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Singing New Englanders:
From The Pilgrims To The Shakers
Compiled By Roger Hall
This disc has music from the time of the landing of the Pilgrims to
the Shakers in the early 20th century. It includes music for historical periods, such as: the psalms of Pilgrims and Puritans (Nos. 1- 4); hymn for the end of the American Revolution (no. 11); song for the Second United States President based on an English drinking song (No. 17); songs during the Civil War (Nos. 21- 24). Holiday music is also included for Easter (No. 26) and Christmas (No. 27). The last three are Shaker spirituals (Nos. 28-30).
Tracks:
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)
5. Pirate Ballad: Captain Kidd
6. Narragansett Indian Hymn
7. Broadside Ballad: The Liberty Song (words: John Dickinson/arr. W.A. Fisher)8. Two Texts/Same Tune: British Grenadiers & Free America (ca. 1770)
9. Father and I went down to camp (tune: YANKEE DOODLE/ arr. W.A. Fisher)
10. War Song: Chester (William Billings, 1778/ tune only, 1786)
11. Thanksgiing Hymn: Kittery (William Billings, 1778/ ed. Roger Hall)
12. The Bird (William Billings, 1790)
13. Victory (Daniel Read, 1793)
14. Jubilant (Supply Belcher, 1794)
15. New Jerusalem (Jeremiah Ingalls, 1796)
16. Dormant (Jacob French, 1802)
17. Two Texts/ Same Tune: Adams and Liberty/ To Anacreon (1798)
18. The Star Spangled Banner (Francis Scott Key, 1814/arr. Robert Kemp)
19. Anti-War Song: Peace (words: Esther Talbot, 1814/music: Roger Hall)
20. Song of the Old Folks (tune: AULD LANG SYNE, 1855)
21. Two Texts/ Same Tune: John Brown & Battle Hymn of the Republic (1862)
22. Spiritual: Go Down, Moses
23. Hymn: Give Us This Day (Stephen Foster, 1863)
24. National Peace Jubilee: Angel of Peace
(poem: Oliver W. Holmes/ music: Matthais Keller, 1869)
25. Cantata Aria: How Beautiful Upon The Mountains
(music: Edwin Arthur Jones, 1881)
26. Easter Carol (music: Charles E. Ives, 1892)
27. Christmas Chorale: How Lovely Shines The Morning Star
(music: George Whitefield. Chadwick, 1909)
28. Shaker Dance Song: Simple Gifts (Joseph Brackett Jr., 1848)
29. Shaker Humility Song: Gentle Words (Polly M. Rupe, 1867/1914, arr. R. Hall)
30. Shaker Anthem: Millennial Praise (James G. Russell, 1883/1908)
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