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Hear audio files with complete music selections using Real Player at these links:

New England Composers No. 1: Remembering Edwin A. Jones

New England Music Archive: Top 40 from the Past

Music by Roger Hall, Volumes 1 and 2

Shaker Music: The Story of 'Simple Gifts'

Shaker CD Releases: For the Love of Zion


 

Highlights from American Music History

Read about music composed or published in America in the

American Music Timeline, 1640-1890

 

Coming later in 2008...

The second part of American Music Timeline will have highlights between 1890 and 1990.

 


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New England Music

 

Did you know that the earliest American Christmas carols were written in New England?
Read more at

Christmas Music in New England

See the tributes to these New England composers:

George W. Chadwick

Edwin A. Jones

Read the list of Top 40 titles from New England's past at

New England Music Archive [NEMA]

What is the oldest choral organization in the United States?
To find out, click on this link:

Singing Stoughton

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Classical Composers

See the list of American composers who have been selected each year for the

Tunemaker Hall of Fame

There is rare music by American composers from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries at

American Music Recordings Collection [AMRC]

American Music Timeline, Part One [AMT]

See the available recordings at the

Society for Earlier American Music [SEAM]

Read about these American composers:

Leroy Anderson

Aaron Copland

Roger Lee Hall

Edward MacDowell

George Templeton Strong

 

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Popular Songs

The Eighth Annual National Carry A Tune Week will be held October 5 - 11, 2008

To see the survey lists from past annual events, click on these links:

National Carry A Tune Week 2007

National Carry A Tune Week 2006

National Carry A Tune Week 2005

 

Was he really The King of Rock n' Roll? Read an essay about the singing career of

Elvis Presley

Besides the popularity of Elvis, there were other songs that remained popular thoughout the 1950s.

See if you have any favorites among the 50 songs listed at

Remembering 1958

Remembering 1957

Remembering 1956

 

A list of vintage songwriters from "The Great American Songbook" can be found at

Popular Songwriters

 

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Shaker Music

 

Read about the history of America's oldest communal society at this link:

Shaker Music History

 

Do you know who wrote the most famous Shaker song, "Simple Gifts"?

To find out, click on this link:

Simple Gifts

 

For a list of recordings of original and arranged Shaker tunes, go to

CD Releases

See the photo and read about the historic event when

Aaron Copland Meets The Shakers

 

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Film Music

 

A new series titled "Film Focus" has begun highlighting one classic film and its composer.

These are now available:

No. 1: Hugo Friedhofer and THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES

No. 2: Miklos Rozsa and PLYMOUTH ADVENTURE

No. 3: Max Steiner and KING KONG

No. 4: Elmer Bernstein and THE TEN COMMANDMENTS

 

Centennial tributes to:

Gene Autry

Bette Davis

Miklos Rozsa

James (Jimmy) Stewart)

John Wayne

 

Read the survey of

100 Essential Film Scores, 1933-1993

The Best Film Music of 2007

 

For additional information:

Film Composer Tributes

Film Composers and Soundtraclks

 

For CD reviews and other news, go to

Film Music Review

 

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