| Description |
1 audio disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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1.4 m/s |
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stereo |
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digital recording |
| Series |
Vintage Westminster Choir series
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Vintage Westminster Choir series.
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| Performer |
Westminster Singers ; John Finley Williamson, conductor. |
| Event |
Recorded in spring 1959. |
| Note |
"This is the last Westminster choir Dr. Williamson directed. It is the finale concert, at home, after touring Africa and the Middle East"--container insert. |
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Compact disc. |
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The concert and many selections are introduced by Dr. Williamson. |
| Contents |
Ave verum corpus / William Byrd -- O what a beautiful morning / Richard Rodgers -- Plain and fancy (John Milton Kelley, tenor) -- You'll never walk alone ; Oklahoma / Rodgers -- Ezekiel saw de wheel / arr. William Dawson -- Little Lis' I love you / arr. Charles Higgins -- Swing low (Marian Anderson, soprano) -- St. Louis blues / Handy, arr. Hall Johnson -- Haste thee nymph / Handel (Marvin Burke, tenor) -- Go down death / traditional Georgia Sea Islands chant, arr. Tom Scott -- The creation / Tom Scott -- Praise to the Lord / arr. F. Melius Christiansen -- Buttons and bows (Orville Wike, bass) -- The star spangled banner. |
| Local Note |
Westminster Choir College performance. |
| Subject |
Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices)
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Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices) |
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Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices)
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Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices) |
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Musicals -- Excerpts, Arranged.
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Musicals -- Excerpts, Arranged. |
| Genre/Form |
Spirituals (Songs)
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Spirituals (Songs)
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Live sound recordings.
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Live sound recordings.
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| Subject |
Musicals. |
| Genre/Form |
Sound recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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Excerpts.
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Excerpts.
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Arrangements (Music)
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Arrangements (Music)
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| Added Author |
Dawson, William L. (William Levi), 1899-1990, arranger.
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Higgins, Charles, arranger.
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Williamson, John Finley, 1887-1964, conductor.
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Byrd, William, 1539 or 1540-1623.
Gradualia, liber 1. Ave verum corpus.
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Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979.
Musicals. Selections; arranged.
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Hague, Albert, 1920-2001.
Plain and fancy. Plain we live; arranged.
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Handy, W. C. (William Christopher), 1873-1958.
Saint Louis blues; arranged.
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Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759.
Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato. Haste thee, nymph; arranged.
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Scott, Tom, 1912-1961.
Creation.
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Livingston, Jay, 1915-2001.
Buttons and bows.
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Westminster Choir College.
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| Added Title |
Westminster Singers |
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Star-spangled banner (Song)
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Ezekiel saw de wheel.
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Li'l' Liz', I love you.
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Swing low, sweet chariot.
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Go down death.
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Praise to the Lord.
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