Corn cobs. Johnny has gone for a soldier. Making of a nation. Waillie, waillie. White cockade.
Notes:
Contents (cont.). Side 2: Music of the revolutionary period (The white cockade -- Chester / William Billings -- Johnny has gone for a soldier -- American hero / Andrew Law -- Corn cobs, or Yankee notions). Salon music (Lamentation over Boston / William Billings -- Waillie, waillie -- Quintet for 2 violins, 2 violas and violoncello / John Frederick Peter -- Toast to General Washington / Francis Hopkinson -- Battle of Trenton / James Hewitt). Music of the new nation (Ode to the Fourth of July / Horatio Garnett -- President's march / Philip Phile) Documents and music of the revolutionary period. Program notes by Virgil Thomson, and texts of selected vocal selections, on container. Vocal works sung in English. Frederic March and Florence Eldridge, narrators; connective passages read by Charles Collingwood; original music composed by Virgil Thomson; various performers in the musical selections.
Contents:
Side 1: Documents. Captain Amos Barrett's memoir -- Lt. John Barker's report -- John Adams to William Barrett -- Dr. Joseph Warren's statement -- Abigail Adams to John Adams -- Gen. Thomas Gage's report --Abigail Adams to John Adams -- Sgt. R--'s report -- John Adams to James Warren -- Declaration of Independence -- Tom Paine's "American Crisis" -- Sgt. R--'s report -- Surgeon Waldo's diary -- British officer's report -- George Washington to Henry Lee -- George Washington to John Jay -- Richard Henry Lee speech -- Franklin on the signing of the Constitution -- Preamble to the Constitution.
Series:
Life history of the United States ; Supplement ; Record 2, 1775 to 1789
Locations:
OSAX771 -- Grand View University Library (Des Moines)
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