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1812 OVERTURE, OP. 49 (Finale) 1812 OVERTURE, OP. 49 (Finale)
THE FAMOUS ENDING OF TCHAIKOVSKY'S 1812 OVERTURE, COMPLETE WITH CANNONS, BELLS, AND CHIMES. HE WROTE THIS IN 1880 FOR THE CONSECRATION OF A TEMPLE BUILT AS A MEMORIAL TO RUSSIAN SOLDIERS. PERFORMED BY THE 1975 U.S. MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY BAND.
A CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL A CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL
A HARMONIOUS OVERTURE OF CHRISTMAS CAROLS: JOY TO THE WORLD, DECK THE HALLS, GOD REST YE MERRY GENTLEMEN, HARK THE HERALD ANGELS SING, SILENT NIGHT, JINGLE BELLS, OH COME LET US ADORE HIM. LEROY ANDERSON, COMPOSER. PERFORMED BY USAF GOLDEN WEST BAND.
A FESTIVAL PRELUDE A FESTIVAL PRELUDE
'A FESTIVAL PRELUDE' WAS WRITTEN BY ALFRED REED IN 1957 IN COMMEMORATION OF THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE TRI-STATE MUSIC FESTIVAL. IT IS REGARDED AS ONE OF HIS MOST BRILLIANT AND POWERFUL WORKS. PERFORMED BY THE CAL POLY SYMPHONIC BAND.
A FESTIVE OVERTURE (Alfred Reed) A FESTIVE OVERTURE (Alfred Reed)
THIS WAS COMPOSED BY ALFRED REED (1921-2005), ONE OF AMERICA'S MOST PROLIFIC AND FREQUENTLY PERFORMED COMPOSERS. THIS WAS WRITTEN IN 1965. REED STUDIED AT BOTH THE JULLIARD SCHOOL AND BAYLOR UNIV.. PERFORMED BY THE 1975 BARRIE COLLEGIATE BAND.
A GATHERING OF ANGELS A GATHERING OF ANGELS
A TRIBUTE TO DR. DAVID FENNELL, ASST. DIRECTOR OF THE ANGELO ST. UNIV. BAND (TEXAS) FOR 20 YEARS. HE DIED TRAGICALLY AFTER CONTRACTING AIDS FROM A BLOOD TRANSFUSION. WRITTEN BY PROFESSOR JARED SPEARS. THIS IS THE PREMIERE PERFORMANCE AT THE 1996 TMEA
A JUBILANT OVERTURE A JUBILANT OVERTURE
PERFORMED BY THE TMEA ALL STATE CONCERT BAND, DURING MY SOPHOMORE YEAR, RALPH G. LAYCOCK CONDUCTOR. WRITTEN BY ALFRED REED IN 1970. HE WAS ONE OF AMERICA'S MOST PROLIFIC AND FREQUENTLY PERFORMED COMPOSERS WITH MORE THAN 200 PUBLISHED WORKS.
A NIGHT IN JUNE A NIGHT IN JUNE
THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL SERENADE WRITTEN BY FAMOUS BANDMASTER KARL L. KING, THE SUCCESSOR TO JOHN PHILIP SOUSA. HE WROTE AROUND 400 MARCHES, BUT ALSO WROTE A FEW WALTZES, OVERTURES AND THIS SERENADE. HIS MOST FAMOUS COMPOSITION IS 'BARNUM AND BAILEY'S".
'A PASSING FANTASY' 'A PASSING FANTASY'
THIS WAS INSPIRED BY THE BOOK 'LIFE AFTER LIFE' BY DR. RAYMOND MOODY. THE MUSIC DEPICTS EXPERIENCES IMMEDIATELY AFTER DEATH AS REPORTED IN NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCES AND BY MEDIUMS. IF YOU'VE READ THIS, THE MUSIC MAKES SENSE. IF NOT, IT MAY SOUND STRANGE
A SACRED SUITE A SACRED SUITE
ALL HAIL THE POWER OF JESUS' NAME, SWEET HOUR OF PRAYER, WHEN I SURVEY THE WONDROUS CROSS, ONWARD CHRISTIAN SOLDIERS, BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC, ETC...WRITTEN BY ALFRED REED IN 1962. PERFORMED BY THE 1973 WHEATON COLLEGE CONCERT BAND.
A TRUMPETER'S PRAYER A TRUMPETER'S PRAYER
THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL COMPOSITION BY SALVADOR 'TUTTI' CAMARATA, WHO WAS ALSO A TRUMPETER. HE WROTE THIS FOR CONRAD GOZZO, WHO PLAYED ONE OF THE PUREST TRUMPETS EVER. NARRATED BY RAY LANDERS, PERFORMED BY THE 1966 RICE UNIVERSITY CONCERT BAND.
A. P.'S DELIGHT A. P.'S DELIGHT
THIS WAS WRITTEN BY ERIC SCHMIDT AND PERFORMED BY THE CAL POLY TECH STUDIO BAND DIRECTED BY WILLIAM V. JOHNSON. UNDER HIS DIRECTION (1966-1996) THE BAND PROGRAM GAINED PROMINENCE AND PERFORMED AT MANY PRO FOOTBALL GAMES AND L.A. LAKERS GAMES.
ACCLAMATION ACCLAMATION
PERFORMED BY THE TMEA REGION X ALL REGION BAND DURING MY FRESHMAN YEAR. THIS IS A WONDERFUL, RARELY HEARD COMPOSITION WRITTEN BY CLAUDE T. SMITH IN 1969. SMITH WAS A PROLIFIC COMPOSER WHO COMPLETED OVER 110 COMPOSITIONS FOR BAND.
ACCLAMATION (Texas Tech Concert Band)) ACCLAMATION (Texas Tech Concert Band))
THIS IS ANOTHER PERFORMANCE OF 'ACCLAMATION' BY CLAUDE T. SMITH WHO COMPOSED AND CONDUCTED THE 1977 TEXAS TECH UNIV. CONCERT BAND ON ALL SONGS ON THIS ALBUM.
ACHIEVED IS THE GLORIOUS WORK (from The Creation) ACHIEVED IS THE GLORIOUS WORK (from The Creation)
'THE CREATION' IS AN ORATORIO WRITTEN IN 3 PARTS BY JOSEPH HAYDEN BETWEEN 1796 AND 1798. THE SONG DEPICTS AND CELEBRATES THE CREATION OF THE WORLD AS DESCRIBED IN THE BIBLICAL BOOK OF GENESIS. PERFORMED BY THE 1976 WHEATON COLLEGE TROMBONE QUARTET.
ACROSTIC SONG from 'Final Alice' ACROSTIC SONG from 'Final Alice'
THE BEAUTIFUL 'ACROSTIC SONG' IS THE FINAL MOVEMENT FROM 'FINAL ALICE', A SERIES OF ELABORATE ARIAS FROM THE LAST 2 CHAPTERS OF 'ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND", WRITTEN BY DAVID DEL TREDICI. PERFORMED MY SOPHOMORE YEAR IN THE TMEA ALL STATE BAND.
ACTION FRONT MARCH ACTION FRONT MARCH
THIS IS A CHARATERISTIC GERMAN STYLE MARCH WRITTEN BY HERMANN BLANKENBURG IN 1908. HE COMPOSED AT LEAST 300 MILITARY MARCHES BUT MOST WERE LOST OR DESTROYED BECAUSE OF TURMOIL IN HIS LIFE. PERFORMED BY THE 1968 TEXAS ALL STATE SYMPHONIC BAND.
AL FRESCO (Karel Husa) AL FRESCO (Karel Husa)
'AL FRESCO' IS ANOTHER OF THE BRILLIANT CONTEMPORARY WORKS WRITTEN BY CZECH COMPOSER KAREL HUSA IN 1975. HIS COMPOSITIONS EMIT SERIOUS MESSAGES, I.E. - ENVIRONMENTAL WARNINGS, WAR, HUNGER, EVERYDAY KILLINGS. PERFORMED BY THE 1987 BAYLOR WIND ENSEMBLE
ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT
A BEAUTIFUL, SMOOTH POP ARRANGEMENT FOR CONCERT BAND, WRITTEN BY SAMMY NESTICO, PROLIFIC COMPOSER AND ARRANGER OF BIG BAND MUSIC. HE IS MOST KNOWN FOR HIS ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE COUNT BASIE ORCHESTRA AND FOR THE U.S. AIR FORCE AND MARINE BANDS.
AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL
SAMUEL WARD ORIGINALLY WROTE THIS MUSIC FOR A DIFFERENT SONG IN 1888, BUT APPLIED IT TO THE WORDS WRITTEN BY KATHERINE BATES IN 1865. IT HAS BEEN PROPOSED MANY TIMES TO REPLACE THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER. PERFORMED BY THE 1968 LOUISIANA ALL STATE BAND.
AMERICANS WE AMERICANS WE
COMPOSED BY HENRY FILLMORE IN 1929, WHO WROTE OVER 250 WORKS AND ARRANGED OVER 750 OTHERS. HE PUBLISHED UNDER EIGHT PSEUDONYMS TO PREVENT SATURATING THE WORKS WITH HIS OWN NAME. PERFORMED AT THE NATIONAL MUSIC CAMP BY H.S. SYMPHONIC BAND #2.
