. Fraser, Isabel. "'Abdul Baha on Music'." The International Psychic Gazette (14 Sept. 1913): 39. Collins 11.416.

27. Further references. "A Baha'i Child's Song Book (Collins 7.668); Others in Children section; or 2 things on music in Scripture compilations; Caton article in SBBH 2/3; Words to mini-opera in The Baha'i Faith Unifies Mankind, Collins 7.231a." :

28. God is 1, Man is 1, All the Religions Are 1: Grenadian Baha'i Song Book. 24. St. George's, Grenada: National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Grenada, n.d. [1985]. Collins 7.1058.

29. Greg & Malini (Singing Group). Journey's End. [36]. n.p. [Wilson, W.A.]: Gemsongs, 1984. Collins 7.1092.

30. Inspirational Music for Solo Voice and Choir, Des Plains, Ill., privately published, 1980 (?), 1989, 39 pp.

31. Intone (Baha'i Song Book). 99. Kuching, Malaysia: Administrative Committee of the Baha'i Religious Community of Sarawak, n.d. [1974]. Collins 7.1298.

32. Jordan, Daniel C. O Son of the Supreme: From the Hidden Words of Baha'u'llah. 3. Cardiff, Wales: George Ronald, 1956. Collins 7.1349.

33. Jordan, Daniel C. O Son of the Wondrous Vision: From the Hidden Words of Baha'u'llah. 4. Cardiff, Wales: George Ronald, 1956. Collins 7.1350.

34. Kirsting, Fritz. Musical Inspirations. [4], 16, [4]. Denton, Tex.: Ancient Root Pub., 1980. Collins 7.1369b.

35. Matthisen, Nina B. (music) and Janet (lyrics) Bolton. The Making of the Temple: Duet. 5. Chicago: Nina B. Matthisen, 1931. Collins 7.1529.

36. Matthisen, Nina B. (music) and Rena M. O. Pettersen. The Lonely Stranger: Duet. 3. Chicago: Nina B. Matthisen, 1931. Collins 7.1528.

37. Music for Baha'is: Choral Music, Packet One. [38]. n.p. [Wilmette, Ill.]: [Baha'i] Committee on Music and the Distribution & Service Department, 1965.z 7.1608.

38. National Music Committee of the Baha'is of South and West Africa (comp.). Baha'i Songs, Book 1. [37]. n.p. [Johannesburg]: National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of South and West Africa, 1982. Collins 7.413.

39. New Era Singers (Panchgani, India). Unity in Diversity. 21. Panchgani, Maharashtra, India: New Era High School, 1985. Collins 7.2007.

40. One World Sings. 96. Wilmette, Ill.: Baha'i Publishing Trust, n.d. [196-]. Collins 7.2070.

41. Pruski, Thomas Robert. (I974). A Symphonic Poem for the People of Baha. Masters of Music, Northeastern Louisiana University. And with two movements: one on the life of the Bab and the second on the life of Baha'u'llah. Orchestral composition in the form of a symphonic poem. 13.49.

42. Santillana, Rosa. Rosa Santillana in English. 13. Santiago, Chile: Primavera Productions, n.d. [1985]. Collins 7.2341 Spanish Baha'i songs in English.

43. Skysongs Song Book. [3], 21, [2]. Santiago, Chile: Primavera Productions, n.d. [1985]. Collins 7.2421.

44. Songs Baha'is Sing. [16]. n.p. [Port of Spain, Trinidad]: National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Trindad and Tobago, 1977. Collins 7.2446.

45. Songs of Prayer and Praise. Reissued 1912, 16 pp. ed., 9. Chicago: Bahai Publishing Society, 1903. Collins 7.2447-8 A selection made by the Baha'i House of Spirituality in Chicago.

46. Sweet Melody: A Collection of Baha'i Songs. 54. Kingston, Jamaica: National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Jamaica, 1980. Collins 7.2518.

47. Thai Baha'i Song Book. 13 leaves. n.p. [Thailand]: Area [Baha'i] Teaching Committee of Southern Thailand, 1983. Collins 7.2541.

48. Tingoma temaBaha'i. 60. n.p. [Mbabane, Swaziland]: National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Swaziland, n.d. [1982?]. Collins 7.2562.

49. Tuimbe Pamoja, Baadhi ya Nyimbo za Baha'i. 24. Nairobi: National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Kenya, n.d. [1973?]. Collins 7.2614 A songbook.

50. Waite, Louise. Bahai Hymns and Poems. 31. Chicago: Bahai Publishing Society, 1904. Collins 7.2663 On Waite and her contribution to the short-lived era of Baha'i hymnody in the United States, see Armstrong-Ingram, Music, Devotions, and Mashriqu'l-Adhkar, chapter 2.

51. Waite, Louise. Bahai Hymns of Peace and Praise. Reissued c. 1908 [i.e. 1910 or 1911]; c. 1908 [i.e. between 1913 and 1915]; c. 1908 [i.e. 1917]; 2nd. ed., n.p. [Chicago], L.R. Waite, 1927; reprinted with intro. & notes by R. Jackson Armstrong-Ingram, n.p. [Mishawaka, Ind.], Aubade, 1984, [17], 4-17 pp. For summary of editions, see Armstrong-Ingram, Music, Devotions (section x, item xx), pp. 39-44 ed., 16. n.p. [Chicago]: L.R. Waite, 1908. Collins 7.2664-5 For a full discussion of this, the most popular Baha'i hymnal ever produced, see Armstrong-Ingram, Music, Devotions and Mashriqu'l-Adhar, pp. 38-58, where the author provides full details of the various editions and the differences between them. See also pp.61-80 on the use of Waite's hymns within the community.

52. Waite, Louise. Prelude and Benediction. 5. Hollywood, Calif.: Waite, 1930. Collins 7.2666.

53. Waite, Louise. Song of the Covenant. [2]. n.p. [Chicago?]: [Waite?], n.d. [1913]. Collins 7.2667.

54. Waite, Louise. The Baha'i Benediction. USA: Listed Baha'i World I, p. 108. Check in Armstrong.

55. Waves of One Sea (Singing group). Yes, I Believe You. 20. n.p. [Lagos, Nigeria?]: National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Nigeria, n.d. [1974?]. Collins 7.2677.

56. Wolcott, Charles (music). Blessed Is the Spot. O Thou By Whose Name: Two Prayers of Baha'u'llah. [7]. Wilmette, Ill.: Baha'i Publishing Trust, 1957. Collins 7.2767 c/r scripture, Baha.

57. Wolcott, Charles. From the Sweet-Scented Streams: A Prayer of Baha'u'llah. [11]. Wilmette, Ill.: Baha'i Publishing Committee, 1954. Collins 7.2768 c/r scripture, Baha.

58. Women in Art: Music, Dance, Poetry & Visuals Inspired by the Baha'i Revelation: Studio Theatre, Annenberg Center, University of Pennsylvania, November 23, 1982. [12]. n.p. [Philadelphia, Pa.]: Studio Theatre, 1982. Collins 7.2770 c/r literature.

59. Yumi Song Book. [2], 15, [4]. Lae, Papua New Guinea: [Baha'i] Songbook Committee, n.d. [1985?]. Collins 7.2817.

60.. [Belize City, Belize]: [(Baha'i) Children and Family Life Committee], n.d. [1984]. Collins 7.89 A book of songs.

61. [Nagle], Breda, Alan [Keane], and Sean [O Hannrachain]. Baha'i Song Book. [16] leaves. Ireland: 1982. Collins 7.1617.

62. [[exclamdown]]Canta Esa Melodia!/Sing This Melody! 16. Vienna, Va.: Images International, 1979. Collins 7.615.

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