America’s Musical Landscape, Sixth Edition

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Annotation

this compilation accompanies a book of the same title written by Jean Ferris, who is credited on the front cover

Annotation last modified on 2025-10-20 06:09 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Rapper’s Delight
vocals:
The Sugarhill Gang
recording of:
Rapper’s Delight
writer:
Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer), Guy O'Brien (US rapper Guy Anthony O’Brien), Henry Jackson, Michael Wright, Sylvia Robinson and Nile Rodgers
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
is based on:
Good Times
The Sugarhill Gang3:24
2Give My Regards to Broadway (from “Little Johnny Jones”)
vocals:
Al Jolson
recording of:
Give My Regards to Broadway (Little Johnny Jones)
lyricist and composer:
George M. Cohan
publisher:
Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919)
George M. Cohan2:41
3Ol’ Man River (from “Show Boat”)
bass-baritone vocals:
William Warfield (bass-baritone)
recording of:
Ol’ Man River (Show Boat)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1927)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1927)
publisher:
PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) and T.B. Harms Co. (on 1927-11-30)
part of:
Show Boat (1951 film)
part of:
Show Boat: Act I
Jerome Kern3:33
4Tonight (from “West Side Story”)
performer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
recording of:
West Side Story: Tonight Quintet (Jets, Sharks, Anita, Tony, Maria, Riff, Bernardo)
lyricist:
Stephen Sondheim
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist)
part of:
West Side Story
Leonard Bernstein3:40
5Every Day a Little Death (from “A Little Night Music”)
vocals:
Patricia Elliott (actress) (on 1973-03-18) and Victoria Mallory (actress) (on 1973-03-18)
conductor:
Harold Hastings (on 1973-03-18)
orchestrator:
Jonathan Tunick
recorded at:
Columbia 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1973-03-18)
recording of:
Every Day a Little Death (A Little Night Music) (on 1973-03-18)
lyricist and composer:
Stephen Sondheim (in 1973)
part of:
A Little Night Music (musical)
Stephen Sondheim2:28
6The Murder (from “Psycho”)
orchestra:
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Bernard Herrmann1:11
7Star Wars Main Title
orchestra:
Skywalker Symphony Orchestra
recording of:
Main Title (Star Wars)
composer:
John Williams (American score composer and conductor) (ended)
publisher:
Bantha Music, Fox Fanfare Music Inc., Utapau Music and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
part of:
Star Wars Holiday Special (television soundtrack)
part of:
Star Wars, Episode I: The Phantom Menace (film soundtrack)
part of:
Star Wars, Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002 film score)
part of:
Star Wars, Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (film soundtrack)
part of:
Star Wars, Episode IV: A New Hope (film soundtrack)
part of:
Star Wars, Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker (2019 film score)
part of:
Star Wars, Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (film soundtrack)
part of:
Star Wars, Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (film soundtrack)
part of:
Star Wars, Episode VII: The Force Awakens (2015 film score)
part of:
Star Wars, Episode VIII: The Last Jedi (2017 film score)
part of:
Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
John Williams5:50
8Bess, You Is My Woman Now (from “Porgy and Bess”)
bass-baritone vocals:
Lawrence Winters (operatic bass-baritone)
soprano vocals:
Camilla Williams (operatic soprano)
recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I. “Bess, You Is My Woman Now”
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (from 1934 until 1935)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I
George Gershwin5:16
9Spaceship (from “Einstein on the Beach”)
performer:
Philip Glass Ensemble (US musical group by composer Philip Glass)
Philip Glass3:57
10General Putnam’s Camp (from “Three Places in New England”)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
recording of:
Orchestral Set No. 1, S. 7 "Three Places in New England": II. Putnam's Camp, Redding, Connecticut
composer:
Charles Ives (American composer)
part of:
Orchestral Set No. 1, S. 7 "Three Places in New England"
Charles Ives5:39
11At the River
performer:
Dalton Baldwin (American pianist) and William Parker (US free jazz double bassist, multi-instrumentalist, poet & composer)
recording of:
At the River, S. 214
lyricist:
Robert Lowry (American hymn writer, 1826-1899) (in 1865)
composer:
Charles Ives (American composer) (in 1916)
part of:
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Music of Charles Ives (number: S. 214)
Charles Ives1:21
12The Banshee
piano:
Henry Cowell (American composer)
recording of:
The Banshee
composer:
Henry Cowell (American composer) (in 1925)
Henry Cowell1:45
13Gamelan Gong Kebjar: Hudjan Mas (Golden Rain)
gamelan:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
[traditional]1:05
14Sonata V (from “Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano”)
piano:
Robert Miller (pianist)
recording of:
Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano: Sonata no. 5
composer:
John Cage (American composer) (from 1946 until 1948)
part of:
Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano
John Cage1:23
15Fanfare for the Common Man
engineer:
Robert Gooch (British classical sound engineer, active from late 1950's) and Hellmuth Kolbe
producer:
Paul Myers (classical record producer)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1968-10)
conductor:
Aaron Copland (composer) (in 1968-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (from 1968 to present)
recorded at:
Walthamstow Assembly Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1968-10)
recording of:
Fanfare for the Common Man (for brass and percussion orchestra) (in 1968-10)
composer:
Aaron Copland (composer) (in 1942)
was commissioned by:
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Eugene Goossens (Sir Eugene Goossens, composer and conductor, third of the Eugène Goossens dynasty)
premiered by:
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (on 1943-03-12) and Eugene Goossens (Sir Eugene Goossens, composer and conductor, third of the Eugène Goossens dynasty) (on 1943-03-12)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. (USA, publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Aaron Copland3:16
16Hoedown (from “Rodeo”)
engineer:
Hellmuth Kolbe
producer:
Paul Myers (classical record producer)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (on 1968-10-26)
conductor:
Aaron Copland (composer) (on 1968-10-26)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (from 1968 to present)
recorded at:
Walthamstow Assembly Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1968-10-26)
recording of:
Rodeo: IV. Hoedown (on 1968-10-26)
composer:
Aaron Copland (composer) (in 1942)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. (USA, publisher; do NOT use as release label)
is based on:
Bonaparte’s Retreat
part of:
Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo (version for orchestra)
Aaron Copland3:32
17Adagio for Strings
producer:
Thomas Z. Shepard
orchestra:
New York Philharmonic (from 1965-02-02 until 1965-02-09)
conductor:
Thomas Schippers (conductor and composer) (from 1965-02-02 until 1965-02-09)
recorded at:
Manhattan Center in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1965-02-02 until 1965-02-09)
recording of:
Adagio for Strings (from 1965-02-02 until 1965-02-09)
orchestrator:
Samuel Barber (American composer) (in 1938)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American composer) (in 1936)
premiered by:
NBC Symphony Orchestra (on 1938-11-05) and Arturo Toscanini (conductor) (on 1938-11-05)
premiered at:
[radio broadcast] (1938-11-05)
publisher:
Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and G. Schirmer Inc.
arrangement of:
String Quartet, op. 11: II. Molto adagio
Samuel Barber9:03
18Afro‐American Symphony: III. Humor
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Paul Freeman (classical conductor)
compilation of:
Symphony no. 1 “Afro‐American”: III. Animato, Part 1 by London Symphony Orchestra, Paul Freeman (classical conductor), Symphony no. 1 “Afro‐American”: III. Animato, Part 2 by London Symphony Orchestra, Paul Freeman (classical conductor) and Symphony no. 1 “Afro‐American”: III. Animato, Part 3 by London Symphony Orchestra, Paul Freeman (classical conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 1 “Afro-American”: III. Animato
composer:
William Grant Still (American composer) (in 1930)
part of:
Symphony no. 1 “Afro-American”
William Grant Still3:26
19Ensembles for Synthesizer
performer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
Milton Babbitt2:04
20Sound Patterns
choir vocals:
Brandeis New Music Chorale
recording of:
Sound Patterns
composer:
Pauline Oliveros (American composer and improviser) (in 1961)
Pauline Oliveros4:03
21New England Tryptich: III. “Chester”
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1958-03-16)
orchestra:
New York Philharmonic
conductor:
André Kostelanetz (conductor)
recording of:
New England Triptych: III. Chester
composer:
William Schuman (American composer) (in 1956)
part of:
New England Triptych
William Schuman2:52
22Maggie and Millie and Molly and May (from “Though Love Be a Day”)
performer:
John O'Brien (US pianist) and Louise Toppin
Gwyneth Walker1:09

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Release

manufactured by:Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP)
copyrighted (©) by:McGraw‐Hill (in 2009)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 2009)
ASIN:US: 0077240316 [info]