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Old American Songs are two sets of songs arranged by Aaron Copland in 1950 and 1952 respectively. Originally scored for voice and piano, they were reworked for baritone (or mezzo-soprano) and orchestra. Set 1 was first performed by Peter Pears (tenor) and Benjamin Britten (piano)〔p. 179 n. 7, Hubbs (2004) Nadine. Berkeley and Los Angeles, California ''The Queer Composition of America's Sound: Gay Modernists, American Music, and National Identity'' University of California Press〕 on June 17, 1950 at Aldeburgh.〔("Letters from a Life: Selected Letters of Benjamin Britten, Volume 3, 1946-1951", edited by Donald Mitchell, Philip Reed & Mervyn Cooke, (University of California Press, 2004, ISBN 0-520-24259-9) p.88. )〕 The version of Set 1 for baritone and orchestra was premiered on January 7, 1955, by William Warfield and the Los Angeles Philharmonic, conducted by Alfred Wallenstein. Set 2 was first performed by William Warfield and Aaron Copland (piano) on 25 May 1958 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, and later, in its orchestral form, by Grace Bumbry (mezzo-soprano) and the Ojai Festival Orchestra, conducted by the composer, in Ojai, California. Set 2 was recorded by Warfield and Copland on August 18, 1953, for Columbia Records but apparently not publicly performed until the above-mentioned date in Ipswich.〔''Modern American Vocal Works'', Sony MHK 60899, 1999, liner notes, pp. 2-3.〕 Set 1: :The Boatman's Dance (minstrel song from 1843) :The Dodger (campaign song) :Long Time Ago (ballad) :Simple Gifts (Shaker song) :I Bought Me a Cat (children's song, Roud Folk Song Index No. 544) Set 2: : The Little Horses (lullaby) : Zion’s Walls (revivalist song) : The Golden Willow Tree (Anglo-American ballad) : At the River (hymn tune) : Ching-A-Ring Chaw (minstrel song) Both sets are published by Boosey & Hawkes. The voice and piano versions are easily transposed to any register; the orchestral sets can also be transposed but are usually sung in their original keys by either a baritone or a mezzo-soprano. ''Old American Songs'' have been recorded by many singers, notably mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne and the baritones Sherill Milnes, Thomas Hampson, Bryn Terfel, and Thomas Quasthoff. William Warfield's recording is with the composer himself at the piano. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Old American Songs」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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