The Essential Music of America

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Fanfare for the Common Man
orchestra:
Los Angeles Philharmonic
conductor:
Zubin Mehta (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1977)
recording of:
Fanfare for the Common Man (for brass and percussion orchestra)
composer:
Aaron Copland (composer) (in 1942)
was commissioned by:
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Eugene Goossens (Sir Eugene Goossens, composer and conductor, third of the Eugène Goossens dynasty)
premiered by:
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (on 1943-03-12) and Eugene Goossens (Sir Eugene Goossens, composer and conductor, third of the Eugène Goossens dynasty) (on 1943-03-12)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. (USA, publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Aaron Copland2:46
2Candide: Overture
orchestra:
Los Angeles Philharmonic
conductor:
Zubin Mehta (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1976)
recording of:
Candide: Overture
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist)
part of:
Candide
Leonard Bernstein4:19
3Adagio
engineer:
Simon Eadon (classical music engineer)
producer:
Chris Hazell
orchestra:
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (from 1991-09-30 until 1991-10-01)
conductor:
David Zinman (conductor) (from 1991-09-30 until 1991-10-01)
balance engineer:
Simon Eadon (classical music engineer) (from 1991-09-30 until 1991-10-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1992) and The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1992)
recorded at:
Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall (Meyerhoff Symphony Hall) in Baltimore, Maryland, United States (from 1991-09-30 until 1991-10-01)
recording of:
Adagio for Strings (from 1991-09-30 until 1991-10-01)
orchestrator:
Samuel Barber (American composer) (in 1938)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American composer) (in 1936)
premiered by:
NBC Symphony Orchestra (on 1938-11-05) and Arturo Toscanini (conductor) (on 1938-11-05)
premiered at:
[radio broadcast] (1938-11-05)
publisher:
Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and G. Schirmer Inc.
arrangement of:
String Quartet, op. 11: II. Molto adagio
Samuel Barber8:46
4Sunrise
orchestra:
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1983)
recording of:
Grand Canyon Suite: I. Sunrise
composer:
Ferde Grofé (pianist, arranger, conductor and composer) (from 1929 until 1931)
part of:
Grand Canyon Suite
Ferde Grofé6:46
5Rhapsody in Blue
piano:
Julius Katchen (pianist)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
István Kertész (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1969)
recording of:
Rhapsody in Blue (transcription for solo piano by Gershwin 1927)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
piano arranger:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Harms, Inc. (in 1927)
arrangement of:
Rhapsody in Blue (original 1924 jazz band version, less often performed)
George Gershwin15:50
6Stars and Stripes Forever
orchestra:
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1984)
recording of:
The Stars and Stripes Forever
composer:
John Philip Sousa (conductor and composer) (in 1896)
John Philip Sousa3:28
7Washington Post
orchestra:
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1984)
recording of:
The Washington Post
composer:
John Philip Sousa (conductor and composer) (in 1889)
John Philip Sousa2:28
8Rodeo: Saturday Night Waltz
orchestra:
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1982)
recording of:
Rodeo: Saturday Night Waltz
composer:
Aaron Copland (composer) (in 1942)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
part of:
Rodeo (Rodeo: Ballet in one act)
Aaron Copland4:17
9Rodeo: Hoe-Down
orchestra:
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1982)
recording of:
Rodeo: Hoe-Down
composer:
Aaron Copland (composer) (in 1942)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
part of:
Rodeo (Rodeo: Ballet in one act)
Aaron Copland3:43
10Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Eric Rogers (British composer, conductor and arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1970)
recording of:
Symphonic Dances from West Side Story: IV. Mambo. Presto
additional orchestrator:
Irwin Kostal (in 1960) and Sid Ramin (in 1960)
orchestrator and composer:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (in 1960)
part of:
Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
Leonard Bernstein21:26
11The Big Country
orchestra:
London Festival Orchestra (“house orchestra” of Decca Records, associated since 1980 with conductor Ross Pople)
conductor:
Stanley Black (bandleader, conductor, pianist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1963)
recording of:
The Big Country: Main Theme
composer:
Jack Lewis (jazz producer), Jerome Moross (American composer and conductor) and Morty Neff
publisher:
Chappell (company that specialized in library and production music)
Jerome Moross3:04
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1Star Wars (main theme)
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer)
orchestra:
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra (in 1977-12)
conductor:
Zubin Mehta (conductor) (in 1977-12)
balance engineer:
Simon Eadon (classical music engineer) (in 1977-12) and James Lock (James Locke, engineer) (in 1977-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1978) and The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1978)
recorded at:
Royce Hall in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1977-12)
cover recording of:
Main Title (Star Wars) (in 1977-12)
composer:
John Williams (American score composer) (ended)
publisher:
Bantha Music, Fox Fanfare Music Inc., Utapau Music and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
part of:
Star Wars Holiday Special (television soundtrack)
part of:
Star Wars, Episode I: The Phantom Menace (film soundtrack)
part of:
Star Wars, Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002 film score)
part of:
Star Wars, Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (film soundtrack)
part of:
Star Wars, Episode IV: A New Hope (film soundtrack)
part of:
Star Wars, Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker (2019 film score)
part of:
Star Wars, Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (film soundtrack)
part of:
Star Wars, Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (film soundtrack)
part of:
Star Wars, Episode VII: The Force Awakens (2015 film score)
part of:
Star Wars, Episode VIII: The Last Jedi (2017 film score)
part of:
Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
recording of:
Star Wars (Episode IV: A New Hope 1981 radio drama)
writer:
Brian Daley
composer:
John Williams (American score composer)
cover recording of:
Star Wars: Suite / Main Title
composer:
John Williams (American score composer)
John Williams5:13
2Appalachian Spring: Variations on a Shaker Hymn
orchestra:
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1986)
recording of:
Appalachian Spring Suite: VII. Doppio movimento: Variations on a Shaker Hymn (Simple Gifts)
composer:
Aaron Copland (composer) (from 1943 until 1944)
is based on:
Simple Gifts
part of:
Appalachian Spring Suite (for full orchestra, 1945)
Aaron Copland3:01
3Appalachian Spring: Coda
orchestra:
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1986)
recording of:
Appalachian Spring Suite: VIII. Moderato: Coda
composer:
Aaron Copland (composer) (from 1943 until 1944)
part of:
Appalachian Spring Suite (for full orchestra, 1945)
Aaron Copland2:59
4Variations on America
orchestra:
Los Angeles Philharmonic
conductor:
Zubin Mehta (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1976)
recording of:
Variations on "America", S. 140 (original version for organ)
composer:
Charles Ives (American composer)
part of:
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Music of Charles Ives (number: S. 140)
Charles Ives6:52
5Porgy & Bess: A Symphonic Picture
orchestra:
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor)
arranger:
Robert Russell Bennett (American composer and arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1983)
recording of:
Porgy and Bess: A Symphonic Picture (arr. Robert Russell Bennett)
orchestrator:
Robert Russell Bennett (American composer and arranger) (in 1942)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (from 1934 until 1935)
was commissioned by:
Fritz Reiner (conductor)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
is based on:
Porgy and Bess
George Gershwin23:59
6America (from West Side Story)
performer:
Len Stevens & Orchestra
arranger:
Len Stevens (composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1960)
recording of:
West Side Story: America (Anita, Shark Girls)
lyricist:
Stephen Sondheim
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist)
publisher:
Jalni Publications Inc., Universal/MCA Music (music publisher; do not use as release label!) and The Leonard Bernstein Music Publishing Company LLC (in 1957)
part of:
West Side Story
Leonard Bernstein2:56
7El Salon Mexico
orchestra:
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1982)
recording of:
El Salón México
premiered in:
Ciudad de México (Mexico City), Mexico (on 1937-08-27)
composer:
Aaron Copland (composer) (from 1932 until 1936)
premiered by:
Carlos Chávez (Mexican composer/conductor) (on 1937-08-27) and Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de México (National Symphony Orchestra of Mexico) (on 1937-08-27)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Aaron Copland10:31
8Gone with the Wind (selection)
orchestra:
London Festival Orchestra (“house orchestra” of Decca Records, associated since 1980 with conductor Ross Pople)
conductor:
Stanley Black (bandleader, conductor, pianist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1975)
recording of:
Gone With the Wind (soundtrack from the 1939 film)
composer:
Max Steiner
Max Steiner6:22
9Down by the Riverside
choir vocals:
The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square (fka Mormon Tabernacle Choir)
conductor:
Jerold Ottley (conductor)
performer:
Mormon Tabernacle Choir (fka Mormon Tabernacle Choir)
arranger:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1991)
recording of:
Down by the Riverside
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
[traditional]4:25
10When the Saints
conductor:
Jerold Ottley (conductor)
performer:
Mormon Tabernacle Choir (fka Mormon Tabernacle Choir)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1991)
recording of:
When the Saints Go Marching In
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 13983)
version of:
When the Saints Go Marching In
[traditional]4:16
11Battle Hymn of the Republic
conductor:
Jerold Ottley (conductor)
performer:
Mormon Tabernacle Choir (fka Mormon Tabernacle Choir)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1991)
recording of:
Battle Hymn of the Republic (Glory, Glory, Hallelujah)
lyricist:
Julia Ward Howe (American poet)
composer:
William Steffe (in 1856)
part of:
Hymns of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1985 Hymnal) (number: 60) and Roud Folk Song Index (number: V17636)
is based on:
John Brown’s Body (Glory, Glory, Hallelujah)
[traditional]5:06

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photography:L. Dickinson (photographer)
design:P. Linard Marketing and Advertising (design/illustration)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1994)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/11484272 [info]