Jay says βHappy Independence Dayβ with a buffet of American music, starting with βThe Banjoβ and ending with βAmerica the Beautiful.β In between, you will have many melodies, many voices, all adding up to America. Have a great one.
Gottschalk, βThe Banjo,β Ivan Davis
βCamptown Races,β Marilyn Horne et al.
Ives, Symphony No. 2, New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein
MacDowell, βTo a Wild Rose,β J. J. Sheridan
Hoiby, βLady of the Harbor,β Ursula Kleinecke-Boyer, MarΓa PΓ©rez-Goodman
Lowry/Copland, βAt the River,β Marilyn Horne et al.
βAmerican Saluteβ (an arrangement by Morton Gould), Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy
βRide On, Jesusβ (arr. R. Nathaniel Dett), Florence Quivar, Armen Guzelimian
βThe Battle Hymn of the Republic,β Leontyne Price et al.
Ward, βAmerica the Beautiful,β Ray Charles