Overture 1776, US Army Field Band, August 25,2002, Colonel Finley Hamilton, Duffy and the big guns!
Overture 1776/Americana
Are you tired of programming Tchaikovsky's music about a Russian / French War to celebrate the Independence of America?
Thomas C. Duffy's Overture 1776 was written to address this problem. Using the Overture of 1812 as a model, the work features American themes as well as the expected chorus and cannons (optional). Other works on American themes or inspired by American history, ideas, or places include:
Three Places in New Haven
A Parisian in America
Fort Massachusetts
I Sit Alone in Martin's Church
Old Ironsides
The Tomb of Lady Fenwick
Ghosts of the Minutemen
Gnomen
Pilgrims Progress
Whispers of the Patriots
Song of Hiawatha
Cincinnati Citizen Soldier's March
Quiet Tear (In Memoriam Thomas DiBenedetto)
And Flights of Angels Sing Thee to Thy Rest
