New England Choral Sampler: From The Pilgrims To Peace

New England Choral Sampler:

From The Pilgrims To Peace

This CD from the American Music Recordings Archive [AMRA No. 15]
has music from the time of the landing of the Pilgrims in the
17th century to anniversary tributes in the 20th century.

It includes music of historical importance in New England history, such as:

psalms of The Pilgrims and Puritans (Nos. 1- 3)
music of the American Revolution (Nos. 5 - 8)
a song about ratification of the U.S. Constitution (No. 7)
music by early New England singing masters (Nos. 9 - 14)
religious music of Native Americans and Shakers (Nos. 16, 17 - 18)
music for Thanksgiving (Nos. 10, 25) and Christmas (Nos. 14, 27)
music for two Peace Jubilees in Boston (Nos. 21- 22)
a song for the Temperance Movement (No. 23)
song for Boston's Jubilee 350 in 1980 (No. 29)
anti-war song based on a poem written by a teenage girl
during the War of 1812 (No. 30)

1. Pilgrims: Arrival in the New World/Psalm 8 -- Ainsworth Psalter

2. Pilgrims: Thanksgiving/ Psalm 100 -- Ainsworth Psalter

3. Puritans: Psalm 23 -- Bay Psalm Book

4. Puritans: 100th Psalm New -- Rev. John Tufts, 1720s (first American tune?)

5. Two Texts/Same Tune: British Grenadiers & Free America (ca. 1770)Pirate Ballad: Captain Kidd

6. Broadside Text and Popular Tune: Father and I went down to camp -- words: Edward Bangs, 1776/ tune: YANKEE DOODLE, arranged by William A. Fisher

7. Broadside Ballad: The 'Vention Did In Boston Meet (Yankee Song)--
tune: YANKEE DOODLE,1788, arranged by Roger Hall

8. Same Tune/ Two Different Texts: Chester -- words and music by William Billings, 1778/ music by William Billings, 1786

9. Fuging Tune: The Bird -- William Billings, 1790

10. Anthem For Thanksgiving -- William Billings, 1794

11. Hymn Tune: Coronation -- Oliver Holden, 1793

12. Fuging Tune: Victory -- Daniel Read, 1793

13. Fuging Tune: New Jerusalem -- Jeremiah Ingalls, 1796

14. Christmas Carol: New Bethlehem -- Edward French, 1799

15. Patriotic Song: My Country 'Tis Of Thee -- words: Samuel F. Smith, 1831

16. Narragansett Indian Hymn -- Thomas Cummock, 1845

17 .Shaker Dance Song: Simple Gifts -- Elder Joseph Brackett Jr., 1848/
edited by Roger Hall

18. Shaker Anthem: Millennial Praise -- Elder James G. Russell, 1883

19. Song of the Old Folks --words: Albert Laighton, 1855/tune: Auld Lang Syne

20. Two Texts/ Same Tune: John Brown, 1861; and Battle Hymn Of The Republic -- Julia Ward Howe, 1862/tune: Glory, Hallelujah

21. National Peace Jubilee in Boston: Hymn of Peace --
words: Oliver Wendell Holmes, 1869/ tune: American Hymn by Matthias Keller

22. World's Peace Jubilee and International Music Festival in Boston:
Peace And Music -- Dudley Buck, 1872

23. Temperance Song: Sons And Daughters Of The Pilgrims, 1870s

24. Cantata Aria: How Beautiful Upon The Mountains -- Edwin A. Jones, 1881

25. Prayer of Thanksgiving: We Gather Together -- English translation, 1894

27. Christmas: Chorale from NOEL -- music by George W. Chadwick, 1909

28. Song: The Collection -- music by Charles E. Ives, 1920

29. Commemorative Hymn: O, Boston! -- tune: Psalm 100, arranged by Roger Hall in 1980 for Boston's 350th birthday -- FIRST PERFORMANCE

30. Anti-War Song: Peace -- words: Esther Talbot, 1814/music: Roger Hall, 1981-- FIRST PERFORMANCE

Here are a few sample audio files (for personal listening only)
using Real Player

No. 9 - "The Bird"
(William Billings, 1790)

No. 19 - "Song of
the Old Folks"
(tune: Auld Lang Syne)

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Read about the best known Shaker song at this link:

Joseph Brackett's "Simple Gifts"