Songs of the Spanish Civil War.

Format:

Sound recording

Contributor:

Alexander Street Press.

Language:

Spanish

Subjects (All):

Spain--History--Civil War, 1936-1939--Songs and music.

Spain.

Popular music--Spain--1931-1940.

Popular music.

War songs--Spain.

War songs.

Political ballads and songs--Spain.

Political ballads and songs.

Genre:

Popular music.

Songs.

Military music.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (65 minutes)

Other Title:

Songs of the Spanish Civil War, Volumes 1 & 2

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 2014.

Language Note:

Sung in Spanish, English, German, and French.

System Details:

digital

optical

stereo

audio file

Contents:

Volume 1, part 1, Songs of the Lincoln Brigade. Jarama Valley (2:47) ; Cookhouse/The young man from Alcalá (2:37) ; Quartermaster song (2:02) ; Viva la Quince Brigada = Long live the 15th Brigade (2:45) ; El Quinto Regimiento = The Fifth Regiment (2:18) ; Si me quieres escribir = If you want to write to me (2:36) (performed by Pete Seeger, Tom Glazer, Baldwin (Butch) Hawes, Bess Hawes)

part 2, Six songs for democracy. Los cuatro generales = The four generals (2:37) ; Die Thälmann-Kolonne = The Thaelmann column (2:57) ; Hans Beimler (2:21) ; Das Lied von der Einheitsfront = Song of the United Front (2:42) ; Lied der Internationalen Brigaden = Song of the International Brigades (2:32) ; Die Moorsoldaten = The peat-bog soldiers (2:58) (sung by Ernst Busch and chorus)

Volume 2, part 1. Jarama (2:52) ; On the Jarama Front (2:43) ; Ballad of the XI Brigage (3:07) ; Hans Beimler, comrade (2:51) ; Die Thälmann-Kolonne = The Thaelmann column (2:42) (Woody Guthrie; Ernst Busch accompanied by chorus and orchestra)

part 2, "Songs we remember." Santa Espina (2:22) ; Sevillanos (2:24) ; The road to Avilés (2:40) (sung by the people of Catalonia, Seville, and Asturias, Spain)

part 3, From "Behind the barbed wire." La Guardia Rossa = The Red Guard (2:30) ; Wie hinterm Draht = Behind the barbed wire (2:51) ; La joven guardia = The youthful guardsmen (2:19) ; Au devant de la vie = Toward the new life (2:45) (sung by Bart van der Schelling and the Exiles Chorus, directed by Earl Robinson).

Participant:

Various performers.

Notes:

Title from cover image (viewed December 2, 2021).

Includes program notes in English.

Streaming audio files.

Other Format:

Original cat. no.: SFW40188

OCLC:

960106344

Publisher Number:

ASP3162757/glmu

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.