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The Bicentennial Collection

Disc 1: Early Acoustic Recordings
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1 Anonymous Farewell to Dresden (1891)

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2 F. A. Smith Hornpipe Polka (1890)

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3 John Philip Sousa March, "National Fencibles" (1890)

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4 John Philip Sousa March, “Yorktown Centennial” (1890)

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5 Felix Mendelssohn Wedding March from A Midsummer Night's Dream (1890)

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6 John Philip Sousa March, "Washington Post" (1892)

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7 John Philip Sousa March, "The Liberty Bell" (1894)

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8 John Philip Sousa “The Thunderer” (1895)

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9 Tom Clark "Belle of New York" (1896)

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10 Shaw-Beckett "The Red, White and Blue" (1897)

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11 Eduard Jackobowski Selections from Erminie (1897)

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12 Francesco Fanciulli March, "Old Hickory" (1897)

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13 John Philip Sousa "Manhattan Beach" (1897)

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14 Abe Holzmann Smoky Mokes (1899)

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15 William H. Santelmann Old Club March (1899)

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16 William H. Santelmann Admiral Dewey March (1899)

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17 John Philip Sousa March, "The Picadore" (1899)

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18 Johann Strauss, Jr. The Merry War March (1899)

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19 John Philip Sousa March, "Semper Fidelis" (1899)

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20 John Philip Sousa "The Coquette" (1909)

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21 Carl Friedemann Lola Waltz (1909)

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22 Carl Friedemann March, "Kaiser Friedrich" (1909)

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23 Anonymous Salute to Washington (1910)

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24 John Clifford Heed "Southern Ideal" (1910)

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25 Scott Joplin Maple Leaf Rag (1906)

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26 Henriette Blanke-Belcher Marsovia Waltzes (1909)

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27 Lee Sanford March, "Lincoln Centennial" (1909)

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28 A. F. Weldon March, "Gate City" (1914)

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29 Edwin E. Bagley March, "National Emblem" (1914)

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30 H. L. Blankenburg March, "German Fidelity" (1914)

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