Piece
A SYMPHONY: "NEW ENGLAND HOLIDAYS": i. WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY; ii. DECORATION DAY; iii. THE FOURTH OF JULY; iv. THANKSGIVING (Text: O God! beneath Thy guiding hand . . .)
Genre Level 1
Genre Level 2
Kirkpatrick Number
I-A-4
Sinclair Number
5 (5i., 5ii., 5iii, 5iv.)
Text By
Text by Leonard Bacon
Date, Location
August 22, 1941
Artists
Cape Cod Symphony Society; Jo Hawthorne, conductor
LNFY
Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038370806, 1/4 inch sound tape reel.
Additional Notes
Recorded during a performance of the work in Washington, CT; (i., only)
Year
1941
External Links
https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/6/archival_objects/2442451
More Info
This early Ives recording includes an excerpt from Washington’s Birthday, which begins at the Allegro at measure 56. Jo Hawthorne conducts the Cape Cod Symphony Society in an interpretation that highlights the folk-like atmosphere of the music. The orchestra plays with a graceful sense of rhythmic drive, frequently bringing out the quoted traditional melodies over the surrounding dissonant textures.
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