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"Music refines the taste, purifies the heart, and elevates our nature. It does more: it soothes in sorrow, tranqillizes in passion, and wears away the irritabilities of life. It intensifies love, it fires the patriotism, and makes the altar of our devotion burn
with a purer, holier fire."
-- W.W. Hall
Hall's Journal of Health, 1862
See a special tribute to the man who was U.S. President
during the 1860s at
Lincoln and Liberty: Music from Abraham Lincoln's Era
New England Music
Read the list of first performances in Massachusetts for the music of
You can read about music by these New England composers:
Hear rare musicperformed on this CD:
See the list of Top 40 titles from New England's distant past at
New England Music Archive [NEMA]
What is the oldest choral organization in the United States?
To find out, click on this link:
Classical Composers
See the list of recordings available at:
American Music Recordings Archive [AMRA]
Read the composer tributes at:
See the list of American composers who have been selected for
Favorite American Composers Web Poll
Read about the activities and recordings of the
Society for Earlier American Music [SEAM]
Popular Songs
Participate in the next survey atNational Carry A Tune Week 2010
To see the survey lists from this annual event, click on these links:
National Carry A Tune Week 2009
National Carry A Tune Week 2008
National Carry A Tune Week 2007
National Carry A Tune Week 2006
National Carry A Tune Week 2005
1956 was an important year in American popular songs, with the shift away from adult pop music and the emergence of Elvis Presley as a superstar. To read about his early career, see
How many songs from the 1950s do you know? See the lists of
Song Hits 1956
Song Hits 1957
Song Hits 1958A list of vintage songwriters plus a short video featuring a lively song played by George Gershwin at the piano can be found at this link:
For information about cowboys and western music, see
Shaker Music
Read about the history of America's oldest communal society at this link:
Did you know that the most famous Shaker song, "Simple Gifts," was not a hymn ?
Find out more atJoseph Brackett's 'Simple Gifts'
For a list of recordings of original and arranged Shaker tunes, go here:
See a photo of the historic meeting when
Aaron Copland Meets the Shakers
Film Music
A few anniversary tributes
"Ac-cent-tchu-ate The Positive"
Johnny Mercer in Hollywood"Mr. Lucky" -- Memories of Henry Mancini
"River Of No Return"
A Centennial Tribute to Ken DarbyTWILIGHT ZONE 50th Anniversary Tribute
See the choices for
Learn more about
Film Composers and Soundtracks
For this year's issues with CD reviews and other news, go to this e-zine:
Read about
See the list of
100 Essential Film Scores of the 20th Century
See items available at
American Music Recordings Archive [AMRA]
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