The Great War: An Evocation in Music and Drama Through Recordings Made at the Time

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Annotation

Sub-Optimal Credits
8: Narration by Sergeant E. Dwyer, V.C.
9: Descriptive sketch directed by Major A.E. Rees
20: British Troops advancing on Lille (Documentary)
23: Military Band with Supporting Artists

Annotation last modified on 2017-12-13 03:18 UTC.

Tracklist

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1United Forces March
performer:
The Metropolitan Military Band (in 1914)
The Metropolitan Military Band3:32
2Your King and Country Want You
piano:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1914)
contralto vocals:
Edna Thornton (in 1914)
recording of:
Your King and Country Want You (in 1914)
lyricist and composer:
Paul A. Rubens (English songwriter and librettist)
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd. (in 1914)
part of:
Oh, What a Lovely War! (stage musical)
Edna Thornton4:10
3It's a Long Way to Tipperary
tenor vocals:
John McCormack (tenor) (in 1914)
orchestra:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1914)
recording of:
It’s a Long Way to Tipperary (in 1914)
writer:
Henry James “Harry” Williams (co-credited for the British music hall song, “It’s a Long Way to Tipperary”)
composer:
Jack Judge
John McCormack3:22
4Pack Up Your Troubles
baritone vocals:
Murray Johnson (in 1916)
orchestra:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1916)
recording of:
Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit-Bag (in 1916)
lyricist:
George Asaf (in 1915)
composer:
Felix Lloyd Powell (in 1915)
part of:
Oh, What a Lovely War! (stage musical)
Murray Johnson2:52
5Good Bye-ee
vocals:
Courtland and Jeffries (in 1918)
orchestra:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1918)
recording of:
Good‐bye‐ee! (in 1918)
writer:
Bert Lee and R. P. Weston
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd.
part of:
Oh, What a Lovely War! (stage musical)
Courtland and Jeffries2:46
6Oh, It's a Lovely War! / Mademoiselle From Armentières
vocals:
The Jolly Old Fellows (in 1930)
orchestra:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1930)
medley including a recording of:
Mademoiselle From Armentieres (in 1930)
lyricist:
Harry Carlton and Joseph Tunbridge
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
medley including a recording of:
Oh, It’s a Lovely War (in 1930)
writer:
John P. Long (in 1917) and Maurice Scott (in 1917)
part of:
Oh, What a Lovely War! (stage musical)
The Jolly Old Fellows1:28
7Roses of Picardy
tenor vocals:
John McCormack (tenor) (in 1919)
orchestra:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1919)
recording of:
Roses of Picardy (in 1919)
orchestrator:
Alexandre Desplat (French score composer)
lyricist:
Frederick Edward Weatherly
composer:
Alexandre Desplat (French score composer) and Haydn Wood (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA)
John McCormack2:46
8With Our Boys at the Front
vocals:
Sergeant E. Dwyer, V.C. (soldier of The Great War) (in 1916)
Sergeant E. Dwyer, V.C.3:19
9In the Trenches
performer:
Major A.E. Rees (in 1917)
Major A.E. Rees3:37
10Smoke Clouds
choir vocals:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1917)
tenor vocals:
Herbert Payne (in 1917)
orchestra:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1917)
Herbert Payne3:08
11If You Want to Find the Sergeant Major
performer:
The Roosters Concert Party (in 1929)
recording of:
Hanging from the Old Barbed Wire (in 1929)
lyricist and composer:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist) (in 1914)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 9618)
The Roosters Concert Party0:43
12In Summertime on Bredon
piano:
F.B. Kiddle (in 1916)
tenor vocals:
Gervase Elwes (in 1916)
recording of:
In Summertime on Bredon (in 1916)
lyricist:
A. E. Housman (poet)
composer:
Graham Peel (composer, 1877-1937) (in 1911)
Gervase Elwes2:47
13Take Me Back to Dear Old Blighty / Another Little Drink
vocals:
The Jolly Old Fellows (in 1930)
orchestra:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1930)
medley including a recording of:
Another Little Drink (in 1930)
lyricist:
Clifford Grey
composer:
Nat D. Ayer
medley including a recording of:
Take Me Back to Dear Old Blighty (in 1930)
writer:
Fred Godfrey (early 20th century songwriter), Arthur J. Mills and Bennett Scott (music hall songwriter)
The Jolly Old Fellows1:10
14Keep the Home Fires Burning
tenor vocals:
John McCormack (tenor) (in 1917)
orchestra:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1917)
recording of:
Keep the Home Fires Burning (in 1917)
lyricist:
Lena Guilbert Ford (in 1914)
composer:
Ivor Novello (in 1914)
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd.
part of:
Oh, What a Lovely War! (stage musical)
John McCormack3:07
15Have You News of My Boy, Jack?
contralto vocals:
Louise Kirkby-Lunn (in 1917)
orchestra:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1917)
recording of:
Have You News of My Boy, Jack? (in 1917)
lyricist:
Rudyard Kipling
composer:
Edward German
is based on:
My Boy Jack
Louise Kirkby-Lunn3:58
16Over There
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor) (in 1918)
orchestra:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1918)
recording of:
Over There (in 1918)
lyricist and composer:
George M. Cohan
publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music
Enrico Caruso2:52
17Never Mind the Food Controller
vocals:
Florrie Forde (in 1917)
orchestra:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1917)
recording of:
Never Mind the Food Controller (in 1917)
writer:
Bert Lee and Robert Patrick Weston
Florrie Forde3:18
18A Bachelor Gay
baritone vocals:
Peter Dawson (Australian bass-baritone / songwriter) (in 1917)
orchestra:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1917)
recording of:
The Maid of the Mountains: 12, A Bachelor Gay (Beppo) (in 1917)
lyricist:
Harry Graham
composer:
Harold Fraser-Simson
part of:
The Maid of the Mountains
Peter Dawson3:02
19You Can't Beat Us
vocals:
Arthur Fields (in 1918)
orchestra:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1918)
Arthur Fields3:00
20Gas Shells Bombardment
recorded in:
Lille, Nord, Hauts-de-France, France (on 1918-09-10)
British Troops Advancing on Lille2:15
21We All Went Marching Home
performer:
The Black Diamonds Band (English band of the early 1900s) (in 1915)
The Black Diamonds Band3:03
22How Ya Gonna Keep 'em Down on the Farm?
vocals:
Harry Fay (in 1918)
orchestra:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1918)
recording of:
How You Gonna Keep ’em Down on the Farm (in 1918)
lyricist:
Sam M. Lewis (1930s lyricist) and Joe Young (US lyricist)
composer:
Walter Donaldson
Harry Fay2:42
23The Grand Peace Record
Military Band3:12
24Land of Hope and Glory
choir vocals:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1912)
contralto vocals:
Clara Butt (contralto) (in 1912)
orchestra:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1912)
recording of:
Land of Hope and Glory (in 1912)
anthem of:
England, United Kingdom (ended)
lyricist:
Arthur Christopher Benson
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1902)
is based on:
Coronation Ode, op. 44: VI. Finale: “Land of Hope and Glory” (contralto soloist, with chorus)
Clara Butt3:18