1911
Half-Minute Songs
Composed by 
Carrie Jacobs-Bond
Carrie Jacobs-Bond Text by Carrie Jacobs-Bond
Carrie Jacobs-Bond Song Collection
Jacobs-Bond published her collection of Half-Minute Songs in 1911 after she had started her own publishing company, Carrie Jacobs-Bond & Son. All of the songs set short, witty texts by Carrie Jacobs-Bond herself.
About
A collection of 12 of her Half-Minute Songs is available through Classical Vocal Repertoire at Classical Vocal Repertoire in their Catalog of Publications.
About 100 years later, Jacobs-Bond’s Half-Minute Songs inspired composerWilliam Bolcom to compose his song cycle Minicabs (2010).
Songs
Making the Best of It1911 · Half-Minute SongsCarrie Jacobs-BondCarrie Jacobs-BondFirst Ask Yourself1911 · Half-Minute SongsCarrie Jacobs-BondCarrie Jacobs-BondTo Understand1911 · Half-Minute SongsCarrie Jacobs-BondCarrie Jacobs-BondHow to Find Success1911 · Half-Minute SongsCarrie Jacobs-BondCarrie Jacobs-BondThe Pleasure of Giving1911 · Half-Minute SongsCarrie Jacobs-BondCarrie Jacobs-BondAnswer the First Rap1911 · Half-Minute SongsCarrie Jacobs-BondCarrie Jacobs-BondA Good Exercise1911 · Half-Minute SongsCarrie Jacobs-BondCarrie Jacobs-BondA Present from Yourself1911 · Half-Minute SongsCarrie Jacobs-BondCarrie Jacobs-BondNow and Then1911 · Half-Minute SongsCarrie Jacobs-BondCarrie Jacobs-BondWhen They Say the Unkind Things1911 · Half-Minute SongsCarrie Jacobs-BondCarrie Jacobs-BondKeep Awake1911 · Half-Minute SongsCarrie Jacobs-BondCarrie Jacobs-BondDoan’ Yo’ Lis’n1911 · Half-Minute SongsCarrie Jacobs-BondCarrie Jacobs-Bond
Sheet Music
Half-Minute Songs
Carrie Jacobs-Bond
1. Making the Best of It
2. First Ask Yourself
3. To Understand
4. How to Find Success
5. The Pleasure of Giving
6. Answer the First Rap
7. A Good Exercise
8. A Present from Yourself
9. Now and Then
10. When They Say the Unkind Things
11. Keep Awake
12. Doan' Yo' Lis'n
2. First Ask Yourself
3. To Understand
4. How to Find Success
5. The Pleasure of Giving
6. Answer the First Rap
7. A Good Exercise
8. A Present from Yourself
9. Now and Then
10. When They Say the Unkind Things
11. Keep Awake
12. Doan' Yo' Lis'n