To the Quick

Editorial Reviews
The Village Voice, May 5, 2004
"An effete and sensitive Queens songster, with a falsetto sure to convince some of his soulfulness."

Kevin Mathews, Fufkin.com, September 2004
"...Brody's melancholy pieces...recall the sensibilities of Chris Martin and Thom Yorke..., Sir Elton and Sir Paul..."

Album Description
New York-based singer/guitarist/songwriter Jason Brody's sparse arrangements, tasty guitar work, and intense vocal performances bring to mind artists such as the Afghan Whigs, Jeff Buckley, Elliott Smith, Elvis Costello, and Fiona Apple.

To the Quick

To the Quick, Music, Jason Brody, New York-based artist Jason Brody's sparse arrangements, tasty guitar work, and intense vocal performances bring to mind artists such as the Afghan Whigs, Jeff Buckley, Elliott Smith, Elvis Costello, and Fiona Apple.

There Is Sweet Music: English Choral Songs, 1890 - 1950
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A Cambridge Singers high point

How sweet it is

Something about British Choral Music...

Unbelievably gorgeous

There Is Sweet Music: English Choral Songs, 1890 - 1950
Cambridge Singers , and Rutter
Manufacturer: Collegium
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ASIN: B00006O0OB
Release Date: 2003-02-25

Tracks:

Stanford: Partsongs Op. 119 No 3, Bluebird
Delius: To be sung of a summer night on the water, 2 songs for chorus
Elgar: Partsongs for chorus, Op.53 No 1, There Is Sweet Music
Elgar: My Love Dwelt in a Northern Land for Chorus, Op.18, No. 3
Vaughan-Williams: Shakespeare Songs for chorus
Moeran: The Sailor and Young Nancy, for chorus
Traditional: Brigg Fair
Irish Traditional: Londonderry Air (Danny Boy)
Anon.: The Three Ravens
Anon.: My Sweetheart's Like Venus
Anon.: The Oak and the Ash
Stanford: Quick! We Have But A Second for chorus
Britten: Flower Songs for SATB chorus, Op. 47

Album Description

`I have rarely been so stunned by the opening track of a disc before. The performance of Stanford's The Blue Bird here attains the sublime.' Hi-Fi News & Record Review

Customer Reviews:

A Cambridge Singers high point.......2005-10-17

One of the very best recordings this choir has produced, and a definitely top choice for anyone who loves this choir or English choral music in general. Absolutely first-rate singing...and the literature is just too gorgeous to be on a one disc and pass up. The Delius pieces will make you melt, and the Vaughan Williams 3 Shakespeare Songs are nothing short of phenomenal.

How sweet it is.......2005-09-26

This disc is a bit different from many of the Cambridge Singers' discs in that it is exclusively secular songs. This was recorded at the Great Hall of University College School, London, in 1986, and originally released on vinyl. I cannot find an analog/digital code (many vinyl originals were first recorded in analog and then transferred to digital, sometimes clumsily) - despite this, the recording quality is crisp, clear, and vibrant.

--Music--
The music here is simply gorgeous. English musical tradition is long in the area of folk songs, but there was a waning of folk songs during Georgian and Victorian times. Also, despite the tradition of choral music which has been strong in England continuously, there was a definite resurgence of interest with the advent of the Oxford Movement in the nineteenth century.

The music here represents the work of many prominent English composers - Vaughan Williams, Holst, Britten, Delius, Stanford, and Elgar; others whose names are less well known generally are also represented, such as Moeran, Grainger, Chapman, and Bairstow. Vaughan Williams is represented in his setting of three Shakespeare texts to music ('Full Fathom Five', 'The cloud-capp'd towers', and 'Over Hill, Over Dale'). Britten is represented with Five Flower Songs. The title piece comes from a text chosen by Elgar - 'There is sweet music', according to Rutter, demonstrates a wonderful ability to match words to music in a way he describes as uncanny.

There is poetry in the texts and in the music here.

--Liner Notes--
The notes for this recording include the titles and words of each song together with source citations. There is also a brief essay on this musical period in English history. One thing conspicuously missing is much biographical information about John Rutter, or any descriptive information about the Cambridge Singers. This disc does not even have a list of the singers.

--John Rutter--
Rutter was born in London and educated at Clare College, Cambridge. This was where his career as a composer, arranger and conductor began. His early work was with groups at King's College Chapel at Cambridge as well as the Bath Choir and Philharmonic Orchestra. He has worked for the BBC providing music for educational series such as 'The Archaeology of the Bible Lands', until in 1979 he began forming the Cambridge Singers, and has continued a remarkable career of performance and recording as their director ever since.

--The Cambridge Singers--
The Cambridge Singers are a mixed choir of voices, many of whom were members of choir of Rutter's college, Clare College, Cambridge. While they specialise in English and Latin liturgical pieces, they have a wide range of recordings that span from modern compositions (including a remarkable requiem by Rutter) to English folk songs of the Middle Ages. Many are former members of the choir of Clare College and other Cambridge collegiate choirs (hence the name, Cambridge Singers). In the quarter-century since the founding, the Cambridge Singers have produced an impressive body of recordings.

This is a gorgeous recording.

Something about British Choral Music..........2005-07-19

It is such pleasure to see this re-release of 1986 recording by John Rutter and the Cambridge Singers from the Great Hall of University College School, London. The original recording has long been a favorite of legions of devotees of the British Choral tradition and this collection remains one of the finest samplings of significant a capella songs available.

Opening with the hauntingly simple and beautiful 'The blue bird' by CV Stanford (to whom this album was dedicated), the tone of the CD is set as a stroll through the mists and bogs of the English countryside. Songs by Frederick Delius (one featuring the then unappreciated tenor soloist Mark Padmore!), Edward Elgar, various folk songs beautifully arranged for four-part chorus, the 'Five Flower Songs' by Benjamin Britten, and finally the extraordinary 'Three Shakespeare Songs' set to music by Ralph Vaughan Williams are all included in this generous recital.

Vaughan Williams songs are brief but immaculately written choral works. 'Full fathom five' and 'The cloud-capped towers' find all the mystery in Shakespeare's 'The Tempest' while 'Over hill, over dale' is the quintessential musical rendering of the fairies frolics from 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'. Rutter and the Cambridge Singers are splendid and the acoustic of the recording hall adds just the right amount of resonance to complete the magic of these songs. Highly recommended! Grady Harp, July 05

Unbelievably gorgeous.......2005-04-09

This is one of my all-time favorite choral CDs -- from start to finish, the harmonies are gorgeous, the mood contemplative, and the singing (as usual with the Cambridge Singers) is inspired. The title track is stunning, and the Londonderry Air is one of the most beautiful wordless arrangements you'll ever hear. I also love "The Oak and the Ash," although it's hard to pick favorites on such a uniformly wonderful CD. I myself am a serious singer, and this is the kind of music that keeps me coming back to rehearsals. Buy it, you will definitely never regret it!

The Strauss Family: Waltzes, Polkas & Overtures - Willi Boskovsky/Johann Strauss Orchestra of Vienna (6 CD's)

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The Strauss Family: Waltzes, Polkas & Overtures - Willi Boskovsky/Johann Strauss Orchestra of Vienna (6 CD's)
Johann Strauss , Johann Strauss II , Josef Strauss , Eduard Strauss , Willi Boskovsky , Johann Strauss Orchestra of Vienna , and Vienna Symphony
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ASIN: B0002RUAFG
Release Date: 2004-11-02

Tracks:

Radetzky-Marsch, Op. 228
Sigh Galop, Op. 9
Blue Danube, Op. 314
Artist's Life, Op. 316
Tales From The Vienna Woods, Op. 325
Wine, Woman And Song, Op. 333
Vienna Blood, Op. 354
Roses From The South, Op. 388
Voices Of Spring, Op. 410
Emperor Waltz, Op. 437

Tracks:

Features Section Waltz, Op. 293
Flight Of Fancy, Op. 215
Accelerations, Op. 234
Ever More Cheerful, Op. 235
Carnival's Ambassador, Op. 270
Leading Article, Op. 273
Morning Papers, Op. 279
Pamphlets, Op. 300
New Vienna, Op. 342

Tracks:

Carnival Pictures, Op. 357
Where The Lemon Trees Blossom, Op. 364
Du Und Du, Op. 367
Kiss Waltz, Op. 400
Lagoon Waltz, Op. 411
Treasure Waltz, Op. 418
Viennese Women, Op. 427
Danube Maidens, Op. 427
Explosions-Polka, Op. 43
Champagner-Polka, Op. 211
Fancy-Dress Parade, Op. 240
Episode, Op. 296

Tracks:

Pleased As Punch, Op. 301
Express, Op. 311
Light As A Feather, Op. 319
Thunder And Lightning, Op. 324
Long Live Hungary, Op. 332
Im Krapfenwald'l, Op. 336
At The Double, Op. 348
From The Banks Of The Danube, Op. 356
Greetings From Austria, Op. 359
At The Hunt, Op. 373
I-Tipferl, Op. 377
Bandits' Galop, Op. 378
New Pizzicato Polka, Op. 449
The Carnival In Rome
The Bat
Cagliostro In Vienna
Blindman's Bluff

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The Queen's Lace Handkerchief
A Night In Venice
The Gypsy Baron
Pearls Of Love, Op. 39
Village Swallows From Austria, Op. 164
Secret Powers Of Attraction, Op. 173
Delirious, Op. 212
Watercolours, Op. 258
My Life's Course Is Love And Joy, Op. 263

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Masks, Op. 33
Forward!, Op. 127
Off On Holiday, Op. 133
The Gossip, Op. 144
Woman's Heart, Op. 166
Sport, Op. 170
All Sorts, Op. 219
In Flight, Op. 230
Chatterboxes, Op. 245
Typographical Letters, Op. 252
Fireproof!, Op. 269
Without A Care!, Op. 271
Artists Greeting, Op. 274
Jockey, Op. 278
Line Clear!, Op. 45
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Non-Stop, Op. 112
Below The Enns, Op. 121
Alpine Rose, Op. 127
Delight In Travel, Op. 166
Out Of Hand, Op. 168
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thanks again, naxos!
Stephen Foster Played by a Saxhorn (not saxophone) Quintet

Foster for Brass

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ASIN: B00007FPFS
Release Date: 2004-05-18

Tracks:

Ellen Bayne Quick Step
Bronze Bob Tail Horse Quick Step
Why, No One To Love
California Quick Step
Beautiful Dreamer
Dolly Day Quick Step
Hard Times Waltz
We Are Coming Father Abraam, 300,000 More
Colonel Meeker's Quick Step
March. My Old Kentucky Home
My Wife Is A Most Knowing Woman
Maggie By My Side Grand March
Santa Anna's Retreat From Buena Vista
Willie Schottisch
George Hart's Quick Step
Some Folks
Open Thy Lattice Love
Old Dog Tray March
Camptown Quick Step
Massa's In The Cold Ground
When This Dreadful War Is Over
Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming
Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming Quick Step
Gentle Annie
Lulu Is Gone
Where Has Lula Gone
Farewell My Lily Dear Quick Step

Customer Reviews:

thanks again, naxos!.......2007-04-04

naxos is the greatest budget label of all-time. i've gotten so many great discs from them, and never a bummer. as for this disc, it's a great idea(arrangements of the songs of stephen foster for 19th century brass band, performed on period instruments), wonderfully executed. i have many recordings of stephen foster material, and this is one of the best. this brass band sounds fantastic and the audio quality is very very fine. i highly recommend that you make this a part of your household.

Stephen Foster Played by a Saxhorn (not saxophone) Quintet.......2004-06-20

Imagine a post-Civil War family trooping to the town square on a fine summer evening to hear the town band play a concert of arrangements of popular tunes, that gentler period's equivalent of a rock concert of today. That's essentially what we have here. The Chestnut Brass Company, a Philadelphia brass quintet which on occasion plays on everything from Baroque sackbuts to the most modern trumpets and trombones, here plays on instuments of the saxhorn family. Saxhorns, invented by Adolphe Sax, the fellow who also invented the better-known saxophone, are brass instruments perfected in the 1840s. Their conical bore projects a uniquely sweet and mellow sound. They were exceedingly popular for town bands during the latter half of the century, but their use had waned by the turn of the 20th century. This quintet consists of an E flat soprano, a B flat soprano, an E flat alto, a B flat baritone, and a E flat contrabass saxhorn. The dulcet tones and sonic blend are a marvel to behold. Partly, of course, this is due to the expert playing by Bruce Barrie, Susan Sexton (or is it SAXton?), Marian Hesse, Larry Zimmerman, and Jay Krush.

Stephen Foster wrote very little purely instrumental music, but his songs fostered (pun unavoidable) innumerable instrumental arrangements. Those heard here are taken (and sometimes re-arranged) from the playbooks of such 19th-century bands as the Manchester, New Hampshire town band, the Boston Brass Band and the brass band of the 26th Regiment of North Carolina, not to forget the U.S. Marine Band. The tunes are arranged into quicksteps, waltzes, marches, schottisches and potpourris. Most of the familiar tunes are here: 'Beautiful Dreamer,' 'I Dream of Jeannie,' 'My Old Kentucky Home,' 'Camptown Races,' 'Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming,' and 'Some Folks Do' as well as plenty of relatively unfamiliar songs. And because these arrangements come from all over some of the tunes appear several times like old friends. Some of my own favorites are 'Some Folks' arranged by W. L. Baccus, 'Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming' arranged by Bruce Barrie, 'Camptown Quick Step' arranged by Jay Krush, and 'Gentle Annie' from the U.S. Marine Corps Band archives.

As an unabashed fan of the music of Charles Ives, I can't hear these arrangements without wondering which of these tunes Charlie heard (and played) when his own father, a former Civil War bandmaster, led his town band in Danbury, Connecticut.

Recommended for brass band lovers, Stephen Foster fans, and folks who like, say, the sound track to Ken Burns's 'Civil War' PBS documentary.

TT=68:49

Tracks:

When The Cruel War Is Over - Hoist Up The Flag Quick Step
Americus Quick Step
Fireman's Polka
Tenting On The Old Camp Ground
Dixie's Land Medley Quick Step
Battle Cry Of Freedom - Kingdom Coming Quick Step
Excerpt From William Tell
Sumter Light Guard March
Bonnie Eloise Quick Step
Amazing Grace
Glory Hallelujah Grand March
Scenes That Are Brightest - In Happy Moments Quick Step
Kazoodie Ko Whirl Overture
Woodman, Spare That Tree
Fireman's Quick Step
When Johnny Comes Marching Home
Civil War Folk Song Medley: Oh, Suzanna, Garry Owen, Jordan Am A Hard Road, Bonnie Blue Flag, The Girl I Left Behind Me
Coronation March

Customer Reviews:

Authenric Music with traditional instruments........2000-09-17

For those of you who enjoy the music, as it was sung and played during the Civil War, this recording is a "must!" J.A. McA.

Living history.......1999-07-31

So shoot me. I like bagpipe music and I like fife and drum recordings and I like brass bands. Recently cruisin' the Internet brought me to the website of a company called Summit Records out in Arizona; and my eye was caught by the title (DCD 126) with a group calling itself The Americus Brass Band. I obtained a copy post haste and I want to all to know about it with equal rapidity. There is just short of 55 minutes of Civil War tunes played in a style that is "historically accurate, right down to the high military pitch and the clicking of the rotary valves on the original antique instruments employed" (as the notes tell us). The history of the band is available in those notes, so let me just dwell on the "music that still produces feelings of humor, joy, sadness, and patriotic pride." Well, what music does not produce at least one of those?--and I am not entirely sure there was anything about the Civil War of which we on either side should be particularly proud. But Sing a Song of Suffering seems to be an eternal way of making the best of a rotten situation during war time; and this CD is replete with such memories as "Tenting Tonight," "Amazing Grace," "Woodman, Spare That Tree," and even a little bit of the "William Tell Overture" and a Meyerbeer opera! In short, this is not the expected line up of soldier songs but selections that are "typical of that which might have been played by a group such as the Americus Brass band." I love it. Give it a try, please.

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Another Fan is Born
Great CD
Mellifluous Megan
Very talented
One very underappreciated artist

Freaky Little Story
Megan Slankard
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Dirty Wings
Captain Madness
Addy's Tattoo
Lose Me
Give Life
Forget
Nearly Almost Always Nearly Almost Anything
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It's All My Fault (But I'm Sorry)
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1. Too Bad You
2. Mocking Bird
3. Dirty Wings
4. Captain Madness
5. Andy's Tattoo
6. Lose Me
7. Give Life
8. Forget
9. Nearly Almost Always
10. Holding Off
11. It's All My Fault
12. Flying Backyard
13. Freak Out Song, The

Format: CD

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Another Fan is Born.......2007-02-05

Like so many other reviewers here, I heard Megan for the first time when I saw her makeover on TLC's "What Not To Wear." I finally got around to buying this CD, and I'm really glad I did. Now I'm on a mission to turn my friends and family on to her. She reminds me of a cross between Shawn Colvin, Sarah McLachlan, Jewel, and Lisa Loeb. Okay, and some Avril Lavigne, if you insist... but I've never really cared for Avril, and I love Megan. More folksy and less rock than Avril, I think. If you like the music of any of the others I've mentioned, you will like this. When one of her songs comes up on my random play, I often mistakenly think that it's Shawn Colvin or Jewel. She sounds a lot like them, I think, only maybe a little edgier. A great big shout out to Stacy London and Clinton Kelly for bringing her to our attention, thank you!

Great CD.......2006-01-25

I just got this cd in the mail today. Its a little folksy mixed with blues. Very cool music. My favorite songs are Too Bad You and It's All My Fault. I got turned on to Megan from TLC's What Not To Wear. The only reason I rated it a 4 and not a 5 is because it seems each song is all over the place, as far as they pick up and then slow down and pick up and slow down. But this woman has an amazing voice, range, and the sounds she can make is awesome.

Mellifluous Megan.......2005-11-18

Megan's ability to make any word melodic is truly astounding. It is as if these words are her own language and the listener is enraptured in their presence. Her voice is able to put the observer in a trance, from which he/she does not wish to escape. She is a rare find, an artist who has unlimited resources within her psyche. It is truly remarkable when she fluctuates through an array of notes and pitches. Much can be said when one listens to a selection of songs by someone and is not tired, but desires more of these ethereal compositions.

Very talented.......2005-10-28

Okay, so I'm usually bored by girly folk music. Seriously. But on a road trip, my friend put the CD in and I was like... wow this is fun. What a great voice, catchy tunes, clever lyrics. Also, not too angsty. Because that's really depressing. Some sad songs, some happy songs. Caught myself humming a tune at work today.

One very underappreciated artist.......2005-10-02

Megan has a unique, but still folky voice - and her style is like no other. She's a bit Sarah McLachlan, a bit Ani DiFranco, a bit Sheryl Crow - but a lot Megan. There's also first rate playing and non-trite lyrics.

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Moving traditional music
Splendid program, beautifully done!
Attention Hardcore Reenactors
This is always going to be one of my favorites!

Union & Liberty

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The Civil War Collection

ASIN: B000001QAA
Release Date: 1994-12-21

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The Battle-Cry Of Freedom
The Star-Spangled Banner
Uncle Sam's Farm
Vaillance Polka Militaire
Drums And Trumpets (Or, A Parade In Broadway)
Weeping, Sad And Lonely
The Columbian Quadrilles
The Girl I left Behind Me
Beauregard's Retreat From Shilou
We Are Coming, Father Abraham
Kingdom Coming, (Or, The Year Of Jubilo)
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The Picture On The Wall
Daniel Webster's Funeral March
Tenting On The Old Camp-Ground
The Battle Hymn Of The Republic

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Moving traditional music.......2004-02-05

Music of the period performed in the style of the period and with great feeling. Don't be afraid that the music is "stuffy" or academic. It is funny, sad, and rousing. It gives the feeling of immediacy that never goes out of style.

Splendid program, beautifully done!.......2002-06-01

A splendid program of varied, contrasting pieces for voice and
instruments. All performers are complete masters of this music
and its idiomatic performance style, and they execute it with skill, wit and (where appropriate) real depth of feeling.

This is an album which everyone who loves Civil War music,
or who is meeting it here for the first time, will cherish.

Attention Hardcore Reenactors.......2000-09-14

I am a campaign-style Union reenactor in the Eastern US who has emphasized Civil War-era music in my knowledge base. I was also a musician for several years. DC Hall's New Concert ensemble has done a first-rate job of recreating our Northern ancestors' music. From my reading, their efforts have approximated the small, live music groups that were popular before and during the War. The liner notes are well-written, and historically accurate. Perfect for background music when having your pards over to count threads or make up rounds. I recommend it without hesitation.

This is always going to be one of my favorites!.......1999-05-08

D.C. Hall's NC&QB is a wonderful small ensemble that really adds new light to the Civil War genre. At times, it is so tender in feeling (The Picture on the Wall)and then rowdy in spirit (The Year of Jubilo). The familiar Star Spangled Banner is done in a wonderful unique rythme. Get this recording!

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A collection of 19th-century American political music

Hail to the Chief!

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Release Date: 1996-10-01

Tracks:

The President's March
The Hunters of Kentucky
King Andrew
President Martin Van Buren's Grand March
The American Boy
General Harrison's Log Cabin March and Quick Step
'Tippecanoe, the Hero of North Bend, Six Patriotic Ballads': Tippecanoe and Tyler Too!
President Harrison's Funeral March
John Tyler's Lamentation
President James K. Polk's Grand March and Quick Step
'The Books of the Manchester Cornet Band': General Taylor Storming Monterey
Clay Gallopade
General Taylor's Galop
Fillmore Quick Step
The Grave of the Slave
Get Off the Track!
The Fugitive's Song ('I'll Be Free! I'll Be Free!')
General Pierce's Presidential Inauguration March and Quick Step
Buchanan Polka
Fillmore the Wise
The White House Chair
Buck's Private Confession Publicly Revealed
Lincoln Grand March
We Are Coming, Father Abraham
Hail to the Chief
President Lincoln's Funeral March
Who Shall Rule This American Nation?
The Veto Galop!
General Grant's Quick Step
Hurrah for Hayes and Honest Ways
The American National Waltz
A Hundred Years Hence

Customer Reviews:

A collection of 19th-century American political music.......2002-03-03

You have heard the slogan "Tippecanoe and Tyler Too" and this CD collection of American political music from the 19th-century allows you to hear the song from the 1840 election. Other songs evidence strong feelings both for and against Andrew Jackson, "The Hunters of Kentucky" versus "King Andrew," as well as "John Tyler's Lamentation," "Filmore the Wise," "We Are Coming Father Abraham," and "Hurrah for Hayes and Honest Ways." Even more interesting are the songs about slavery and abolition ("The Grave of the Slave," "Get Off the Track," and "The Fugitive's Song"). Teachers of American history will certainly find tracks to use to supplement their textbooks. There are also instrumental tracks marches, grand marches, quick steps, gallops, a gallopade, a waltz and even a polka for various Presidential candidates. There are also dirges for William Henry Harrison and Abraham Lincoln.

"The Platform Committee" singing these works consists of mezzo-soprano Linda Russell, tenors Patrick Romano, Frederick Urrey and Rudolph Palmer, and bass-baritone John Ostendorf. The Chestnut Brass Company plays period instruments, most of which were made during the mid-19th-century, although there are some reproductions. You will hear Keyed Bugles and Cornopeans that date before the Civil War. While most of the instrumental pieces heard in this collection were intended for bands, original orchestrations survive for only three of the pieces ("General Taylor Storming Monterey," "Hail to the Chief" and "The American National Waltz"). The rest of the instrumental works had to be rearranged in the style of the period from piano sheet music.

Whether you are an aficionado of 19th-century band music or political history, you will find this a collection well worth hearing. Certainly teachers of American History will be able to use some of the songs to great advantage in the classroom. Note: This album was originally released in 1992 by Newport Classic as "Tippecanoe and Tyler Too: A Collection of American Political Marches, Songs, and Dirges."

Stamp: Cloudsplitter
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Pastime

8 Years and Going Strong.

Stamp: Cloudsplitter
Jack Stamp , and Keystone Wind Ensemble
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