American vocal group Anonymous 4 was founded to explore medieval music and has worked mostly within repertory of that time period. But its field of endeavor has broadened in a fan shape as its career has developed, including contemporary works and, toward the end of its career, a focus on the music of its native country. The present album forms the material for their last tour. Released in early 2015, it commemorates the 150th anniversary of the end of the American Civil War. The program consists of music that was "in the ...
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American vocal group Anonymous 4 was founded to explore medieval music and has worked mostly within repertory of that time period. But its field of endeavor has broadened in a fan shape as its career has developed, including contemporary works and, toward the end of its career, a focus on the music of its native country. The present album forms the material for their last tour. Released in early 2015, it commemorates the 150th anniversary of the end of the American Civil War. The program consists of music that was "in the air" in 1865, although not necessarily composed or published then; the songs date back as far as 1823 in the case of Home, Sweet Home, a seemingly quintessentially American song that actually comes from a British opera. Some deal with the war itself, but, as is usual in wartime music, not all do. Civil War songs constitute an amazing example of creative efflorescence in response to crisis, but to put them across convincingly today is not an easy task, with pale academic art-song...
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Add this copy of 1865 Songs of Hope & Home From the American Civil to cart. $20.79, new condition, Sold by Importcds rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Sunrise, FL, UNITED STATES, published 2015.
