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Circus Songs

An Annotated Anthology

By: William E Studwell, Charles P Conrad, Bruce R Schueneman

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Hardcover | 18 November 1999 | Edition Number 1

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292 Pages

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21.59 x 13.97 x 1.75

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Circus Songs: An Annotated Anthology provides musicians and librarians with the musical scores of 85 circus songs along with historical annotations. Informative and entertaining, this collection explores the history of American circus music and provides some background on circus musicians that will delight and enchant even the most avid music buff. Circus Songs will help you appreciate the role of circus music in American culture and will preserve these songs for future generations to enjoy.Through Circus Songs, you will discover well-known circus favorites as well as obscure tunes, including:

âBattle of the Winds,â written by Edward Duble, which was published in 1917 while the author was performing for the John Robinson Circus
âBelfordâsâ Carnival, composed by Russell Alexander, a march played outside the sideshow tents to advertise the marvelous spectacles that could be seen by paying an additional admission
âBravura,â one of the most recognizable and most frequently played circus marches, frequently used for wild animal acts or attractions with a foreign flavor, due to its exotic sound
âBuffalo Billâs Equestrian March,â composed by William Paris, written in honor of Buffalo Billâs Wild West Show
âCon Celerita,â a Spanish term meaning âwith a little velocity,â a fast tempo gallop composed by J. J. Richards
âKentucky Sunrise,â a two-step that is often used as part of the circus finale, was created by Karl L. King
âOlympia Hippodrome,â written by Russell Alexander during his employment with Barnum & Bailey, was usually played during daring feats of horsemanshipCircus Songs is chock full of entertaining essays to inform and intrigue you about an era that shaped our culture and entertained us at circuses all over America. This unique book will surprise and satisfy even the most zealous music historian with facts and information on the songs that reflected Americaâs spirit and captured a nationâs attention.

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