America sings. Vol. I : The founding years (1620-1800).

Format:

Sound recording

Contributor:

Smith, Gregg, conductor.

Gregg Smith Singers, performer.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vocal music--United States--17th century.

Vocal music.

Vocal music--United States--18th century.

Psalms (Music).

Anthems.

Hymns, English.

United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Songs and music.

United States.

Moravians--United States--Music.

Moravians.

Songs with harpsichord.

Genre:

Sound recordings.

Songs.

Music.

Physical Description:

2 audio discs : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in.

4 3/4 in.

Other Title:

Founding years (1620-1800)

Place of Publication:

Englewood Cliffs, NJ : Vox Box, [1993]

Language Note:

Sung in English.

System Details:

digital

optical

1.4 m/s

stereo

digital recording

Contents:

The Ainsworth and Bay Psalters: Ainsworth Psalms. 100 ; 25 ; 1 ; 111 ; 97; 55 ; 34 ; 13 ; 27 ; 18 ; 75; 37 ; 39 ; 33 ; 24 ; 84 (11:30). Bay Psalms. 4 : Oxford Tune ; 23 : Low Dutch Tune ; 73 : York Tune ; 39 : Martyr's Tune ; 100 : "Old Hundredth" (7:23)

Sacred music of the Revolutionary period (28:17): Canon : Thus saith the High / William Billings. Four hymns (China / Timothy Swan. Despair ; Amanda / Justin Morgan. Salisbury / Oliver Brownson). Three fuging tunes (Montgomery / Morgan. Russia / Daniel Read. Northfield / Jeremiah Ingalls)

Anthem : Behold I bring you glad tidings / Joseph Stevenson

Anthem : O be joyful in the Lord / William Selby

Anthem : As the hart panteth / Billings.

Eight songs for solo voice and keyboard. Come fair Rosina ; My love is gone to sea ; Beneath a weeping willow's shade ; Enraptur'd I gaze ; Oer the hills far away ; See, down Maria's blushing cheek ; Rondo: My gen'rous heart disdains ; The traveler benighted and lost / Francis Hopkinson (27:29).

Music from 18th century American tune books (16:05): Introduction: 3 tunes (Standish ; Isle of Wight ; 100 Psalm tune new) / Tufts. Grounds and rules: 4 tunes (Southwell new ; Windsor ; Litchfield ; Psalm 148) / Walter. Urania: 3 tunes (Standish ; Isle of Wight ; 100 Psalm tune new) / Lyon. One tune, four sources (Cambridge tune : from Ainsworth & Bay Psalters ; Southwell tune : from Walter and Lyon tune books). The Lord descended from above ; 19th psalm / Lyon

Music of the American Moravians (21:08). O be glad, ye daughters of His people / Jeremiah Dencke. God was in Jesus / Johannes Herbst. I will make an everlasting covenant ; I will freely sacrifice to Thee / Johann Friedrich Peter. How beautiful upon the mountains / John Antes. O, there's a sight that rends my heart ; Look ye, how my servants shall be feasting / Simon Peter

Secular music of the American Revolution (34:24): Bunker Hill / Andrew Law. An homage to George Washington (A toast / Hopkinson ; Washington's march / anonymous ; Ode for the New Year / Selby ; Funeral dirge on the death of General Washington / Peter Van Hagen, Sr.). The seasons / Daniel Belknap. Two anthems on the same text (Down steers the bass / Read ; Consonance / Billings). Four ballads (My days have been so wond'rous free / Hopkinson. A cook my good masters / anon. The mischievous bee / Kelly. Last week I took a wife / Kelly). Friendship : an ode / Lyon.

Participant:

Various vocal soloists ; Gregg Smith Singers ; Gregg Smith, conductor.

Notes:

Principally hymns, anthems and songs.

Title from container.

Compact discs.

Analog recording.

Program notes, in part by Gregg Smith (23 p.) laid in container.

Contains:

Billings, William, 1746-1800. Vocal music. Selections

Hopkinson, Francis, 1737-1791. Songs (1788)

Bible. Psalms. English. Ainsworth. Selections.

Bible. Psalms. Selections. English. Bay Psalm book

OCLC:

63602263

Publisher Number:

SVBX 5350 Vox Box