The Story of Percussion in the Orchestra

Nexus, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, William L. Cahn & Bill Moyers

1992-12-01 • Classical

Tracklist

• 1
  Narration: Introduction
  0:48
• 2
  Excerpt from "Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell"
  2:52
• 3
  Narration: Orchestras in 1675
  0:20
• 4
  Excerpt from "Thesee, LWV 51: Overture"
  1:06
• 5
  Narration: The Kettledrums
  0:52
• 6
  Excerpt from "March for Kettledrums"
  1:29
• 7
  Narration: Lully's Orchestra
  0:50
• 8
  Thesee, LWV 51: La Marche
  1:24
• 9
  Narration: The Bass Drum, Cymbals, Triangle, Tambourine, Crescent
  0:51
• 10
  Janissary March
  0:53
• 11
  Narration: Mozart's Orchestra
  0:23
• 12
  Excerpt from "Il Seraglio, K. 384: Overture"
  2:26
• 13
  Narration: The Snare Drum
  0:45
• 14
  Three Camps (Traditional Drum Beating)
  0:57
• 15
  Narration: Beethoven's Orchestra
  1:10
• 16
  Wellington's Victory, Op. 91: Sturm-Marsch
  2:18
• 17
  Narration: The Xylophone
  1:21
• 18
  Spanish Dance No. 5, Op. 12: V. Bolero
  2:34
• 19
  Narration: George Hamilton Green
  0:28
• 20
  Fluffy Ruffles
  2:42
• 21
  Narration: Percussion Today
  1:01
• 22
  The Birds
  11:07
• 23
  Narration: Conclusion
  0:28
• 24
  Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell: Fugue
  3:25