Circus Songs : An Annotated Anthology
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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
0789008793
ISBN-13
9780789008794
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint
Routledge
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Nov 18th, 1999
Print length
330 Pages
Weight
700 grams
Product Classification:
The arts: general issuesLibrary & information sciences
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Circus Songs: An Annotated Anthology provides musicians and librarians with the scores of 100 circus songs along with brief historical annotations. You will also discover the history of American circus music as well as some background on circus musicians that will delight and enchant even the most avid music buff. Circus Songs provides you with an appreciation of the role of circus music in American culture and preserves these songs for future generations to enjoy.
Circus Songs: An Annotated Anthology provides musicians and librarians with the musical scores of 85 circus songs along with historical annotations. Informative and entertaining, this collection explores the history of American circus music and provides some background on circus musicians that will delight and enchant even the most avid music buff. Circus Songs will help you appreciate the role of circus music in American culture and will preserve these songs for future generations to enjoy.
Through Circus Songs, you will discover well-known circus favorites as well as obscure tunes, including:
Through Circus Songs, you will discover well-known circus favorites as well as obscure tunes, including:
- Battle of the Winds, written by Edward Duble, which was published in 1917 while the author was performing for the John Robinson Circus
- Belfords Carnival, composed by Russell Alexander, a march played outside the sideshow tents to advertise the marvelous spectacles that could be seen by paying an additional admission
- Bravura, one of the most recognizable and most frequently played circus marches, frequently used for wild animal acts or attractions with a foreign flavor, due to its exotic sound
- Buffalo Bills Equestrian March, composed by William Paris, written in honor of Buffalo Bills Wild West Show
- Con Celerita, a Spanish term meaning with a little velocity, a fast tempo gallop composed by J. J. Richards
- Kentucky Sunrise, a two-step that is often used as part of the circus finale, was created by Karl L. King
- Olympia Hippodrome, written by Russell Alexander during his employment with Barnum & Bailey, was usually played during daring feats of horsemanship
Circus Songs is chock full of entertaining essays to inform and intrigue you about an era that shaped our culture and entertained us at circuses all over America. This unique book will surprise and satisfy even the most zealous music historian with facts and information on the songs that reflected Americas spirit and captured a nations attention.
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