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Title Beautiful dreamer : the great American songbook
Published London : Decca, [1986]

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Contents Jeanie with the light brown hair / Stephen Foster ; arranged David Matthews (4:15) -- Beautiful dreamer / Stephen Foster ; arranged Colin Matthews (3:35) -- If you've only got a moustache (3:05) ; Camptown races (2:18) / Stephen Foster ; arranged David Cullen -- Sometimes I feel like a motherless child (4:44) ; I've just come from the fountain (1:31) / traditional ; arranged Carl Davis -- The Lord's prayer / Alfred Malotte ; arranged Carl Davis (3:57) -- Shenandoah / traditional ; arranged Carl Davis (3:11) -- Billy Boy / traditional ; arranged David Matthews (1:53) -- Go 'way from my window / John Jacob Niles ; arranged David Cullen (3:31) -- Five songs from Old American songs. Simple gifts (1:46) ; Ching-a-ring-chaw (1:32) ; Long time ago (6:13) ; I bought me a cat (2:15) ; At the river (3:23) / arranged Copland -- You're a grand old flag / George M. Cohan ; arranged Carl Davis (3:42) -- When Johnny comes marching home / traditional ; arranged David Matthews (2:04) -- God bless America / Irving Berlin ; arranged Carl Davis (2:53) -- I didn't raise my boy to be a soldier / [words by] Bryan ; [music by] Piantadosi ; arranged Carl Davis (2:25) -- Battle hymn of the republic / traditional ; arranged Carl Davis (3:53)
Notes Arrangements for mezzo-soprano and orchestra of American songs, principally traditional and popular; You're a grand old flag is from the musical George Washington, Jr
Performer Marilyn Horne, mezzo-soprano ; English Chamber Orchestra ; Carl Davis, conductor
Event Recorded 1985 August Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London
Notes Hard copy version record
Subject Songs, English -- United States.
Folk songs, English -- United States.
Popular music -- United States.
National songs -- United States.
Patriotic music -- United States
Spirituals (Songs)
Musicals -- Excerpts, Arranged
Songs (Medium voice) with orchestra.
Sacred songs (Medium voice) with orchestra.
Folk songs, English.
Musicals -- Excerpts, Arranged.
National songs.
Patriotic music.
Popular music.
Sacred songs (Medium voice) with orchestra.
Songs, English.
Songs (Medium voice) with orchestra.
Spirituals (Songs)
United States.
Genre/Form Streaming audio
Spirituals (Songs)
Spirituals (Songs)
Spirituals.
Form Streaming audio
Author Horne, Marilyn, singer.
Davis, Carl, 1936- conductor.
Container of (expression): Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864. Jeanie with the light brown hair; arranged.
Container of (expression): Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864. Beautiful dreamer; arranged
Container of (expression): Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864. If you've only got a moustache; arranged
Container of (expression): Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864. Camptown races; arranged
Container of (expression): Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864. Songs. Selections; arranged.
Container of (expression): Malotte, Albert Hay, 1895-1964. Lord's prayer; arranged
Container of (expression): Niles, John Jacob, 1892-1980. Go 'way from my window; arranged
Container of (expression): Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990. Old American songs, set 1. Simple gifts; arranged.
Container of (expression): Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990. Old American songs, set 1. Long time ago; arranged
Container of (expression): Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990. Old American songs, set 1. I bought me a cat; arranged.
Container of (expression): Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990. Old American songs, set 2. At the river; arranged.
Container of (expression): Cohan, George M. (George Michael), 1878-1942. George Washington, Jr. You're a grand old flag; arranged
Container of (expression): Berlin, Irving, 1888-1989. God bless America; arranged
Container of (expression): Piantadosi, Al, 1884-1955. I didn't raise my boy to be a soldier; arranged
English Chamber Orchestra, instrumentalist.
Other Titles Great American songbook
OTHER TI Container of (work): Sometimes I feel like a motherless child. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2005086929
Container of (work): Shenandoah (Song) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82048207
Container of (work): Battle hymn of the republic (Song) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no00005966