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About the Album. Read the CD album booklet. Listen to album on YouTube . Tracks. PROLOGUE. 1. Variations on "America" (orch. by William Schumann, trans. William E. Rhoads)
The President’s Own United States Marine Band may have been the first “name” ensemble outside Connecticut to play Ives’ music, since Ives’ March Intercollegiate (included on this disc) probably was on its program at the first William McKinley Inaugural ceremony in 1897.
Amazon.com: Ives: Variations On America / Old Home Days / The Alcotts : The President's Own United States Marine Band: Digital Music
Similarly, the songs “Charlie Rutlage” and “The Circus Band” are not heard to their best advantage without the composer’s characteristic vocal writing. ‘The President’s Own’ United States Marine Band plays securely and is effectively directed. The sound is clear and the booklet notes (by Elkus) detailed. But a mixed bag, overall.
Variations on "America" is a composition for organ by the American composer Charles Ives. Composition [ edit ] Composed in 1891 when Ives was seventeen, it is an arrangement of a traditional tune, known as " America (My Country, 'Tis of Thee) " (words by Samuel Francis Smith ), and was at the time the de facto anthem of the United States.
May 28, 2008 · The album features pieces like " Charlie Rutlage", "Country Band March" and "Decoration Day". Directed by Colonel Timothy W. Foley, Charles Ives's America was recorded by "The President's Own" United States Marine Band. The music represented on this album not only exemplifies the talent and professionalism of the United States Marine Band, but ...
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