56 Songs You Like To Sing collection of sheet music for vocal performance. Published in 1937 by G. Schirmer Inc., New York and printed in the U.S.A. Paperback book, 200 pages, 11.75" x 9" (299mm x 229mm) .

Synopsis: The 1937 56 Songs You Like to Sing is a G. Schirmer vocal anthology that brings together fifty-six of the world's best-known art songs, folk songs, opera selections, and traditional melodies in a single volume. Designed for singers, music students, teachers, and home musicians, the collection presents each piece with piano accompaniment and, where appropriate, both the original-language lyrics and English translations. The songs are from different eras and include works by famous composers like Schubert, Brahms, Handel, Mozart, Debussy, Dvořák, Mendelssohn, Verdi, Strauss, and Foster.It also has well-known traditional songs such as "Londonderry Air," "Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes," and "Whispering Hope."

Rather than following a single theme or narrative, the book serves as a carefully curated repertoire for vocal performance and study. Its contents range from accessible sentimental ballads to celebrated classical masterpieces, making it suitable for beginning through intermediate singers as well as accomplished vocalists seeking a convenient reference collection. First published in 1937, 56 Songs You Like to Sing became one of G. Schirmer's most enduring vocal compilations and has remained in print in various editions for decades because of its broad selection of timeless favorites.

Condition: The book is in overall very good minus condition with some wear on the top and bottom of  the spine cover, the previous owner's initials on the front cover, and a discoloration/stain on the top corner of the last page (see photos).  The interior pages are in very good with no writing, marks, or creases. condition.