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News 2007 - 2008
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 Arrangements - For the Love of Zion CD
Highlights from American Music History
Read about music composed or published in America between 1640 and 1890 at the
Coming later in 2008...
The second part of EAMT with music highlights between 1890 and 1990.
Watch for the announcement here.
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Did you know that the earliest American Christmas carols were written in New England?
Read more atChristmas Music in New England
See the tributes to these New England composers:
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:
See the list of American composers who have been selected for the
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 the Dean of American composers at
The Eighth Annual National Carry A Tune Week will be held October 5 - 11, 2008
To see the survey lists from the annual event, 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
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
A list of vintage songwriters can be found at this link:
Read about the history of America's oldest communal society at this link:
Do you know who wrote the most famous Shaker song, "Simple Gifts"?
To find out, click on this link:
Joseph Brackett's 'Simple Gifts'
For a list of recordings of original and arranged Shaker tunes, go to
See the photo and read about the historic event when
Aaron Copland Meets The Shakers
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:
Read the survey of
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Film Composers and Soundtraclks
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