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Liberty! The American Revolution CD Soundtrack
Available from ShopPBS.com
Price: $16.98
Updated on 7-4-2007.
Features
This spectacular soundtrack features an original score by Richard Einhorn as well as arrangements of traditional Revolutionary-era folk melodies and original compositions by Mark O'Connor, performed by O'Connor, a Grammy Award-winning violinist; Grammy Award-winning cellist Yo-Yo Ma; Pulitzer Prize-winning composer and trumpet player Wynton Marsalis; musicologists David and Ginger Hildebrand; and the Nashville Symphony, conducted by Kenneth Schermerhorn. O'Connor's Song of the "Liberty Bell" is the series' main theme. James Taylor and O'Connor perform the traditional song, "Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier," for the closing credits.
Peabody Awards Winner
The LIBERTY! soundtrack blends traditional music with original melodies recalling Revolutionary era music, from Richard Einhorn's original score to Mark O'Connor's arrangements of traditional folk melodies and original compositions. Performers include violinist O'Connor, cellist Yo-Yo Ma, trumpet player Wynton Marsalis; musicologists David and Ginger Hildebrand, the Nashville Symphony, and James Taylor, singing "Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier."
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Liberty! The American Revolution CD Soundtrack
Available from ShopPBS.com
Price: $16.98
Updated on 7-4-2007.
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