David P. McKay - Music for the Colonial Orchestra [CD] USA import

Folkways Records

David P. McKay - Music for the Colonial Orchestra [CD]

Artist: David P. McKay

Title: Music for the Colonial Orchestra

Condition: New

Format: COMPACT DISCS

Release Date: 2012

Label: Folkways Records

UPC: 093073238029

Genre: Classical Artists

Album Tracks

1. Handel's Water Piece
2. Overture in Ptolomy
3. Overture to Artaxerxes
4. Saliment: Minuetto
5. Felton: Minuet with Variations
6. Stanley: Concerto I
7. Death Song of An Indian Chief
8. A Youth Adorn'd
9. Save Me O Lord
10. Billows Foam
11. Bremner: Little Colonial Suite
12. Bach: Overture III
13. Boyce: Symphony
14. Symphony from Thomas & Sally

The early orchestral repertoire in the American colonies largely reflected current London offerings, with Handel "topping the charts" in both places. This album features music from four basic traditions: Theatrical/Operatic, Concerto, Vocal, and Symphonic. Notably, the first orchestral score published in the United States is here: Hans Gram's The Death Song of an Indian Chief. This 1978 collection was recorded in the pre-Civil War Mechanics Hall, which remains one of the finest performance facilities in New England. Liner notes include background information on the music as well as black-and-white illustrations of colonial-era musicians.