Sounds of the Circus - Volume 3

About the Artist
Richard Whitmarsh, Conductor of the South Shore Concert Band, became avidly interested in music when his father presented him with his first trumpet at the age of 12. To this day, music has been the focus of his life. Throughout the years, he has taught music, repaired, retailed and wholesaled musical instruments and - more importantly - been a professional musician and conductor all of his adult life. For the past 25 years, the South Shore Concert Band has been directed by Mr. Whitmarsh. Under the name, SOUNDS OF THE CIRCUS, the band has, to date, released 16 recordings of the only existing, extensive documentary series of music from the golden age of the American circus.

Product Description
Music from the Golden Age of the American circus played by 25 enthusiastic musicians

Sounds of the Circus - Volume 3,South Shore Concert Band,Sounds Of The Circus,Circus Music,Easy Listening

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Sounds of the Circus - Volume 19 Manufacturer: Sounds of the Circus ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Ketèlbey, Albert William | ( K ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Khachaturian | Khachaturian, Aram | ( K ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Lecuona | Lecuona, Ernesto | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mancini | Mancini, Henry | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Ballets & Dances | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Sounds of the Circus Vol. 18 Sounds of the Circus - Volume 27 ASIN: B000063XII Release Date: 2001-01-25

Tracks:

1. Circus Orientale
2. Folies-Bergere
3. In A Chinese Temple Garden
4. Anniversary Song
5. Teeterboard #3 - Fantaisie Hongroise
6. Conquest
7. Siboney
8. A Bag of Rags
9. Zacatecas
10. They're Off Galop
11. Pink Panther
12. Blaze Away
13. Sabre Dance
14. A Night in June
15. El Cumbanchero
16. Tiger Rag
17. Caravan
18. Wichita Beacon
19. There's No Business Like Show Business

Album Description

Here is pure unadulterated music from the circus ring performed by 25 enthusiastic musicians. Minor inaccuracies have purposely not been corrected or edited from the original recording to give you all the spontaneity of a live performance.

We dedicate this series to all the great circus bandmaster-composers who have provided an ageless bit of musical happiness for coming generations to enjoy. Sit back and enjoy the happy musical sounds of the golden age of the American circus.

Average customer rating: And The Beat Goes On!

Sounds of the Circus - Volume 3 South Shore Concert Band Manufacturer: Sounds of the Circus ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Swing Jazz | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B000001XJM Release Date: 1991-12-01

Tracks:

1. His Majesty (Sanglear)
2. Embossing the Emblem (Alexander)
3. Wanderlust (King)
4. Nazir Grotto (King)
5. Gallant Zouaves (King)
6. Sarasota (King)
7. Sir Galahad (King)
8. Battle of Manila (Barnhouse)
9. Indiana State Band (Farrar)
10. Maltese Melody (Kaempfert)
11. High and Mighty (Jewell)
12. Purple Carnival (Alford)

Album Description

Music from the Golden Age of the American circus played by 25 enthusiastic musicians

Customer Reviews:

And The Beat Goes On!.......2001-09-01

What is the "essence" of circus music, particularly marches, as opposed to, say, a concert band and its style of play and instrumentation? One might say that with the typical circus band, "less is more" or "quality rather than quantity" would serve as operative phrases to describe their objective. That is, the number of musicans in a circus band is ideally in the range of 15 to 20, as opposed to 35 to 40 in a concert band. Also, whereas a concert band tries to blend the sound of a march among the different instruments, to produce a "smooth" and balanced sound, every individual instrument is heard under the "big top", with emphasis on brass instruments (particularly lower brass) and snare and bass drums, producing a slighly "ragged", disjointed sound. In addition, a concert band plays all ranges of sound volume, from very soft to very loud, whereas in a circus, this ranges from loud to louder to loudest, frequently at a very rapid pace. A good analogy might be that when you hear a circus band, think ragtime or dixieland band, and concert band, symphony or "pops" orchestra.

On this, the third album in this series, it seems that the South Shore Concert Band has made more of an effort to "bring out" the individual musicians, at least on some of the numbers, more than they did in their first two efforts. Not too surprisingly, with 25 musicians, the sound they produce is usually somewhere between a concert and circus band, with elements of both at times, but also with outstanding musicianship.

The concluding number on this CD, "Purple Carnival", is unusual in at least a couple of respects, being written by a composer, Harry Alford, who had no connection with circuses (this is the only one of his marches that I know of that was written in this style), and being written for Northwestern University (purple and white being their school colors) - in other words, the very rare "football" march written in a "circus" style. Alford (1883-1939), wrote marches in both the traditional and "modern" march styles, but was probably better known for his "Professional Arranging Bureau" in the Chicago area, and as a pioneer of football "halftime" shows, commissioned by A. A. Harding, Director of University of Illinois Bands, regarded as one of the best college bands in the 20's and 30's. His other most popular march, appropriately, was titled, "Glory of the Gridiron".

This CD also has the first example in this series of a non-march, Bert Kaempfert's "Maltese Melody", a so-called "characteristic" piece, which were typically American or European composers' musical impressions of different ethnic groups, as portrayed in circus acts.

Although this album has the fewest selections of any in this series, it is still well worth having for its collection of obscure material.

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Sounds of the Circus - Volume 3 South Shore Concert Band Manufacturer: The Orchard ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music General | Children's Music | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00001NTJO Release Date: 2000-03-18

Tracks:

1. His Majesty
2. Embossing The Emblem
3. Wanderlust
4. Nazir Grotto
5. Gallant Zouaves
6. Sarasota
7. Sir Galahad
8. Battle Of Manilla
9. Indiana State Band
10. Maltese Melody
11. High And Mighty
12. Purple Carnival

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Sounds of the Circus - Volume 27 Manufacturer: Whitmarsh Recordings ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Saint-Saëns, Camille | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Sounds of the Circus - Vol. 25 - Music For Clowns ASIN: B0001M3XA6 Release Date: 2004-01-25

Tracks:

1. Silver Jubilee (Fradeneck)
2. Bacchanale (Saint-Saens)
3. Yackety Sax (Randolph)
4. Visalia Galop (Richards)
5. Asia Minor (Cobb)
6. Hi, Neighbor! (Owens)
7. Bolo Rag (Gumble)
8. El Toro (Noris)
9. Green Eyes (Memendez)
10. El Rancho Grande (Uranga)
11. Smeary Ike (Losey)
12. King Of The Air (Melson)
13. La Cucaracha (Tailor)
14. Everything I Have Is Yours (Lane)
15. That's A Plenty (Pollack)
16. Havana Heaven (Dostal)
17. Fine and Dandy (Swift/James)
18. Let Me Entertain You (Styne)
19. Imperator (Vandercook)

Album Description

This is pure unadulterated circus music from the Golden Age of the American Circus, backed up by information on how the music was used by the circus. The listener can imagine a circus from the opening right through to the end of the show. Each number is presented with all the excitement of music played at the circus.

Meditation Music:

1. Stronger [CD-single] [Import]
2. Superbad
3. Take You Away
4. Thank You goodnight...
5. The Essentials [Original recording remastered]
6. The King of Retro Cool
7. The Montgomery Cliffs
8. The Piano
9. The Turtles Captured Live [Live]
10. Thinking of You: Part 2 [CD-single] [Import]

Meditation Music

meditation music

Meditation Music

Hanky Panky/It's Only Love [Import]

Boykan: Elegy/String Quartet 4/Epithalamion

Christmas Carols Around the World

Music: 3 'n the Mornin', Pt. 2 [Explicit Lyrics]

Chill House Sensation: New York

Caribe 2004 [Import]

Chinese Room [Import]

Break & Run [Import]

Best of [Import]

Bach in Brazil

Birds to Jaco [Import]

Arrabalera [Import]

30 Grandes Exitos

Good Intentions

Joe Dirt