The Civil War [TV Soundtrack] Original TV Soundtrack

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  • Release Date: 12/29/1990
  • Sales Rank: 4,226
  • Label: NONESUCH
  • UPC: 075597925623

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The Civil War [TV Soundtrack]

1LISTENDrums of War / Old Bethpage Brass Band 0:08
2LISTENOliver Wendell Holmes / Paul Roebling 0:29
3LISTENAshokan Farewell / Jay Ungar 4:02
4LISTENBattle Cry of Freedom / Jacqueline Schwab 1:40
5LISTENWe Are Climbing Jacob's Ladder / Bernice Johnson Reagon 4:22
6LISTENDixie/Bonnie Blue Flag / New American Brass Band 1:55
7LISTENCheer Boys Cheer / New American Brass Band 1:09
8LISTENAngel Band / Russ Barenberg 1:03
9LISTENJohnny Has Gone for a Soldier / Jacqueline Schwab 0:51
10LISTENLeorena / Matt Glaser 1:10
11LISTENParade / New American Brass Band 3:28
12LISTENHail Columbia / New American Brass Band 2:18
13LISTENDixie / Bobby Horton 2:03
14LISTENKingdom Coming / Matt Glaser 1:00
15LISTENBattle Hymn of the Republic / Matt Glaser 1:36
16LISTENAll Quiet on the Potomac / Jacqueline Schwab 1:13
17LISTENFlag of Columbia / Jacqueline Schwab 1:03
18LISTENWeeping, Sad and Lonely / Peggy James 1:08
19LISTENYankee Doodle / Old Bethpage Brass Band 0:39
20LISTENPalmyra Schottische / New American Brass Band 3:08
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The Civil War TV Documentary Musicby mercergirl

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June 13, 2009: So many years after Ken Burns' series on the Civil War, just a few notes of "Ashoken Farewell" bring back the yearning and sadness I felt watching the program. The music combines to bring out the era of the late 1800's, and the deep felt issues that brought our countryto Civil War.

As w/the film itself, an absolute masterpiece.by Anonymous

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April 17, 2005: I'll get the bad news out of the way first: my one gripe is that this CD did not include the rendition of "Battle Hymn of the Republic" in which the little-used third verse is sung: <p> "I have read a fiery Gospel writ in burnished rows of steel/ As ye deal with My contemners, so with ye My grace shall deal/ Let the Hero born of Woman crush the serpent with his heel/ Since my God is marching on/" <p> To be fair, the only album on which I HAVE heard this verse is Lee Greenwood's rendition on his "American Patriot" CD; unfortunately, Lee in turns short-changes the listener by skipping the 5th verse of "Battle Hymn," i.e. "In the beauty of the lillies Christ was born across the sea . . ." <p> But enough kvetching! This is an excellent CD! The main reason I bought is is that I fell in love with "The Battle Cry of Freedom" from watching the mini-series . . .but for the longest time I didn't know what the corrrect title of the song was! Anyway, I was tickeld pink to see that there's two "Battle Cry" tracks on the CD . . . and I fell in love with all the other tracks on the CD as well. <p> ESPECIALLY the final track, the Letter of Major Sullivan Bellou (sp?) to his wife Sarah with "The Ashokan Farewell" in the background. Sheer elogance of writing, almost poetic and lyrical, a thing of beauty. Statistics supposedly tell us that the present-day literacy rate in the U.S. supersedes the literacy rate of "back then," yet letters like Maj Bellou's seem to say to otherwise. <p> God bless this great Nation and all those who defend her, past and present.


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