The Wonderful World of Melody

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Annotation

Set CWWM-A-129 comprises tapes: RDC91171, RDC91172, RDC91173, RDC91174 & RDC91175.

Annotation last modified on 2014-04-04 17:47 UTC.

Tracklist

▶Cassette 1: Popular Music That Will Live Forever / The Music of George Gershwin
▶Cassette 2: Romantic Waltzes / The Immortal Jerome Kern - The Great Richard Rodgers
▶Cassette 3: The Mancini Touch / Popular Classics From the Movies
▼Cassette 4: Popular Classics From the Theatre / Treasured Melodies
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G1Climb Ev'ry Mountain, From "The Sound of Music"
instrumental recording of:
Climb Ev’ry Mountain (The Sound of Music)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI United Partnership Ltd. and Williamson Music Company
part of:
The Sound of Music (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
The Romantic Strings and Orchestra4:10
G2I'll Follow My Secret Heart, From "Conversation Piece"
instrumental recording of:
Conversation Piece: Act One. I’ll Follow My Secret Heart
lyricist and composer:
Noël Coward
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA)
part of:
Conversation Piece: Act One
Douglas Gamley and His Orchestra3:41
G3Will You Remember, From "Maytime"
instrumental recording of:
Will You Remember (Sweetheart) (from the Operetta “Maytime”)
lyricist:
Rida Johnson Young
composer:
Sigmund Romberg
part of:
Maytime (Sigmund Romberg operetta)
Douglas Gamley and His Orchestra3:22
G4Strange Music, From "Song of Norway"
instrumental recording of:
Song of Norway: Strange Music
lyricist:
George Forrest (American composer and lyricist) and Robert Wright (US stage & screen composer & lyricist)
composer:
George Forrest (American composer and lyricist), Edvard Grieg (composer) and Robert Wright (US stage & screen composer & lyricist)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA)
is based on:
Lyriske stykker, hefte V, op. 54: No. 4: Notturno
is based on:
Lyriske stykker, hefte VIII, op. 65: No. 6: Bryllupsdag på Troldhaugen (for piano)
part of:
Song of Norway
Johnny Douglas and His Orchestra3:27
G5The Sound of Music
instrumental recording of:
The Sound of Music (The Sound of Music)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) and Williamson Music Company
music quoted on:
Main Title From “The Pink Panther Strikes Again”
part of:
The Sound of Music (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
The Romantic Strings, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra & Eric Hammerstein3:41
G6Make Believe, From "Showboat"
instrumental recording of:
Make Believe (Show Boat)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
T.B. Harms (in 1927)
part of:
Show Boat (1951 film)
part of:
Show Boat: Act I
The Romantic Strings and Orchestra3:17
G7With a Little Bit of Luck, From "My Fair Lady"
instrumental recording of:
With a Little Bit of Luck (My Fair Lady)
lyricist:
Alan Jay Lerner
composer:
Frederick Loewe
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd. and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
part of:
My Fair Lady (full musical)
Robert Bentley & His Orchestra2:27
G8You and the Night and the Music, From "Revenge With Music"
instrumental recording of:
You and the Night and the Music
lyricist:
Howard Dietz (librettist)
composer:
Arthur Schwartz
publisher:
Arthur Schwartz Music Ltd., Bienstock Publishing Company (ASCAP affiliated), Carlin Music Corporation, Chappell Music Ltd., Harms, Inc. and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
part of:
The Band Wagon (1953 film)
Hill Bowen & His Orchestra2:45
G9Lover Come Back to Me, From "The New Moon"
instrumental recording of:
Lover, Come Back to Me (The New Moon)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1928)
composer:
Sigmund Romberg (in 1928)
publisher:
Bambalina Music Publishing Company, Redwood Music, Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), Warner/Chappell and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1928)
sub-publisher:
ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company - do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
part of:
The New Moon: Act II
The Romantic Strings and Orchestra3:08
G10Love's Roundelay, From "A Waltz Dream"
recording of:
Love's Roundelay (from "Waltz Dream")
composer:
Oscar Straus
Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper & Reg Owen3:32
G11Stranger in Paradise, From "Kismet"
instrumental recording of:
Stranger in Paradise (popular song from the 1953 musical “Kismet”)
lyricist:
George Forrest (American composer and lyricist) and Robert Wright (US stage & screen composer & lyricist)
composer:
Alexander Borodin (Alexander Borodin), George Forrest (American composer and lyricist) and Robert Wright (US stage & screen composer & lyricist)
publisher:
Scheffel Music Corp, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell and Frank Music Co. Ltd. (from 1953 to present)
is based on:
Polovtsian Dances no. 17, “Polovtsian Dance with Chorus”: II. Gliding Dance of the Maidens: Andantino, 4/4, A major
part of:
Kismet (full musical)
Robert Bentley & His Orchestra4:22
G12You'll Never Walk Alone, From "Carousel"
instrumental recording of:
You’ll Never Walk Alone (Carousel)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), T.B. Harms Co., Williamson Music Company and Williamson Music, Inc.
part of:
Carousel (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
The Romantic Strings and Orchestra3:32
G13Where or When, From "Babes in Arms"
instrumental recording of:
Where or When (from “Babes in Arms”)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1937)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell, Williamson Music Company and Chappell & Co. (in 1937)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company - do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
part of:
Babes in Arms (full musical)
Wally Stott & His Orchestra4:09
H1Annie Laurie
violin:
Sidney Sax (violinist)
orchestra:
Douglas Gamley and His Orchestra
conductor:
Douglas Gamley (film composer)
instrumental recording of:
Annie Laurie (19th century Scottish song)
lyricist:
William Douglas (Scottish soldier and poet of poem "Annie Laurie")
composer:
Alicia Ann Spottiswoode (Scottish songwriter) (from 1834 until 1835)
is based on:
Annie Laurie (the poem)
Sidney Sax & Douglas Gamley and His Orchestra4:14
H2Oft in the Stilly Night
orchestra:
Douglas Gamley and His Orchestra
conductor:
Douglas Gamley (film composer)
instrumental recording of:
Oft in the stilly night
lyricist:
Thomas Moore (Irish poet)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Douglas Gamley and His Orchestra4:49
H3Gentle Maiden
orchestra:
Douglas Gamley and His Orchestra
conductor:
Douglas Gamley (film composer)
instrumental recording of:
Gentle Maiden (Irish folk song)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Douglas Gamley and His Orchestra3:41
H4Loch Lomond
instrumental recording of:
Loch Lomond (Scottish folk song)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 9598)
Douglas Gamley and His Orchestra3:32
H5Ellan Vannin
instrumental recording of:
Ellan Vannin (the alternative Manx national anthem)
lyricist:
Eliza Craven Green (English poet)
Douglas Gamley and His Orchestra4:08
H6Old Folks at Home (Swanee River)
instrumental recording of:
Old Folks at Home (Swanee River)
anthem of:
Florida, United States (from 1935 to present)
lyricist and composer:
Stephen Foster (composer) (in 1851)
publisher:
Carlin Music Group
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra & Douglas Gamley4:06
H7The Kerry Dance
instrumental recording of:
Kerry Dance
lyricist and composer:
James Lynam Molloy
Robert Mandell & His Orchestra2:57
H8Skye Boat Song
instrumental recording of:
Skye Boat Song
lyricist:
Harold Boulton
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
version of:
Cuchag nan craobh
Douglas Gamley and His Orchestra3:24
H9The Harp That Once Thro' Tara's Halls
instrumental recording of:
The Harp That Once Thro' Tara's Halls (Irish folk song)
lyricist:
Thomas Moore (Irish poet)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Douglas Gamley and His Orchestra4:55
H10Beautiful Dreamer
orchestra:
Hill Bowen and His Orchestra
conductor:
Hill Bowen
instrumental recording of:
Beautiful Dreamer
publisher:
Santa Barbara Music Publishing ("Dedicated to Nurturing the Choral Art")
lyricist and composer:
Stephen Foster (composer) (in 1864)
arranger:
Ronald Nelson (choral arranger)
Hill Bowen & His Orchestra3:27
H11Kashmiri Love Song (Pale Hands I Loved)
instrumental recording of:
Kashmiri Song (aka. "Kashmiri Love Song")
lyricist:
Adela Florence Nicolson (poet, pseudonym: "Laurence Hope")
composer:
Amy Woodforde-Finden
part of:
4 Indian Love Lyrics from "The Garden of Kama"
Douglas Gamley and His Orchestra3:41
H12Au clair de la lune
instrumental recording of:
Au clair de la lune
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Gérard Beauchamp
previously attributed to:
Jean‐Baptiste Lully (composer)
publisher:
CYP Music Limited (Children’s Audio Publisher)
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra & Hill Bowen3:07
▶Cassette 5: Great Film Themes of the 60s and 70s / World of Melody