American composers are better represented than usual today because of the national holiday, Memorial Day, originally established during the Civil War (or the War Between the States, for those of you digging in the Library of Congress).
The liturgical music of the day comes from Trinity Sunday, with various triples (e.g., "Holy, holy, holy") figuring in the texts.
Fanfare I (CD: Praise the Lord) (Gerre Hancock, organ) Aaron Copland: Symphony for Organ and Orchestra (CD: The Copland (E. Power Biggs, organ; New York Collection: 1922-1935) Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein) Jehain Alain: Litanies (CD: Marie-Claire (Marie-Claire Alain, organ) Alain joue Albert et Jehan Alain) Maurice Duruflé: Prélude and Fugue sur le nom d'Alain (CD: Duruflé: (Olivier Latry) Intégrale de l'Oeuvre pour Orgue) Maurice Ravel: Berceuse sur le nom de Gabriel FAURÉ (CD: Un coeur en hiver) (Jean-Jacques Kantorow, violin; Jacques Rouvier, piano) Felix Mendelssohn: String quartet in E flat, op. 44, (CD: Mendelssohn: no. 3 String Quartets) Scherzo. Assai leggiero vivace (Melos Quartet)
Alec Wyton: A short communion service (CD: Choral and Organ Sanctus & Benedictus Music of Alec Wyton) Richard Marlow (arr.): Veni Creator (CD: Come, Holy Ghost) (Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge; Richard Marlow) Ned Rorem: Three motets on poems of Gerard Manley (CD: Choral Music by Hopkins 20th Century American (Choir of Trinity Church, Composers) Wall Street; Larry King) David Conte: In praise of music (CD: Treasures) (Peninsula Women's Chorus; Patricia Hennings) Joseph Bodin de Boismortier: Sonata in c minor, op. 34, (CD: Baroque no. 6 Recorder Music) (Amsterdam Loeki Stardust Quartet) Thomas Morley: Now is the month of maying (CD: English Madrigals) (Quink Vocal Ensemble) Thomas Bateson: Those sweet delightful lillies (CD: English Madrigals) (Quink Vocal Ensemble) John Wilbye: Sweet honey-sucking bees / Yet sweet take (CD: Draw on heed Sweet Night) (The Hilliard Ensemble) William Byrd: Though Amaryllis dance in green (CD: A Treasury of (The Amaryllis Consort; Charles Brett) English Madrigals) Thomas Weelkes: Alleluia, I heard a voice (CD: Anthems (Choir of Salisbury for America) Cathedral; Richard Seal)
Marcel Languetuit: Toccata in D major (CD: Great European (David M. Patrick, organ) Organs No. 28) Brahms: Immer leiser wird mein Schlummer (CD: Brahms: Songs) (Elly Ameling, soprano; Rudolf Jansen, piano) Johannes Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 (CD: Brahms: Piano Andante Concerto No. 2) (Artur Rubenstein, piano; RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra; Josef Krips) David Amram: Three Songs for America (CD: David Amram: An (James Courtney, bass; Manhattan American Original) Chamber Orchestra; Richard Auldon Clark) Books of the Band, 26th North Carolina Regiment (CD: Listen to Luto Quick Step the Mockingbird) Come dearest, the daylight is gone Dixie / Bonnie blue flag Last rose of summer Listen to the Mockingbird (Chestnut Brass Company and Friends) 19th century wind band music (CD: Listen to Hykshos March the Mockingbird) Hail Columbia (Chestnut Brass Company and Friends) Soundtrack: More Music and Songs from Gettysburg (CD: More Music and Yankee Doodle Songs from Gettysburg) Campbells are coming Year of Jublilo Battle hymn of the Republic Mary Chapin Carpenter: I am a town (CD: Come On Come On)
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