Recommended Materials
EARLY AMERICAN CHORAL MUSIC
Collection of choral music from the Revoluationary War years. All tracks composed by William Billings and conducted by Paul Hillier with His Majestie’s Clerkes.
Classical Express # 3957048, 2001.
WAKE EV’RY BREATH: MUSIC OF WILLIAM BILLINGS
13 songs composed by William Billings including “Wake Ev’ry Breath”, “Mourn, Mourn”, “Chester”, “Creation” and “As the Hart Panteth”. Performed by the William Appling Singers & Orchestra.
New World Records # 80539, 1998.
AMERICAN SAMPLER: A PORTRAIT OF THE AMERICAN SPIRIT
Collection of instrumental versions of American folk, popular and early ragtime tunes. Tracks include the revolutionary war anthem “Chester”. All songs recorded at Celebration Sounds in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.
North Star Records # 0033, 1991.