But I think we all know that's not actually the way it is in real life. It makes for easy, simplistic storytelling, but most humans are more complex than that. A person may find their community as a player on or fan of a particular team, but that doesn't mean their musical vocabulary doesn't stretch well beyond their team's fight songs. And a person might not know or care about the difference between a tailback and a tight end, but that doesn't mean they don't appreciate the amazing things the human body can do, and see beautiful rhythm in the tension and release of a baseball game.
Composers have many times been inspired in their art by the drama, surprise, triumph, and disappointment to be found in sports, and of course there's always the satisfaction that comes from seeing a David defeat a Goliath, whether that is on the athletic field or the opera stage. So this month we're offering up a collection of tunes inspired by athletics, what we might call, in the spirit of the creative personality, Anthems for the Underdogs.
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and select the Playlist of the Month folder under the Themed Playlists
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1. Jack Norworth, Albert Von TilzerJacqueline Schwab, piano
Nonesuch - 075597934069
2.Alan Courtney, Ben Homer
Joltin' Joe DiMaggio
Les Brown Orchestra
Nonesuch - 075597934069
3. Leonard Bernstein
Wonderful Town: Pass the Football
Birmingham Contemporary Music Group; Simon Rattle
Warner - 5099996713655
City of Angels, Act I: The Tennis Song
James Naughton; Peter Davis; Gary Kahn; Amy Jane London
Sony Classical - 074644606720
5. James HornerRoyal Philharmonic Orchestra; James Horner
Varese Saraband - VSD-5208
6. John Williams
Call of the Champions
United States Air Force Band; Larry H. Lang
Naxos - 8.573405
7. William Schuman
The Mighty Casey, Scene 2: Oh, somewhere
Juilliard Opera Center and Orchestra; Gerard Schwarz
Delos - DE1030
The Golden Age, Act II Scene 4: Football March
Royal Scottish National Orchestra; José Serebrier
Naxos - 8.570217-18
9. Bohuslav MartinůBrno Philharmonic Orchestra; Petr Vronský
Supraphon - SU3058-2
10. Sergey Prokofiev
4 Marches: No. 1 Athletic Festival March
President's Own United States Marine Band; Albert F. Schoepper
Altissimo - 75442261982
11. Harvey J. Woods
The Golf Girl
United States Navy School of Music Faculty Band; Ronald Van Hoose
Altissimo - 75442203572
Paralympic Movement: Anthem of the Future
Slovak State Philharmonic; Peter Breiner
Marco Polo - 8.225360
13. Charles IvesMalmö Symphony Orchestra; James Sinclair
Naxos - 8.559370
14. Arthur Honegger
Rugby: Allegro
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; Takuo Yuasa
Naxos - 8.555974
15. Alfred Schnittke
Sport, Sport, Sport Suite: VI. Der moderne Sport
Berlin Radio Symphony; Frank Strobel
Capriccio - C5002
Brooklyn, October 5, 1941
Lisa Moore; Annie Gosfield
CA-21061
17. Bob ChilcottTenebrae; Nigel Short
Signum - SIGCD904
18. John Weinzweig
Hockey Night in Canada
Opera in Concert; Robert Cooper
Centrediscs - FMDC4602-2
19. Traditional
Radnage Cricket Song
Cantabile
Signum - SIGCD217
To Begin: II. Ballgame
Constitution Brass
Ravello Records - RR7838
21. Wilhelm Peterson-BergerChristian Bergqvist; Mats Bergstrom
Swedish Society - SCD1067
22. Clark Gessner
You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown: T.E.A.M. - The Baseball Game
Kristin Chenoweth; Anthony Rapp; Roger Bart; Kimberly Grigsby
RCA - 090266338429
23. Woodrow Buddy Johnson
Did You See Jackie Robinson Hit That Ball?
Natalie Cole; Jim Hughart; Terry Trotter; Harold Jones
Nonesuch - 075597934069
Baseball: Eulogy for Jackie Robinson - Steal Away
Jesse Jackson; Jacqueline Schwab
Nonesuch - 075597934069
Each month, Naxos Music Library presents a themed playlist for our subscribers to enjoy. We know that a database of over 2 million tracks can be a bit daunting, so we'd like to highlight some of the amazing music that is available to you. Let it kickstart discovery!
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