The Birds

Nexus, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra & William L. Cahn

The Story of Percussion in the Orchestra

11 MINUTES AND 7 SECONDS • DEC 01 1992

Album Tracklist

1

Narration: Introduction

00:48

2

Excerpt from "Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell"

02:52

3

Narration: Orchestras in 1675

00:20

4

Excerpt from "Thesee, LWV 51: Overture"

01:06

5

Narration: The Kettledrums

00:52

6

Excerpt from "March for Kettledrums"

01:29

7

Narration: Lully's Orchestra

00:50

8

Thesee, LWV 51: La Marche

01:24

9

Narration: The Bass Drum, Cymbals, Triangle, Tambourine, Crescent

00:51

10

Janissary March

00:53

11

Narration: Mozart's Orchestra

00:23

12

Excerpt from "Il Seraglio, K. 384: Overture"

02:26

13

Narration: The Snare Drum

00:45

14

Three Camps (Traditional Drum Beating)

00:57

15

Narration: Beethoven's Orchestra

01:10

16

Wellington's Victory, Op. 91: Sturm-Marsch

02:18

17

Narration: The Xylophone

01:21

18

Spanish Dance No. 5, Op. 12: V. Bolero

02:35

19

Narration: George Hamilton Green

00:28

20

02:42

21

Narration: Percussion Today

01:01

22

11:07

23

Narration: Conclusion

00:28

24

Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell: Fugue

03:25

The Story of Percussion in the Orchestra

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The Birds

℗© 1992 William L. Cahn