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Music Publications

by Roger Lee Hall

Selected Articles:

• "Shaker Hymnody: An American Communal Tradition,"
  JOURNAL OF CHURCH MUSIC, October 1975.
• "An Interview with Sir Michael Tippett,"
  JOURNAL OF CHURCH MUSIC, April 1978.
• "Singing Stoughton,"JOURNAL OF CHURCH MUSIC, January 1980.
• "An Interview with Aaron Copland,"THE SHAKER MESSENGER,
  Volume 2/Number 3 (Summer 1981).
• "William Billings of Boston,"JOURNAL OF CHURCH MUSIC, May 1983.
• "Early Performances of Bach and Handel in America"
  JOURNAL OF CHURCH MUSIC, May 1985.
• "Aaron Copland's 'Simple Gifts'," THE SONNECK SOCIETY BULLETIN,
  Vol XVI/ Number 3 (Fall 1990).
• "The Simple Gifts of Elder Joseph and Sister Mildred," SHAKERS WORLD, Volume 2/ Number 1 (June-July 1997).
• "Joseph Brackett's 'Simple Gifts'," THE SONNECK SOCIETY BULLETIN,
  Vol XXII, Number 3 (Fall 1997).
• "The Simple Gifts of Shaker Music," SING OUT! - The Folk Song Magazine, Vol 43/Number 1 (Summer 1998).
• "50 Years of Elmer Bernstein Film Scores," SOUNDTRACK magazine,
  Vol 20/ 76 (Summer 2001).
• "Bernard Herrmann: The Early Years," SOUNDTRACK magazine,
  Vol 21/ 81 (Summer 2002).
• "Dimitri Tiomkin's Golden Decade," SOUNDTRACK magazine,
  Vol 21/ 84 (Winter 2002).
• "Remembering Raksin," FILM SCORE MONTHLY magazine,
  Volume 9/ 8 (September 2004).
• "Elmer's Magnificent 7" (Elmer Bernstein Tribute), FILM SCORE MONTHLY, Vol 9/ 9 (Oct 2004).
• "Hop-a-long Cassidy," FILMS OF THE GOLDEN AGE, Vol 42 (Fall 2005).

Music Publications:

• A Western Shaker Music Sampler (1976) - 12 Shaker spirituals from Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana Cleveland, Ohio: The Western Reserve Historical Society. [out-of-print]
• The Happy Journey (1982) - Edited collection of 35 Shaker spirituals compiled by Clara Endicott Sears. Harvard, Massachusetts: Fruitlands Museums. [out-of-print]
• E.A. Jones: His Life and Music - With a catalogue of his musical works (1984)  - The life and music of Stoughton's most accomplished musician and composer. Stoughton, Massachusetts: Old Stoughton Musical Society. [out-of-print]
• Singing Stoughton: Selected Highlights from America's Oldest Choral Society (1985)  - A brief history of the Stoughton Musical Society from 1774 to 1985. Stoughton: Old Stoughton Musical Society. [out of print]
• 200th Anniversary Concert of the Old Stoughton Musical Society (1986) - Commemorative program booklet with letters from President Ronald Reagan, Governor Michael Dukakis and others. Photos of OSMS officers and singers. Also historical information and text for Haydn's The Creation (the featured concert work) and a Bicentennial Hymn written by Roger Hall.
• + Music in Stoughton: A Brief Survey (1989)- booklet listing the 25 most significant music events in town between 1762 and 1987. Includes an anti-war song, "Peace," set to a text by Stoughton teenager, Esther Talbot in 1814 and set to music by Roger Hall in 1981.
• + The Stoughton Songster (1991) - 10 songs performed between 1980 and 1990. Also audio tape of all the songs, and other music by Stoughton composers. Funded, in part, by the Massachusetts Arts Council.  Free copies were distributed to the Stoughton public schools.
• + Love is Little: A Sampling of Shaker Spirituals (1992/2nd edition, 1996) - a songbook of 36 Shaker spirituals from all 18 major Shaker communities. Notes and bibliography. Holland,Michigan: The World of Shaker. CD and Tape on Sampler Records, Rochester, New York, 1992.  2nd edition of the songbook published by Sampler Records in 1996.
• + Joy of Angels: Shaker Spirituals for Christmas and the New Year (1995) - a songbook of 38 Shaker spirituals. Introduction and Notes about Shaker Christmas music. CD and Tape from Sampler Records.
• + Music in Early Canton: Historical Notes and Music (1997)with several early American tunes and highlights about music by local composers and the Stoughton Musical Society. Stoughton: PineTree Press.
• + New England Songster (1998) - 18 songs written between 1768 and 1988,  with CDR containing all the music. PineTree Press.
• + Ten Town Tunes: Music from Stoughton (1998) - music by Stoughton composers from 1770 to 1990. PineTree Press.
• + Memories of Music, 1960s - 1990s (1999) - a collection of journal and newspaper articles, and other music related items. PineTree Press.
• + MAJESTY: Being a Discussion of Facts and Fiction about William Billings and The Stoughton Musical Society (2000)  - Genealogy of the Billings family and information about William Billings and his influence on the Stoughton Musical Society. Includes several Billings tunes and music by Roger Hall set to texts published by William Billings. Compiled for the bicentennial of the death of William Billings (1746-1800).  Also available is the CD: "The Best of William Billings." PineTree Press.
• + Celebrate, Rejoice and Sing! A Guide to Christmas Music in America (2nd edition, 2003) - a chronology, sample of early American Christmas carols, 25 most popular Christmas songs, bibliography and discography. PineTree Press.
• + A Guide to George Gershwin (2nd revised edition, 2004) - essays, extensive bibliography and discography. PineTree Press.  
• "Come Life, Shaker Life" - The Life and Music of Elder Issachar Bates (2004) - based on his autobiography completed in 1836 and including eight of his Shaker spirituals, with extensive notes and recommended recordings. PineTree Press.
• + Remembering Radio - Great Songwriters and Singers (2nd revised edition, 2005) - music featured on radio between 1923 and 1956, list of 50 radio shows, a sample radio script, radio highlights from 1985 to 1995. PineTree Press.
• "The Best Choice" - A Sampling of American Communal Hymns (2nd edition, 2006) - Nine rare communal hymns from communities in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, New York, and Massachusetts, plus a useful checklist of printed communal hymnals between 1730 and 1855. PineTree Press.
• +A Guide to Shaker Music - With Music Supplement (editions: 1996/ 1997/ 1999/ 2001/ 2002/ 2006)   - 15 Shaker text and tune arrangements are found in the Music Supplement. PineTree Press.
• How Happy Are They: Twelve Shaker Spirituals from Kentucky and Ohio (2007) - includes background notes and sources. PineTreeMusic.
• +For The Love Of Zion: Thirty Shaker Spirituals for Solo Quartet or SATB Chorus (2007) - arrangements by Jack Bomer, including introduction and music sources. PineTreeMusic.
• ++ "Dream World" - Songs, Poems and Stories (2007/ 2008) - an illustrated eBook with the title song among the song lyrics included, also poems, and stories from the life of Roger Hall. There are also audio files with early songs by Roger Hall. PineTree Press
  (Pop Song Series No. 1).
• ++ "Following the Stars" - Music and Memories of Hopalong Cassidy ( 2005/ 2009) - an illustrated eBook featuring a remembrance of meeting Hopalong Cassidy and being photographed for a Look magazine cover in 1950.  Also chapters devoted to music in the Hopalong Cassidy westerns, and several Hopalong Cassidy Festivals in Cambridge, Ohio.  Also includes audio files of songs about Hopalong Cassidy. PineTree Press (Pop Song Series No. 2).
• ++ "Free As The Breeze" - Confessions of a Struggling Songwriter (2007/ 2009) - an illustrated eBook named after one of Roger's early songs, concerning the years of listening and learning and the frustrations of a songwriting career during the 1960s. Also there are over 100 photos, and 28 audio files with 10 of Roger's songs from the 1960s. PineTree Press (Pop Song Series No. 3).
• ++ "Lincoln and Liberty" - Music from Abrham Lincoln's Era (2009) - eBook Listener's Guide with all the lyrics and additional information for the 24 audio files, plus a bibliography and discography of music of Abraham Lincoln's era. Also original sheet music illustrations, Lincoln portrait gallery and other documents. PineTree Press.
• + Gentle Words: Shaker Music in the 20th Century (2009) - includes interviews with several Shaker sisters and a timeline of important events during the 20th century, plus the lyrics to 25 representative Shaker spirituals. PineTree Press.
• ++ A Guide to Film Music - Songs and Scores (1997/ 2nd edition, 2002/ 3rd edition, 2007/4th edition, 2009) - latest edition has chronology from 1926 to 2008, commentary from film composers, bibliography, discography, autographs of film composers and songwriters. audio clips, video program. PineTree Press.
• ++ "Shake, Rattle and Roll" - Electric Elvis and Bill Randle (2010) - discussion of the early singing career of Elvis Presley and Cleveland disc jockey and promoter, Bill Randle, with picture galleries and audio files. PineTree Productions, PSS 1012 (Pop Song Series No. 4).
• ++The Story of 'Simple Gifts' - Joseph Brackett's Shaker Dance Song (2010) - with background on Elder Joseph Brackett, original words and music for "Simple Gifts," and an exclusive interview with Aaron Copland about his arrangements of the Shaker dance song. Includes audio files with Shaker songs and hymns and a short video of a concert performance of "Simple Gifts."
  PineTree Press.
• ++ A New England Music Miscellany (2010) - sections for New England music from 1620 to 1920, including composers, Shaker music, Singing Stoughton. Bonus features: audio and video. PineTree Press.
• ++ "Angels of Peace" - The Boston Peace Jubilees (2010) - rare documents and concert programs from the Peace Jubilees in 1869, 1872 and 1889. PineTree Press.
• ++"So Far Away" - Songs and Survival (2010) - about songs that meant something to the life of a young songwriter in the 1960s. Includes audio files with unreleased songs by the author. PineTree Press (Pop Song Series No. 5).
       
   

+ = with music examples on CD = 15

++= illustrated eBook on CD-ROM or DVD+R = 10

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