Warren M. Swenson: Battle Pieces; Foster / Shirley, Bolcom

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	Battle Pieces - No. 1. The Portent
	Battle Pieces - No. 2. Misgivings
	Battle Pieces - No. 3. The March into Virginia
	Battle Pieces - No. 4. Ball's Bluff, A Reverie
	Battle Pieces - No. 5. Dupont's Round Fight
	Battle Pieces - No. 6. Shiloh, A Requiem
	Battle Pieces - No. 7. The House-Top, A Night Piece
	Battle Pieces - No. 8. Look-Out Mountain
	Battle Pieces - No. 9. The Swamp Angel
	Battle Pieces - No. 10. The March to the Sea
	Battle Pieces - No. 11. A Canticle
	Battle Pieces - No. 12. The Martyr
	Oh, Dem Golden Slippers - Oh, Dem Golden Slippers
	The Battle Cry of Freedom - The Battle Cry of Freedom
	Gentle Annie (arr. W.M. Swenson) - Gentle Annie (arr. W. Swenson)
	My old Kentucky home, good-night!, "My Old Kentucky Home" (arr. W.M. Swenson) - My old Kentucky home, good-night!, "My Old Kentucky Home" (arr. W. Swenson)
	Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair (arr. W.M. Swenson) - Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair (arr. W. Swenson)
	Michieu Banjo - Michieu Banjo
	Chere, Mo Lemme Toi - Chere, Mo Lemme Toi
	The Wildflower Wreath - The Wildflower Wreath
	Leila, Leila Cease Thy Lay - Leila, Leila Cease Thy Lay
	The Maniac - The Maniac
	In Dahomey: Swing Along - In Dahomey: Swing Along

Album Summary

Performers

• William Bolcom (Piano)
• George Shirley (Tenor)

Composers

• George Frederick Root (1820 - 1895)
• Aaron J.R. Connor (died 18th Century)
• Will Marion Cook (1869 - 1944)
• Warren M. Swenson
• Stephen Foster (1826 - 1864)
• William Brady (died 1854)
• James A. Bland (1854 - 1911)
• American Traditional
• Henry Russell (1812 - 1900)

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Works Details

Swenson, Warren M. : Battle Pieces (A Song Cycle to the Civil War Poetry of Herman Melville), for voice & piano

• Performers: William Bolcom (Piano); George Shirley (Tenor)
• Running Time: 28 min. 56 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Written: 1998

Bland, James A. : Oh, Dem Golden Slippers, song

• Performers: George Shirley (Tenor); William Bolcom (Piano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 37 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1879

Root, George Frederick : The Battle Cry of Freedom, for voice, chorus & keyboard

• Performers: George Shirley (Tenor); William Bolcom (Piano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 11 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1862

Foster, Stephen : Gentle Annie

• Performers: George Shirley (Tenor); William Bolcom (Piano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 44 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Vocal
• Written: 1856

Foster, Stephen : My Old Kentucky Home, for voice & piano

• Performers: George Shirley (Tenor); William Bolcom (Piano)
• Running Time: 3 min. 53 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Vocal
• Written: 1853

Foster, Stephen : Jeannie with the light brown hair

• Performers: William Bolcom (Piano); George Shirley (Tenor)
• Running Time: 2 min. 43 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1854

Traditional, American : Micheu Banjo (Mr. Banjo), Creole folk song

• Performers: William Bolcom (Piano); George Shirley (Tenor)
• Running Time: 1 min. 25 sec.

Traditional, American : Chere, Mo Lemmé Toi (Dear, I Love You So), Creole folk song

• Performers: William Bolcom (Piano); George Shirley (Tenor)
• Running Time: 2 min. 3 sec.

Connor, Aaron J.R. : The Wildflower Wreath

• Performers: George Shirley (Tenor); William Bolcom (Piano)
• Running Time: 3 min. 1 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 18th Century

Brady, William : Liela, Liela Cease Thy Lay

• Performers: William Bolcom (Piano); George Shirley (Tenor)
• Running Time: 2 min. 47 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1845

Russell, Henry : The Maniac, for voice & piano

• Performers: William Bolcom (Piano); George Shirley (Tenor)
• Running Time: 8 min. 21 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1830s

Cook, Will Marion : Swing Along

• Performers: William Bolcom (Piano); George Shirley (Tenor)
• Running Time: 3 min. 22 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic