Strike Up the Band

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Tracklist

▶ CD 1: Bandstand Showcase
▶ CD 2: The World's Greatest Marches
▶ CD 3: The Bands Play Golden Opera Favourites
▼ CD 4: Relaxing Melodies
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1Irish Tune From County Derry (Londonderry Air)
performer:
The Band of the Welsh Guards
recording of:
Irish Tune from County Derry
composer:
Percy Grainger
version of:
Londonderry Air
[traditional]4:38
2The Lost Chord
performer:
Men O’Brass
recording of:
The Lost Chord (for brass, Langford)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (composer)
arranger:
Gordon Langford (English composer, arranger and pianist)
arrangement of:
The Lost Chord
Sir Arthur Sullivan3:46
3Baïlero (Shepherd's Song)
performer:
Yorkshire Imperial Band
arranger:
Goff Richards (British composer, arranger and adjudicator)
recording of:
Chants d'Auvergne: Première Série: No. 2. Baïlèro
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Joseph Canteloube
part of:
Chants d'Auvergne: Première Série
Joseph Canteloube4:27
4The Swan
performer:
Desford Colliery Band (British brass band)
arranger:
Howard Snell (trumpeter, arranger, bandleader, conductor, composer, teacher)
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux: XIII. Le Cygne (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer)
arrangement of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : XIII. Le Cygne (part of orig. Carnival of the Animals, for cello and dual piano)
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (catch-all for arrangements)
Camille Saint‐Saëns2:53
5Bells Across the Meadow
performer:
The Gus Band
recording of:
Bells Across the Meadows
composer:
Albert Ketèlbey (English composer) (in 1921)
Albert Ketelby4:13
6To a Wild Rose
performer:
Massed Bands
arranger:
R. Martyn
recording of:
10 Woodland Sketches, op. 51, no. 1: To a Wild Rose
composer:
Edward MacDowell (American composer, pianist) (in 1896)
part of:
10 Woodland Sketches, op. 51
Edward MacDowell2:15
7Greensleeves
performer:
The Gus Band
arranger:
Ray Woodfield
instrumental recording of:
Greensleeves (generic entry for traditional and unknown arrangements)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
[traditional]3:26
8O for the Wings of a Dove
performer:
Besses o’ th’ Barn Band
arranger:
Gordon Langford (English composer, arranger and pianist)
instrumental recording of:
Hear My Prayer: II. “O For the Wings of a Dove!” Con un poco più di moto
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1844)
translated version of:
O könnt’ ich fliegen (from “Hör mein Bitten” aka “O for the Wings of a Dove”)
part of:
Hear My Prayer
Felix Mendelssohn5:56
9Romance From the Fair Maid of Perth
performer:
Leyland Band (Brass band based in Lancashire in the UK.)
arranger:
Robert Oughton
recording of:
Scènes bohémiennes from « La Jolie Fille de Perth » : II. Sérénade
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
part of:
Scènes bohémiennes from « La Jolie Fille de Perth »
Georges Bizet3:05
10None but the Lonely Heart
performer:
Black Dyke Band
arranger:
Gordon Langford (English composer, arranger and pianist)
instrumental recording of:
6 Romances, op. 6: No. 6. Нет, только тот, кто знал / None but the Lonely Heart (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer)
arrangement of:
6 Romances, op. 6, no. 6: None but the Lonely Heart (Нет, только тот, кто знал) (original for voice and piano)
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky3:27
11Three Songs of the South (medley)
performer:
The Gus Band
recording of:
Three Songs of the South (medley)
composer:
Gordon Langford (English composer, arranger and pianist)
medley of:
Deep River
medley of:
Go Down Moses (spiritual)
medley of:
Carry Me Back to Old Virginny
[traditional]8:45
12Blow the Wind Southerly
performer:
Cory Band
arranger:
Darryl Barry
instrumental recording of:
Blow the Wind Southerly
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 2619)
[traditional]6:17
13The Girl With the Flaxen Hair
performer:
Foden’s Band
arranger:
Howard Snell (trumpeter, arranger, bandleader, conductor, composer, teacher)
recording of:
Préludes, Livre I, L. 117, CD 125: VIII. La fille aux cheveux de lin. Très calme et doucement expressif
composer:
Claude Debussy (composer) (from 1909-12 until 1910-02)
premiered at:
[concert] (1910-06-02)
part of:
Préludes, Livre I, L. 117, CD 125
Claude Debussy2:18
14All in the April Evening
performer:
The Band of the Welsh Guards
recording of:
All in the April Evening
composer:
Hugh Roberton
Hugh Roberton4:07
15Air on the G String
performer:
Desford Colliery Band (British brass band)
arranger:
Howard Snell (trumpeter, arranger, bandleader, conductor, composer, teacher)
recording of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068: II. Air (Air on the G string)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1730)
part of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068
Johann Sebastian Bach3:35
16Solemn Melody
performer:
Central Band of the Royal Air Force
recording of:
Solemn Melody
composer:
Sir Henry Walford Davies
Sir Henry Walford Davies3:42
▶ CD 5: Pride and Splendour
▶ CD 6: The Bands Play the Favourite Light Classics