Hail to the chief / James Sanderson (U.S. Army Ceremonial Band) -- Civil War medley 1 (Battle cry of freedom / George Frederick Root. Dixie / Daniel Dacatur Emmett. When Johnny comes marching home / Patrick S. Gilmore) (U.S. Air Force Band) -- Annie Laurie / W. Douglas (U.S. Air Force Orchestra) -- The Marseillaise / Claude-Joseph Rouget de Lisle (U.S. Marine Band) -- Oh Susannah! / Stephen Collins Foster (U.S. Army Chorus) -- Beautiful dreamer / Stephen Collins Foster (U.S. Army Chorus) -- Camptown races / Stephen Collins Foster (U.S. Army Chorus) -- A Lincoln portrait / Aaron Copland (U.S. Coast Guard Band ; narration by Walter Cronkite) -- Lincoln centennial / Lee Sanford (U.S. Marine Band) (1909 historic recording) -- Civil War medley 2 (Maryland, my Maryland : [set to the traditional tune of "Lauriger Horatius/O Tannenbaum"] / [poem by] James Ryder Randell. Tenting on the old campground / Walter Kitteridge. John Brown's body / thomas Bishop. Battle hymn of the republic / [lyrics by] Julia Ward Howe) (U.S. Navy Band ; Sea Chanter Chorus) -- Listen to the mockingbird / Richard Milburn/Septimus Winner (Alice Howthorne) (U.S. Marine Band) -- The President's march : Hail Columbia / Philip Phile (U.S. Marine Band)-- La forza del destino = The force of destiny / Giuseppe Verdi (U.S. Marine Band) -- Solemn march / John Knowles Paine (U.S. Marine Band) -- Amazing grace / [words by] John Newton (U.S. Air Force Band) -- Eternal father, strong to save : (The Navy hymn) / John Dykes (U.S. Navy Band) -- Taps / Daniel Butterfield (U.S. Army Ceremonial Band) -- The star spangled banner / John Stafford Smith (U.S. Coast Guard Band)
Note
"The music chosen for this unique collection not only presents the music of this [Civil War] era ... it presents a collection of music that President Lincoln frequently heard and songs that he often requested"--Notes.
Source of description (note)
Description based on hard copy version record.
Title
A Lincoln portrait [electronic resource] : the music of Abraham Lincoln by the bands and choruses of the US Military.