A Lincoln Portrait: The Music of Abraham Lincoln

by Walter Cronkite, U.S. Military Bands

Overview

Performed by various military bands and orchestras, including that of the Coast Guard, which performs Aaron Copland's "A Lincoln Portrait," this collection of music from the mid-19th century includes Abraham Lincoln's favorite pieces, as well as narration by the grand old man of American news broadcasting, Walter Cronkite. In their performances of these military songs of the Civil War era, including "When Johnny Comes Marching Home," "John Brown's Body," and "Battle Hymn of the Republic," as well as popular songs like "Camptown Races," "Listen to the Mockingbird," and "Hail Columbia," these musicians rousingly portray the music of a bygone era.

Product Details

Release Date:	02/07/2006
Label:	Altissimo
UPC:	0754422558228
Rank:	185171

Tracks

1. Hail To the Chief  - Jim Falzone  - Bill Farrar  - Bruce Matthews  - Al McCree  - James Sanderson  - David Sellers  -  US Military Bands  -  United States Army Ceremonial Band
2. Civil War Medley~Part 1: Battle Cry of Freedom (G.F. Root) / Dixie (D.D. Emmett) / When Johnny Comes Marching Home (P.S. Gilmore)  - Daniel Decatur Emmett  - Jim Falzone  - Bill Farrar  - Patrick S. Gilmore  - Bruce Matthews  - Al McCree  - George Frederick Root  - David Sellers  -  US Military Bands  -  United States Air Force Band
3. Annie Laurie  - Jim Falzone  - Bill Farrar  - Bruce Matthews  - Al McCree  - David Sellers  -  US Military Bands  -  United States Air Force Symphony Orchestra
4. La Marseillaise (National Anthem of the French Republic)  - Jim Falzone  - Bill Farrar  - Bruce Matthews  - Al McCree  - David Sellers  -  US Military Bands  -  United States Marine Band
5. Oh! Susanna  - Jim Falzone  - Bill Farrar  - Bruce Matthews  - Al McCree  - David Sellers  -  US Military Bands  -  United States Army Chorus
6. Beautiful Dreamer, for voice & piano  - Jim Falzone  - Bill Farrar  - Bruce Matthews  - Al McCree  - David Sellers  -  US Military Bands  -  United States Army Chorus
7. Camptown Races, for voice & piano  - Jim Falzone  - Bill Farrar  - Bruce Matthews  - Al McCree  - David Sellers  -  US Military Bands  -  United States Army Chorus
8. Lincoln Portrait, for speaker & orchestra~Part 1  - Aaron Copland  - Walter Cronkite  - Jim Falzone  - Bill Farrar  - Bruce Matthews  - Al McCree  - David Sellers  -  US Military Bands  -  United States Coast Guard Band
9. Lincoln Portrait, for speaker & orchestra~Part 2  - Aaron Copland  - Walter Cronkite  - Jim Falzone  - Bill Farrar  - Bruce Matthews  - Al McCree  - David Sellers  -  US Military Bands  -  United States Coast Guard Band
10. Lincoln Centennial, for band  - Jim Falzone  - Bill Farrar  - Bruce Matthews  - Al McCree  - David Sellers  -  US Military Bands  -  United States Marine Band
11. Civil War Medley~Part 2: Maryland, My Maryland (J.R. Rydell) / Tenting on the Old Campground (W. Kitteridge) / John Brown's Body (T. Bishop)  - Thomas Bishop  - Jim Falzone  - Bill Farrar  - Julia Ward Howe  - Walter Kittredge  - Bruce Matthews  - Al McCree  - James Ryder Randall  -  Sea Chanter Chorus  - David Sellers  -  US Military Bands  -  United States Navy Band
12. The Mocking Bird, song  - Jim Falzone  - Bill Farrar  - Bruce Matthews  - Al McCree  - David Sellers  -  US Military Bands  -  United States Marine Band  - Septimus Winner
13. The President's March ("Hail, Columbia")  - Jim Falzone  - Bill Farrar  - Bruce Matthews  - Al McCree  - David Sellers  -  US Military Bands  -  United States Marine Band
14. La forza del destino, opera~[Excerpt]  - Jim Falzone  - Bill Farrar  - Bruce Matthews  - Al McCree  - David Sellers  -  US Military Bands  -  United States Marine Band  - Giuseppe Verdi
15. Solemn March, for band  - Jim Falzone  - Bill Farrar  - Bruce Matthews  - Al McCree  - John Knowles Paine  - David Sellers  -  US Military Bands  -  United States Marine Band
16. Amazing Grace  - Jim Falzone  - Bill Farrar  - Bruce Matthews  - Al McCree  - John Newton  - David Sellers  -  US Military Bands  -  United States Air Force Band
17. Eternal Father, strong to save (Navy Hymn or Melita)  - John Bacchus Dykes  - Jim Falzone  - Bill Farrar  - Bruce Matthews  - Al McCree  - David Sellers  -  US Military Bands  -  United States Navy Band
18. Taps (attributed to Daniel Butterfield)  - Jim Falzone  - Bill Farrar  - Bruce Matthews  - Al McCree  - David Sellers  -  US Military Bands  -  United States Army Ceremonial Band
19. The Star-Spangled Banner (National Anthem, USA), for orchestra & voice/chorus, ad lib  - Jim Falzone  - Bill Farrar  - Bruce Matthews  - Al McCree  - David Sellers  -  US Military Bands  -  United States Coast Guard Band

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Walter Cronkite   Primary Artist,Spoken Word
U.S. Military Bands   Primary Artist
United States Air Force Band   Band
United States Navy Band   Band
United States Coast Guard Band   Band
United States Marine Band   Band
United States Air Force Symphony Orchestra   Orchestra
United States Army Ceremonial Band   Band
Sea Chanter Chorus   Choir/Chorus
United States Army Chorus   Choir/Chorus

Technical Credits

Al McCree   Executive Producer
Patrick S. Gilmore   Composer,Original Material
John Newton   Composer
Giuseppe Verdi   Composer
Julia Ward Howe   Composer,Original Material
Daniel Decatur Emmett   Composer,Original Material
Aaron Copland   Composer
James Ryder Randall   Original Material
Jim Falzone   Editing,Mastering
Bill Farrar   Art Direction
John Knowles Paine   Composer
John Bacchus Dykes   Composer
Bruce Matthews   Cover Portrait
Thomas Bishop   Original Material
James Sanderson   Composer
George Frederick Root   Original Material
Walter Kittredge   Original Material
Septimus Winner   Composer
David Sellers   Research,Liner Notes