Hail to the Chief

United States Marine Band - Hail to the Chief

Hail to the Chief
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Artist: United States Marine Band
Composer: John Bacchus Dykes
Composer: Alice Hawthorne
Composer: Scott Joplin
Composer: John Knowles Paine
Composer: Philip Phile
Composer: Richard Rodgers
Composer: Claude-Joseph Rouget de Lisle
Composer: James Sanderson
Composer: Williams H. Santelmann
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2005-01-11
Music Label: Altissimo Records
Soundtracks:
  1. President Garfield's Inaugural March
  2. The Star Spangled Banner (Historic Arrangement)
  3. Inaugural Address Excerpt Franklin D. Roosevelt
  4. March "Franklin D. Roosevelt"
  5. Auld Lang Syne
  6. Thomas Jefferson March
  7. The Blue Danube Waltz
  8. The President's March (Hail Columbia)
  9. Inaugural Address Excerpt Harry Truman
  10. The Sleeping Beauty Waltz
  11. Easter Monday on the White House Lawn
  12. Hungarian Dance #3
  13. The Pride of the Wolverines
  14. The Maple Leaf Rag (Historic 1906 Recording)
  15. Inaugural Address Excerpt Dwight Eisenhower
  16. Listen to the Mockingbird
  17. The Marseillaise
  18. Solemn March
  19. Presidential Polonaise
  20. The March from the Nutcracker Suite
  21. Inaugural Address Excerpt John F. Kennedy
  22. Guadalcanal March from Victory at Sea
  23. Hail to the Spirit of Liberty
  24. Eternal Father (The Navy Hymn)
  25. A Message from President Ronald Reagan
  26. Hail to the Chief

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Music Review: Hail to the Chief
Rating: 5 Stars

Hail to the Chief is unique, educational and without question, absolutely wonderful!

I was initially puzzled by the selections but as I began to listen and read the short narrative that is offered I started to realize I was being taken on a very different trip through American history. Consequently, the impact of the program had a totally unexpected and fascinating effect.

I was not just mesmerized by the sounds I heard, the arrangements which were presented or the memorable utterances of some of our Chief Executives. I was completely entranced by the realization that these men and others who had held the office of President of the United States, had listened and reacted to the same music the CD offers. It gave me an insight into their humanity that text books cannot provide.

As an example, I hadn't known the original sheet music for the "Star Spangled Banner" was arranged differently from the way we listen to it today --- who know how many Americans heard it played that way?

I had never actually thought about the fact that Washington might have actually heard "Hail Columbia" played, just as I was hearing it.

I was a bit startled that Chester Arthur commanded Sousa to compose what became the "Presidential Polonaise" and tried to imagine how much pressure he, (Sousa), must have felt in doing the President's bidding. (By the way, after listening to that unquestionably superb composition of the "March King", I must admit despite its delightful sound, I'm very pleased that we no longer use that as the official march of the President and we have returned to "Hail to the Chief".)

I vividly recall watching the casket of President Kennedy being carried over the steps of the Capitol and listening to "The Navy Hymn" and the music recaptured that moment as if it was yesterday.

It wasn't solely the music I savored but it was also the historical images they engendered. Indeed, music affects all "ages"!

The CD is a professional product that will hopefully be enjoyed by thousands for many years to come.
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