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Le bananier, Op. 5 (02 min. 52 sec.) / Gottschalk
Bamboula, Op. 2 (06 min. 48 sec.) / Gottschalk
Pasquinade, Op. 59 (03 min. 23 sec.) / Gottschalk
My old Kentucky home, good night (03 min. 50 sec.) / Foster
Gentle Annie (03 min. 07 sec.) / Foster
Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair (arr. D. Alpher, C. Dragon, M. Mason and J. Ungar) (04 min. 17 sec.) / Foster
Ring, ring de banjo!
Susanna
Camptown Races (03 min. 50 sec.) / Foster
Beautiful Dreamer (arr. D. Alpher, J. Halloran, M. Mason and J. Ungar) (03 min. 53 sec.) / Foster
Oedipus tyrannus, Op. 35: Prelude (09 min. 11 sec.) / Paine
Festival Overture on the American National Air, The Star-Spangled Banner (06 min. 46 sec.) / Buck
Lamia, Op. 29 (13 min. 19 sec.) / MacDowell
The Washington Post March (02 min. 44 sec.) / Sousa
The Liberty Bell (03 min. 42 sec.) / Sousa
King Cotton (02 min. 43 sec.) / Sousa
El Capitan (02 min. 24 sec.) / Sousa
The Stars and Stripes Forever (03 min. 37 sec.) / Sousa
The Entertainer (arr. G. Sponhaltz) (05 min. 20 sec.) / Joplin
Suite in E Major, Op. 63: II. Pizzicato and Adagietto: Capriccioso
Allegretto (08 min. 25 sec.) / Foote
IIa. Allegro moderato
Andante
(01 min. 48 sec.) / Ives
IIb. Allegro
Meno mosso con moto, "In the Inn" (04 min. 36 sec.) / Ives
The Half-Ring Moon (01 min. 20 sec.) / Griffes
Evening Song (02 min. 53 sec.) / Griffes
IV. Allegro vivace (01 min. 44 sec.) / Griffes
V. Appasionato
Lento
Presto (03 min. 25 sec.) / Griffes
General William Booth Enters into Heaven (05 min. 09 sec.) / Ives
At the River (02 min. NaN sec.) / Ives
Rhapsody in Blue: Opening (arr. F. Grofe) (04 min. 11 sec.) / Gershwin
Skyscrapers (20 min. 58 sec.) / Carpenter
Piano Concerto in F Major: II. Adagio
Andante con moto (12 min. 26 sec.) / Gershwin
No. 1 in B-Flat Major (01 min. 27 sec.) / Gershwin
No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor (03 min. 16 sec.) / Gershwin
No. 3 in E-Flat Minor (01 min. 12 sec.) / Gershwin
An American in Paris (18 min. 23 sec.) / Gershwin
Symphony No. 2, Op. 30, "Romantic": II. Andante con tenerezza (08 min. 07 sec.) / Hanson
Mood Indigo (04 min. 11 sec.) / Ellington
Sophisticated Lady (04 min. 04 sec.) / Ellington
I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart (03 min. 21 sec.) / Ellington
Prelude to a Kiss (03 min. 46 sec.) / Ellington
In a Sentimental Mood (03 min. 42 sec.) / Ellington
Don't Get Around Much Anymore (02 min. 54 sec.) / Ellington
Grand Canyon Suite: III. On the Trail (07 min. 22 sec.) / Grofe
The School for Scandal, Op. 5 (08 min. 28 sec.) / Barber
Roberta: Smoke gets in your eyes (arr. R.R. Bennett) (04 min. 24 sec.) / Kern
Anything Goes: Overture (05 min. 13 sec.) / Porter
El salon Mexico (10 min. 50 sec.) / Copland
II. Pastorale (01 min. 22 sec.) / Thomson
III. Cattle (02 min. 30 sec.) / Thomson
IV. Blues (02 min. 25 sec.) / Thomson
Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 (08 min. 42 sec.) / Barber
Babes in Arms: My Funny Valentine (04 min. 32 sec.) / Rodgers
Pal Joey: Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered (04 min. 59 sec.) / Rodgers
River Suite: I. The Old South (09 min. 55 sec.) / Thomson
Take the A Train (09 min. 06 sec.) / Strayhorn
Quiet City (08 min. 58 sec.) / Copland
No. 3. Sure on this shining night (02 min. 17 sec.) / Barber
No. 4. Nocturne (03 min. 09 sec.) / Barber
Piano Sonata: II. Vivace (04 min. 05 sec.) / Copland
Violin Concerto, Op. 14: I. Allegro (10 min. 58 sec.) / Barber
Fanfare for the Common Man (03 min. 39 sec.) / Copland
I. Very slowly (03 min. 32 sec.) / Copland
II. Allegro (02 min. 51 sec.) / Copland
8 Poems of Emily Dickinson: No. 1. Nature, the gentlest mother (04 min. 18 sec.) / Copland
The Transgressor and Medusa
Love and Death (01 min. 54 sec.) / Schuman
Alone, the Transgressor Writhes in Fear (01 min. 39 sec.) / Schuman
Finale: The Transgressor Atones for His Fatal Act (02 min. 37 sec.) / Schuman
Piano Sonata No. 2: III. Misurato e pesante (04 min. 50 sec.) / Sessions
Annie Get your Gun: Overture (03 min. 57 sec.) / Berlin
Act I: Doin' What Comes Natur'lly (03 min. 32 sec.) / Berlin
Act I: The Girl That I Marry (01 min. 13 sec.) / Berlin
Act I: You Can't Get A Man With A Gun (04 min. 46 sec.) / Berlin
Act II: Anything You Can Do (03 min. 21 sec.) / Berlin
Elegy (02 min. 51 sec.) / Gould
Church Social (02 min. 53 sec.) / Gould
Hymnal Variations (03 min. 40 sec.) / Gould
Cotillion (03 min. 36 sec.) / Gould
The Lordly Hudson (02 min. 07 sec.) / Rorem
Piano Sonata, Op. 26: II. Allegro vivace e leggero (02 min. 10 sec.) / Barber
No. 2. The Dodger (02 min. 15 sec.) / Copland
No. 3. Long Time Ago (02 min. 54 sec.) / Copland
No. 4. Simple Gifts (01 min. 41 sec.) / Copland
Old American Songs II: No. 1. The Little Horses (02 min. 27 sec.) / Copland
Capital of the World, Part I: The Street (06 min. 11 sec.) / Antheil
Early in the Morning (01 min. 38 sec.) / Rorem
Candide: Overture (04 min. 26 sec.) / Bernstein
I. Slow and indolent (02 min. 08 sec.) / Barber
II. Faster (NaN min. NaN sec.)(34 sec.) / Barber
III. Lively, still faster (01 min. 16 sec.) / Barber
IV. With motion, as before (04 min. 50 sec.) / Barber
V. Joyous and flowing (01 min. 22 sec.) / Barber
VI. Tempo I (01 min. 30 sec.) / Barber
West Side Story: Symphonic Dances: II. Somewhere (04 min. 33 sec.) / Bernstein
Concert for Piano and Orchestra (excerpt) (04 min. 31 sec.) / Cage
Songfest: To What You Said (05 min. 38 sec.) / Bernstein
Cabaret Songs: No. 1. Over the Piano (03 min. 05 sec.) / Bolcom
Facades (07 min. 47 sec.) / Glass
Vermont Counterpoint (08 min. 43 sec.) / Reich
Shaker Loops: I. Shaking and Trembling (version for string orchestra) (07 min. 58 sec.) / Adams
3 Occasions for Orchestra: III. Anniversary (07 min. 06 sec.) / Carter
Short Ride in a Fast Machine (04 min. 25 sec.) / Adams
3 Canons for Ursula: Canon A (5:7) (05 min. 28 sec.) / Nancarrow.
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Adams, John Composer
Agee, James Lyricist
Alpher, David Arranger
Antheil, George Composer
Barber, Samuel Composer
Agee, James Lyricist
Alpher, David Arranger
Antheil, George Composer
Barber, Samuel Composer
Bennett, Robert Russell Arranger
Berlin, Irving Composer
Bernstein, Leonard Composer
Bigard, Barney Composer
Bolcom, William Composer
Buck, Dudley Composer
Cage, John Composer
Carpenter, John Alden Composer
Carter, Elliott Composer
Copland, Aaron,1900-1990 Composer
Dickinson, Emily Lyricist
Dragon, Carmen Arranger
Ellington, Duke Composer
Emmett, Daniel Decatur Lyricist
Foote, Arthur Composer
Foster, Stephen C. Composer
Gershwin, George Composer
Glass, Philip Composer
Goodman, Paul Lyricist
Gordon, Irving Lyricist
Gottschalk, Louis Moreau Composer
Gould, Morton Composer
Griffes, Charles Tomlinson,1884-1920 composer
Grofe, Ferde Composer
Halloran, Jack Arranger
Hanson, Howard Composer
Hart, Lorenz Lyricist
Hillyer, Robert Lyricist
Horn, Charles Edward Lyricist
Ives, Charles Composer
Joplin, Scott Composer
Kern, Jerome Composer
Lanier, Sidney Lyricist
Lindsay, Vachel Lyricist
Lowry, Robert Lyricist
MacDowell, Edward Composer
Mason, Molly Arranger
Mills, Irving Lyricist
Morris, George Pope Lyricist
Nancarrow, Conlon Composer
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Nemo, Henry Lyricist
O'Hara, John Lyricist
Paine, John Knowles Composer
Parish, Mitchell Lyricist
Porter, Cole Composer
Prokosch, Frederic Lyricist
Redmond, John Lyricist
Reich, Steve,1936- Composer
Rodgers, Richard Composer
Rorem, Ned Composer
Russell, Bob Lyricist
Schuman, William Composer
Sessions, Roger Composer
Sousa, John Philip Composer
Sponhaltz, George Arranger
Strayhorn, Billy Composer
Tabb, John Banister Lyricist
Thomson, Virgil Composer
Tizol, Juan Composer
Traditional Lyricist
Ungar, Jay Arranger
Weinstein, Arnold Lyricist
Whitman, Walt Lyricist
Berlin, Irving Composer
Bernstein, Leonard Composer
Bigard, Barney Composer
Bolcom, William Composer
Buck, Dudley Composer
Cage, John Composer
Carpenter, John Alden Composer
Carter, Elliott Composer
Copland, Aaron,1900-1990 Composer
Dickinson, Emily Lyricist
Dragon, Carmen Arranger
Ellington, Duke Composer
Emmett, Daniel Decatur Lyricist
Foote, Arthur Composer
Foster, Stephen C. Composer
Gershwin, George Composer
Glass, Philip Composer
Goodman, Paul Lyricist
Gordon, Irving Lyricist
Gottschalk, Louis Moreau Composer
Gould, Morton Composer
Griffes, Charles Tomlinson,1884-1920 composer
Grofe, Ferde Composer
Halloran, Jack Arranger
Hanson, Howard Composer
Hart, Lorenz Lyricist
Hillyer, Robert Lyricist
Horn, Charles Edward Lyricist
Ives, Charles Composer
Joplin, Scott Composer
Kern, Jerome Composer
Lanier, Sidney Lyricist
Lindsay, Vachel Lyricist
Lowry, Robert Lyricist
MacDowell, Edward Composer
Mason, Molly Arranger
Mills, Irving Lyricist
Morris, George Pope Lyricist
Nancarrow, Conlon Composer
Naxos Digital Services US
Nemo, Henry Lyricist
O'Hara, John Lyricist
Paine, John Knowles Composer
Parish, Mitchell Lyricist
Porter, Cole Composer
Prokosch, Frederic Lyricist
Redmond, John Lyricist
Reich, Steve,1936- Composer
Rodgers, Richard Composer
Rorem, Ned Composer
Russell, Bob Lyricist
Schuman, William Composer
Sessions, Roger Composer
Sousa, John Philip Composer
Sponhaltz, George Arranger
Strayhorn, Billy Composer
Tabb, John Banister Lyricist
Thomson, Virgil Composer
Tizol, Juan Composer
Traditional Lyricist
Ungar, Jay Arranger
Weinstein, Arnold Lyricist
Whitman, Walt Lyricist
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