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An American original, Ives took what he liked from popular music, church hymns and patriotic songs and combined these elements into songs as well as orchestra pieces.
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The song is called The Side Show, a take off of a popular World War 1 ballad "Mr. Riley's Hotel" and see if you can keep a predictable beat with the music. You'll hear a portion of Tchaikovsky's Sixth Symphony when a mention is made of the Russian dancer. Lehmann Foundation Advisor Robert White sings the whole piece with a smile in his sound.
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Robert White, tenor
Samuel Sanders, piano.
The Side Show
Text by Charles Ives, after P. Rooney.
Set by Charles Ives
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"Is that Mister Riley, who keeps the hotel?"
is the tune that accomp'nies the trotting-track bell;
An old horse, unsound, turns the merry-go-round,
making poor Mister Riley look a bit like a Russian dance,
some speak of so highly, as they do of Riley! |
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