Cantata for mixed voices, speaker, and orchestra; comprised principally of arrangements of marches and songs from the Civil War era.

Introduction by Goddard Lieberson; essays by Bruce Catton, Clifford Dowdey, and Allan Nevins; biographical notes by Morris Hastings; and lyric texts (60 p. ill., ports., facsims.) bound in album.

Recorded at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

March.

Tenting on the old camp ground.

Battle cry of freedom.

Aura Lea.

Invalid Corps.

Just before the battle, Mother.

Vacant chair.

Abraham Lincoln's funeral march.

Taps.

President's grave.

When Johnny comes marching home.

Battle hymn of the Republic.

Tramp! Tramp! Tramp!

Hold on, Abraham.

Marching through Georgia.

Raw recruits.

Kingdom coming.

Field at Gettysburg.

President's hymn.

Grand view.

Girl I left behind me.

Movement 1: The American Army (military quickstep)

Movement 2: Tenting on the old campground

Movement 3: The battle cry of freedom

Movement 4: Aura Lea

Movement 5: The invalid corps

Movement 6: Just before the battle, mother

Movement 7: The field at Gettysburg ; The Gettysburg address ; The President's hymn

Movement 8: The vacant chair

Movement 9: Abraham Lincoln's funeral march ; Taps (1862); The President's grave.

Movement 10: The grand review of the Union armies, Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, May 23-24, 1865 ; Assembly of guard detail ; Dress parade and dress guard mounting ; The signal cannon ; When Johnny comes marching home ; Battle hymn of the republic ; Tramp! tramp! tramp! ; Hold on, Abraham ; Marching through Georgia ; Raw recruits ; Kingdom coming ; The girl I left behind me ; Flourish for review.

United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Songs and music.

Church of the Reformation (Washington, D.C.). Cantata Choir.

National Gallery Orchestra.