American Music Recordings Series

on CDs and DVDs

A series of CDs and DVDs provided by the

Center for American Music Preservation (CAMP)

Rather than offer a huge assortment of music, AMRS includes 50 specially prepared discs featuring American classical, folk and popular vocal music, many of them with music not available elsewhere.

These CDs and DVDs are ideal for teaching and researching different aspects of American culture.

Click on the links below to read more about them.

 

I. AMERICANA COLLECTIONS

• 1. American Places - Musical Travels
  
• 2. "Auld Lang Syne" - American Holiday Songs and Carols
• 3. Christmas Music in America
• 4. "The Liberty Song" - From American Revolution to World War I
• 5. "The Star-Spangled Banner: Early Songs of Protest and Patriotism (DVD)
• 6. "A Toast"-- Music of George Washington's Time
• 7. "Lincoln and Liberty" -- Music From Abraham Lincoln's Era (DVD)
• 8. "We Gather Together" - Treasures of Earlier American Song
• 9. "Yankee Doodle" - An American Song Treasury, 1620-1920
  
  

  II. COMPOSERS IN AMERICA

• 10. Best of William Billings
• 11. Earlier American Composers - Survey in Sound in 4 volumes
• 12. "How Beautiful Upon The Mountains" - Music by E. A. Jones (DVD)
• 13. Easter Concert - Oratorio by E.A. Jones
• 14. Memorial Music for Charles T. Griffes, Samuel Barber, Randall Thompson
• 15. Song of Our Saviour - Cantata by E.A. Jones
• 16. Songs by Francis Hopkinson
  
  

  
  III. COMPOSER INTERVIEWS

• 17. A Conversation with Aaron Copland
• 18. A Conversation with Virgil Thomson
• 19. E.A. Jones: Conversation about the composer
  
  
  IV. NEW ENGLAND COLLECTIONS
  
  
• 20."Angel Of Peace" - Music in Old Boston
• 21."Dedication" - Singing in Stoughton, 1762-1987 (DVD)
• 22. "Chester" - Music in Old New England (radio documentary),
• 23."Make A Joyful Noise" - The New England Harmony
• 24. "Land of Our Hearts" - From Pilgrims to Patriots (DVD)
• 25."New Bethlehem" - Christmas Music in New England
• 26."Praise Ye The Lord" - Music by Six New England Composers
• 27. "Majesty" - Best of William Billings

 

V. FILM MUSIC

• 28. Aaron Copland On Film Music
• 29. Henry Mancini On Radio
• 30. John Williams Film Music On Radio
• 31. Film Music Master: A Tribute to Bernard Herrmann (DVD)
• 32. Music Masters: Fifteen Composers in Hollywood (DVD)
• 33. Oscar Meets Sammy: Film Music Awards On Radio
  
  
  

  VI. POPULAR SONGS
  

• 34. The Bill Randle Chronicles
• 35. "I Got Rhythm" - George Gershwin On Radio
  
• 36. "It's Magic" - One Hundredth Birthday Celebration of Sammy Cahn
• 37. Johnny Mercer on Radio and Records
• 38. Remembering Radio: Great Songwriters and Singers
• 39. "Shake, Rattle and Roll" - Electric Elvis and Bill Randle

  VII. MUSIC OF THE SHAKERS
  

• 40. "Blended Together" - Interviews with The Shakers
  
• 41. "Celestial Praises" - A Celebration of Shaker Spirituals
• 42. "Gentle Words" - A Shaker Music Sampler
• 43. "Give Good Gifts" - Shaker Music in the 20th Century (DVD)
• 44. "The Humble Heart" - A Fifty Year Survey of Shaker Music (DVD)
• 45. "Invitation to Zion" - A Shaker Music Guide (DVD).
• 46. "Simple Gifts" - Great American Folk Song (DVD)
• 47. "My Shaker Home" - Words & Music by Shaker Sisters
  
  
  
  VIII. COMPOSER-IN-RESIDENCE
  

• 48. "Creator God" - Sacred Music
• 49. "Gentle Peace" - Songs and Instrumentals
• 50. "Search Thou My Heart" - A Musical Life (DVD)

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