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The Cleveland Orchestra, Lorin Maazel
The Sounds Of America: 1776-1976
Album US 1976 on TRW label
Electronic, Spoken Word and Classical (Contemporary, Spoken Word, Classical)
Recorded at as special concert in commemoration of the American Bicentennial and TRW's 75th Anniversary, January 11, 1976, at Severance Hall, Cleveland, Ohio. Housed in a gatefold sleeve with LP sides in 1/4 and 2/3 configuration. "Music for a Festive Occasion" for electronic tape with orchestra, completed fall 1975, commissioned by TRW for this occasion. World premiere. "Appreciation is expressed to The Contemporary Music Ensemble of The Cleveland Institute of Music, Larry Baker, director, for its participation in the performance of Donald Erb's compostiion." (liner notes)
Musicians
 | The Cleveland Orchestra , album by |
 | Lorin Maazel vn, 1930-2014 US album by |
 | Horace A. Shepard , speech |
| Dorothy Silver , narrator |
| Reuben Silver , narrator |
| William Dempsey , baritone vocals, narrator |
 | Joela Jones p, US piano |
 | Morton Gould p, 1913-1996 US arranged by |
 | Robert Russell Bennett , 1894-1981 US arranged by |
Producers
| Gunther Schuller edited by |
Composers
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Overture To "Candide" | The Cleveland Orchestra, Lorin Maazel | Leonard Bernstein | |
| 2 | Welcome | The Cleveland Orchestra, Lorin Maazel | ||
| 3 | Readings | The Cleveland Orchestra, Lorin Maazel | ||
| 4 | Letters From An American Farmer | The Cleveland Orchestra, Lorin Maazel | St. Jean De Crèvecœur | |
| 5 | From "The Declaration Of Independence" | The Cleveland Orchestra, Lorin Maazel | ||
| 6 | From "The American Crisis" | The Cleveland Orchestra, Lorin Maazel | Thomas Paine | |
| 7 | Chester, From "New England Triptych" | The Cleveland Orchestra, Lorin Maazel | William Schuman | |
| 8 | The Gift To Be Simple, From "Old American Songs" | The Cleveland Orchestra, Lorin Maazel | Aaron Copland | |
| 9 | Variations On A Shaker Theme, From "Appalachian Spring" | The Cleveland Orchestra, Lorin Maazel | Aaron Copland | |
| 10 | Readings | The Cleveland Orchestra, Lorin Maazel | ||
| 11 | To The Republican National Convention | The Cleveland Orchestra, Lorin Maazel | Abraham Lincoln | |
| 12 | Farewell To His Army | The Cleveland Orchestra, Lorin Maazel | Robert E. Lee | |
| 13 | From The "Second Inaugural Address" | The Cleveland Orchestra, Lorin Maazel | Abraham Lincoln | |
| 14 | Lento, From "Afro-American Symphony" | The Cleveland Orchestra, Lorin Maazel | William Grant Still | |
| 15 | American Salute, Variations On "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" | The Cleveland Orchestra, Lorin Maazel | Morton Gould | |
| 16 | Solitude | The Cleveland Orchestra, Lorin Maazel | Duke Ellington | |
| 17 | Readings | The Cleveland Orchestra, Lorin Maazel | ||
| 18 | This Great Melting Pot | The Cleveland Orchestra, Lorin Maazel | Israel Zangwill | |
| 19 | From "The Promised Land" | The Cleveland Orchestra, Lorin Maazel | Mary Antin | |
| 20 | Letters From Immigrants | The Cleveland Orchestra, Lorin Maazel | ||
| 21 | Redding Center, Conn., From "Three Places In New England" | The Cleveland Orchestra, Lorin Maazel | Charles Ives | |
| 22 | Reading: Selections From "Walden" | The Cleveland Orchestra, Lorin Maazel | Henry David Thoreau | |
| 23 | Music For A Festive Occasion | The Cleveland Orchestra, Lorin Maazel | Donald Erb | |
| 24 | Readings | The Cleveland Orchestra, Lorin Maazel | ||
| 25 | At Lincoln Memorial, Washington | The Cleveland Orchestra, Lorin Maazel | Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. | |
| 26 | From "American Letter" | The Cleveland Orchestra, Lorin Maazel | Archibald MacLeish | |
| 27 | Largo, From "New World Symphony" | The Cleveland Orchestra, Lorin Maazel | Antonín Dvořák | |
| 28 | Reading: From "Some Remarks To The New England Society" | The Cleveland Orchestra, Lorin Maazel | Samuel L. Clemens | |
| 29 | The Entertainer, Rag | The Cleveland Orchestra, Lorin Maazel | Scott Joplin | |
| 30 | Reading: A Poor Unfortunate | The Cleveland Orchestra, Lorin Maazel | Frank Lebby Stanton | |
| 31 | I Got Plenty O' Nuttin', From "Porgy And Bess" | The Cleveland Orchestra, Lorin Maazel | George Gershwin | |
| 32 | Excerpts From "Porgy And Bess Suite" | The Cleveland Orchestra, Lorin Maazel | George Gershwin |
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