Waltzes

The Polish singer and pianist Jan Lewan, (Lewandowski) known as "The Polka King," is the original artist of a Polish lullaby, and he is also a leading author, songwriter, polka band leader, and tour guide. 

A popular song written by Joseph McCarthy and Harry Tierney. The song, which was inspired by Alice Roosevelt Longworth's signature gown, was first performed by Edith Day in the 1919 Broadway musical Irene. In 1920 the song was recorded and released.

A popular song written by Irving Berlin in 1925, as a wedding gift for his wife Ellin Mackay, whom he married in 1926, and to whom he presented the substantial royalties.

This is a parlor song by American songwriter Stephen Foster. It was published posthumously in March 1864, by Wm. A. Pond & Co. of New York. The first edition states on its title page that it is "the last song ever written by Stephen C. Foster, composed but a few days prior to his death."[1] However, Carol Kimball, the author of Song, points out that the first edition's copyright is dated 1862, which suggests, she writes, that the song was composed and readied for publication two years before Foster's death.

Moore set new lyrics to a traditional Irish air that can be traced back into the 18th century. He published it in 1808, naming the air as "My Lodging is on the Cold Ground" from lyrics of British origin with which it was widely associated at the time. The new lyrics were presented in an album of selected Irish melodies arranged by John Andrew Stevenson with “characteristic words” provided by Moore.

This song was written in 1926 and published in 1927.

The original song "Cinco Robles" (meaning "Five Oaks" in English) was written with words by Larry Sullivan and music by Dorothy Wright. A 1946 sheet music edition of "Cinco Robles" was published by Criterion Music Corp.

Best known for performance by Andy Williams. It appears on the 1965 Andy Williams album, Andy Williams' Dear Heart and was the theme to the 1964 movie, "Dear Heart".

It was first published in Hamburg (Anton J. Benjamin) and Paris (Édition F. D. Marchetti) in 1904 in a version for piano solo ('Valse Tzigane'). As a song with de Féraudy's words, it was first performed by the French music-hall singer Paulette Darty, in 1905, and published the same year.

Grandpa Schober often sat at the keyboard and just made his own music. This is one such piece.

First recorded by Blue Steele and His Orchestra with Vocal Chorus in 1927

First recorded by Blue Steele and His Orchestra with Vocal Chorus in 1927

Known, as a parlor song, since its publication in 1901, it has been sung at weddings, recorded by numerous artists over many decades, and heard on film and television.

This a 1936 popular song

Ay, Jalisco, no te rajes!" or in English Jalisco, don't back down is a Mexicanranchera song composed by Manuel Esperón with lyrics by Ernesto Cortázar Sr. It was written in 1941[1] and featured in the 1941 Mexican film ¡Ay Jalisco, no te rajes!, after which it became an enormous hit in Mexico.. The melody of the song was used for the title song of the Disney film The Three Caballeros. Both songs have been recorded by many artists.

(In English: "The Swallow") is a song written in 1862 by Mexican physician Narciso Serradell Sevilla (1843–1910), who at the time was exiled to France due to the French intervention in Mexico.

This is the name given to a leitmotif written for the 1965 film Doctor Zhivago by composer Maurice Jarre. Soon afterward, the leitmotif became the basis of the song "Somewhere, My Love". Numerous versions, both orchestral and vocal, have been recorded, among the most popular was the version by Ray Conniff Singers.

This song was published in 1910 and was a huge hit for the Peerless Quartet in 1911. A recording by Arthur Clough was very popular the same year too.

It was originally performed by Audrey Hepburn in the 1961 film Breakfast at Tiffany's, winning an Academy Award for Best Original Song. The song also won the 1962 Grammy Awardsfor Record of the Year and Song of the Year. In 1999, Mancini's recording was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

It is from an 18th-century French melody. The song has been recorded by many singers, the most successful of which was recorded by Guy Mitchell which reached No. 2 on the Billboard chart in 1951.

Released by 1932 Sam Fox Publishing Company

a popular song from the early 20th century. Often erroneously described as a traditional Māori song, its creation is usually credited to several people

First recording and first release by Louis Prima and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Lily Ann Carol (April 1944 / August 1944)

Composed for the 1928 feature film Ramona, it was the first theme song written for the movies.

It was an immediate and long-lasting hit and is often considered a theme for New York City. Many artists, including Mel Tormé, Duke Ellington, Larry Groce, Richard Barone, and The Grateful Dead, have performed it. Governor Al Smith of New York used it as a theme song for his failed presidential campaigns of 1920, 1924, and 1928. The song is also known as "East Side, West Side" from the first words of the chorus.

Of Waldteufel’s many compositions—including more than 200 dance pieces—The Skaters’ Waltz is the best-known. Waldteufel’s piece offers a sequence of contrasting serene and exuberant waltz themes, rather than just a single melody.