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Table of Contents:

• Star-spangled overture from American ballads / Morton Gould ; transcribed by James C. Ripley (5:09)
• American hymn / William Schuman (10:12)
• Silent moves the symphony true / Dominick DiOrio (11:51)
• October : opus 131 / Dmitri Shostakovich ; transcribed by MSgt Preston Mitchell (12:34)
• Symphonie funèbre et triomphale : opus 15. Marche funèbre (17:11) ; Oraison funèbre (7:09) ; Apothèose (10:11) / Hector Berlioz ; edited by Jonathan Elkus.

Contributors:

Fettig, Jason , conductor

Tucker, Scott, 1957- , conductor

Harding, Matthew (Trumpet player) , instrumentalist

Barlow, Samuel , instrumentalist

Gould, Morton, 1913-1996

Schuman, William, 1910-1992

DiOrio, Dominick, 1984-

Shostakovich, Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich, 1906-1975

Berlioz, Hector, 1803-1869

United States Marine Band , instrumentalist, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/itr

Choral Arts Society of Washington , singer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/sng

Languages:

English
French

Language Notes:

Sung in English (3rd work) and French (5th work).

Included Works:

American ballads [by Gould, M.] > Star-spangled overture (arranged)

American hymn [by Schuman, W.]

Silent moves the symphony true [by DiOrio, D.]

Okti︠a︡brʹ [by Shostakovich, D.D.] (arranged)

Symphonie funèbre et triomphale [by Berlioz, H.]

Subjects:

Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892 — Musical settings

Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967 — Musical settings

Band music

Band music, Arranged

Anthems

Overtures (Band), Arranged

Variations (Band)

Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices) with band

Symphonic poems (Band), Arranged

Symphonies (Band)

Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892

Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967

Genres:

Overtures

Variations (Music)

Symphonic poems

Symphonies

Arrangements (Music)

Musical settings

Performers:

"The President's Own" United States Marine Band ; Colonel Jason K. Fettig, director ; featuring the Choral Arts Society of Washington ; Scott Tucker, artistic director ; with MGySgt Matthew Harding, trumpet (3rd work) ; GySgt Samuel Barlow, trombone (5th work, 2nd movement).

Performance Medium:

1 ensemble: band
1 performer and 1 ensemble: mixed chorus; solo trumpet; band
1 performer and 1 ensemble: mixed chorus; solo trombone; band
2 ensembles: mixed chorus; band

General Notes:

Title from disc label.
Program and biographical notes in English, and texts in English and French with English translations (34 pages) inserted in container.

Physical Description:

1 audio disc (1:14:22) ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal; 4 3/4 in.; 1.4 m/s; mass-produced

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical; stereo

Digital Characteristics:

audio file; CD audio

Call Numbers:

LPCD 163,477

Other Standard Numbers:

Publisher Number, United States Marine Band: USMB CD-35

OCLC Numbers:

1135863328