To: quidnunc
The music played as Andrews AFB was the largo from Dvorak's eighth ("From the New World" symphony.It subsequently has been incorporated into the hymn "Going Home" in the style of a Negro spiritual.
Thank you for that information. That was another beautiful piece of music that caught my ear today.
42 posted on
06/11/2004 11:47:14 PM PDT by
nutmeg
(God bless President Ronald Reagan)
To: nutmeg
Everyone should take note there are two albums that call themselves the "soundtrack" from We Were Soldiers. The music from the funeral is "End Credits" track #17. The other CD is a compilation of various artists like Johnny Cash. If you go to Barnes and Noble, you can hear all the tracks and get the correct CD.
43 posted on
06/12/2004 3:30:57 AM PDT by
lainde
(Heads up...We're coming and we've got tongue blades!!)
To: nutmeg
It's Dvorak's Ninth Symphony. The spiritual came first. Dvorak came to America and was inspired to write this masterpiece by the folk songs of the New World.
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson