“OUR NATION’S GUEST”
MUSIC FOR THE VISIT OF MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE TO THE UNITED STATES 1824-25
Arranged by Jari Villanueva for small wind band.
This selection represents but a few of the many dozens of compositions and arrangements written to honor General Lafayette on his visit to the United States in 1824-25. At every stop, in every city, bands welcomed Lafayette, grand balls were held, and ceremony after ceremony commemorated his visit and his service to our new nation. Most of this music is unfortunately lost to us today. What remains is generally in the form of piano sheet music, but it is clearly evident from the inscriptions that these pieces were originally performed by military brass bands. This arrangement was carefully done in the style of the period with no modern harmonization or alteration to the original and represents, as closely as possible, the sound of the bands that Lafayette heard.
PENNSYLVANIA LAFAYETTE MARCH
“Composed For and Respectfully Dedicated To The Committee of Arrangements For The Reception of General Lafayette In The City of Philadelphia”
Joseph Tawes (1797-1832)
Philadelphia Composers and Music Publishers: Joseph C. Taws. Joseph C. Taws, pianist and composer, was born in Philadelphia around 1803. His father, Charles Taws, was a piano and organ builder, and music publisher. Joseph Taws made his first public performance as a pianist in 1818. He was friends with, and possibly a student of Benjamin Carr. The two shared bachelor quarters with George Schetky until Schetky was married in 1823. Taws was also involved in the founding of the Musical Fund Society in 1820. Taws also wrote The Triumphal March of General Lafayette
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23 авг 2024
