THE

WESTERN BELL:

A COLLECTION OF

GLEES, QUARTETTS AND CHORUSES,

BY

EDWARD A. PERKINS & FREDERICK H. PEASE.

BOSTON:

PUBLISHED BY OLIVER DITSON & CO. WASHINGTON ST.

The study and practice of Glee singing is becoming so popular in this country, that the presentation of a new work to the musical world, needs no apology.

The "WESTERN BELL" is not merely a new collection of Glees, but a collection of almost entirely new pieces; the Poetry and music, for the most part having been written expressly for this work, and having never before been published. "By particular desire" a few valuable copyright pieces have been added, which have hitherto only appeared in sheet form.

Our sincere thanks are due those who have so kindly contributed their valuable compositions. That the "Western Bell' may, in some degree, aid in the advancement of the cause of glee music, is the wish of

THE AUTHORS.

Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1557, by Oliver Ditson & Co. in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.