Overture! (1986)

Music

 

 

1. The Star Spangled Banner	John Stafford Smith
2. Enigma Variations, Op. 36	Sir Edward Elgar trans. Earl Slocum
3. Nabucco Overture	Giuseppe Verdi trans. Lucien Cailliet
4. La Boda De Luis Alonso	Geronimo Gimenez
5. Finale from Symphonic Poem "Mazeppa"	Franz Liszt trans. John B. Kindig
6. Prelude Variations	Claude T. Smith
7. Overture To The Wasps	Ralph Vaughan-Williams arr. MUC David Ward
8. Konzertmusick Für Blasorchester, Op. 41	Paul Hindemith B. Schott's Soehne
9. Anchors Aweigh	Lt. Charles A. Zimmerman arr. Harold Walters

 

 

 

Liner Notes

The overture is an introductory work performed at the opening of an opera, musical production or major concert piece. Beginning in the 19th century, the concert-overture developed as an independent form often presented as a singular work.

 

Focusing on this development, The United States Navy Band proudly presents OVERTURE! - a musical collection spotlighting both 19th and 20th century works climaxing with Paul Hindemith's "Konzertmusik für Blasorchester, " Op. 41.

 

Under the baton of Commander Allen E. Beck, this album reflects the Navy Band's continuing commitment to excellence - a commitment sustained throughout the band's sixty-two year history as one of the nation's foremost concert bands and the United States Navy's premier musical organization.

Contact

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