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News 2007
Hear audio files with complete music selections using Real Player are available at these links:
New England Composers No. 1 -- Remembering Edwin A. Jones
New England Music Archive -- Top 40 from the Past
Shaker Music -- The Story of 'Simple Gifts'
Shaker Arrangements -- For the Love of Zion CD
New from PineTree Productions!
Shaker Music:
For the Love of Zion (CD and songbook)
The Humble Heart -- Twenty-four Shaker Spirituals (CD)
Film Music:
A Guide to Film Music -- Songs and Scores (updated 3rd edition)
eBook:
"Dream World" -- Songs, Poems and Stories (with audio files)
Did you know that the earliest American Christmas carols were written in New England?
Read more atChristmas Music in New England
You can find tributes to these two New England composers:
See a 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:
See the list of American composers who have been selected thus far for the
There is rare music by American composers from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries at
American Music Recordings Collection [AMRC]
The Seventh Annual National Carry A Tune Week was held October 7 - 13, 2007.
Over 200 tunes have been chosen so far, held every year near the birthday of America's first prominent composer, William Billings (1746-1800).
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 CDs of original and arranged Shaker tunes, go to
See a photo of the historic meeting between composer Aaron Copland and several Shaker sisters at
Aaron Copland Meets The Shakers
A new series titled "Film Focus" has begun highlighting one classic film and its composer.
The first two are:
Hugo Friedhofer and THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES
Miklos Rozsa and PLYMOUTH ADVENTURE
What are the longest running awards given exclusively for film music? See the latest Sammy Awards for film music announced here
See these links for film composers:
Film Composers and Soundtraclks
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