Stars and Stripes Forever

John Stafford Smith; Katherine Lee Bates; Samuel F. Smith; William Steffe (Artist), John [04] Stafford Smith (Composer), Katherine Lee Bates (Composer), Samuel F. Smith (Composer), William Steffe (Composer), Charles A. Zimmerman (Composer), American Traditional (Composer), Edmund L. Gruber (Composer), John Philip Sousa (Composer), Edwin Eugene Bagley (Composer), George Frederick Handel (Composer), Gioachino Rossini (Composer), Franz von Suppe (Composer), Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (Composer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Composer: John [04] Stafford Smith, Katherine Lee Bates, Samuel F. Smith, William Steffe, Charles A. Zimmerman, et al.
• Audio CD (June 30, 2010)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Volcano
• ASIN: B00000I02F
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #201,944 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Star-Spangled Banner (National Anthem, USA), for orchestra & voice/chor

2. America, the beautiful

3. America, for chorus & orchestra ("My Country 'Tis of Thee")

4. The Battle Hymn of the Republic ("Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory," words by

5. Anchors Aweigh (Official song of the U.S. Navy) [US Navy Anthem]

6. The Marine Corps Hymn

7. The Caissons Go Rolling Along, official song of the United States Army [Off

8. The Stars and Stripes Forever, march for band

9. El Capitan, march for band

10. The Liberty Bell, march for band

11. Semper Fidelis, march for band

12. The Washington Post, march for band

13. National Emblem, march for orchestra (or band)

14. Excerpt [Excerpt]

15. Excerpt [Excerpt]

16. Overture (Excerpt) [Excerpt]

17. Excerpt [Excerpt]

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

28 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't Buy this Album!!!, November 3, 2001

By 

trumpman (San Jose, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stars and Stripes Forever (Audio CD)

What could have been a great album of patriotic
songs is completely ruined because of brutal
editing and may I even say deception. I almost
never return a CD, but I returned this one. And
sadly because I found the sound quality very good.
Both on the outside track listings and on the inside
pullout, there is no mention that the tracks are
excerpts. Most leave out entire strains or repeats.
But the worst offense has to be the "1812 Overture".
I was excited to be purchasing an album with this
on it. But what I got was not even excerpts from
this piece. "excerpts from" usually implies that
a specific movement is presented. But this piece
is totally mutilated. Three measures are played,
five measures are omitted, two more measures are
played, etc. If Tchaikovsky were around he'd have
good cause for a lawsuit. Pleeeaasse, don't support
a product that does injustice to the composers and
does not truthfully describe the product's contents!!!

18 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Wake me up when it's over... (YAAWWWNNNNN), June 20, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Stars and Stripes Forever (Audio CD)

Though the first thing that I noticed while listening to this CD was the poor tonal quality of the recording, what I was most disappointed with was the overall lack of tempo in nearly every piece. To quote my husband, "It's supposed to be a marching band, not a strolling band!" Also a few of the pieces are really excerpts and not the entire piece, not good excerpts at that.

14 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars If you love America, this is for you!, June 25, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Stars and Stripes Forever (Audio CD)

This is a great compilation of U.S. anthems. When you listen to this, you feel like you're in the middle of a July 4th parade or something. It's amazing.