Little Women – Songs

Songs in Little Women

This page features the songs from Little Women. Song cards link to details such as style, context, vocal notes, and audition cut suggestions when available. Explore the list below to access song guides.

Prologue

Introduction - “Four little chests” (Chorus, Jo)
Recit. - “Laurie!” “The very same, Madam” (Jo, Laurie)
Aria - “Couldn’t I unbake the breads” (Jo)

Act One

Recit. - “Barrister! It’s quarter past!” (Jo, Meg, Beth, Amy, Laurie)
Anthem - “Again we meet to celebrate” (Jo, Meg, Beth, Amy)
Recit. - “Major, Minor” (Meg, Jo, Amy, Laurie, Beth)
Ensemble - “Truth or Fabrication” (Amy, Beth, Meg, Jo, Laurie)
Recit. - “Supper! Half an Hour” (Alma, Amy, Beth, Jo, Meg, Laurie)
Aria - “Perfect as we are” (Jo)
Recit. - “Rigmarole?” (Brooke, Meg, Jo, Laurie)
Aria - “There was a knight, once…” (Brooke, Meg, Jo, Laurie)
Recit. - “Oh, this cannot be borne” (Jo, Meg, Brooke, Laurie)
Chorale - “He that is down need fear no fall” (Beth, Alma, Meg, Gideon, Jo, Amy, Laurie)
Recit. - “Our own Fanny Mendelssohn” (Amy, Jo, Meg, Gideon, Beth, Alma, Laurie, Brooke, Cecilia)
Recit. - “Mr. John Brooke” (Meg, Cecilia, Brooke, Jo)
Interlude - (Chorus, Meg, Brooke, Jo)
Aria - “Things change, Jo” (Meg)
Recit. - “I understand” (Jo, Meg, Beth, Amy)
Recit. - “Aunt! Now, I haven’t done any shading yet” (Amy, Gideon, Cecilia, Alma, Meg, Brooke, Beth, Jo, Laurie)
Aria & Duet - “We stand together” (Alma, Jo, Beth, Meg, Amy, Gideon)
Recit. - “Jupiter Ammon!” (Laurie, Alma, Brooke, Gideon, Meg, Jo, Beth)
Recit. - “What is it, Laurie? (Meg, Alma, Brooke, Gideon, Jo, Laurie)
Duet - “Things change” (Laurie, Jo, Meg, Alma, Brooke, Gideon, Amy)

Act Two

Scherzo - “Cockling?” (Dashwood, Jo)
Ensemble - “Letter scene” (Jo, Amy, Meg, Alma, Brooke, Gideon, Laurie, Beth)
Nocturne - “But that’s why I loved it!” (Jo, Bhaer, Laurie, Amy)
Aria - “Kennst du das Land” (Bhaer, Jo)
Fantasia - (Jo, Bhaer, Alma)
Recit. - “She’s asked for you” (Gideon, Beth, Jo)
Aria - “Have peace, Jo” (Beth, Jo)
Chorale - (Chorus, Jo)
Recit. - “That’s the trouble with solitaire” (Cecilia, Jo)
Aria & Duet - “Joy beyond measure, Mother” (Jo, Amy, Laurie)
Recit. - “She sounds very happy” (Jo, Cecilia)
Aria - “You alone” (Cecilia, Jo)
Soliloquy - “So the days go by” (Jo, Chorus, Laurie, Amy, Beth, Meg)
Aria & Quartet - “Let me look at you” (Jo, Meg, Beth, Amy, Bhaer)
Postlude - “We stand together” (Jo, Bhaer, Amy, Beth, Meg, Alma, Cecilia, Laurie, Brooke, Gideon)