16 September

Start of class: "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun (Live)" by Pink Floyd from Ummagumma (1969) Minstrel show example: "De Boatmen's Dance" composed by Dan Emmett (1843), performed by Peter DiSante et al. from The Early Minstrel Show (1985) Stephen Foster - Ethiopian song: "Camptown Races" (composed 1850) by unknown performers from Stephen Foster: American Heritage Best (2010) Stephen Foster - Sentimental (Irish) song: "I Dream of Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair" (composed 1854), performed by Thomas Hampson from American Dreamer: The Songs of Stephen Foster (1992) Early Tin Pan Alley example: "After the Ball" composed by Charles K. Harris (1892), performed by Joan Morris and William Bolcom from After the Ball and Other Highlights from Vaudeville (1974) Concert band example and end of class: "Stars and Stripes Forever" by John Philip Sousa (1897) performed by his Orchestra from Sousa's Band Historical Recordings (recorded 1913, released 2003)