C-SPAN Music

Tweets about the music on @cspan. Maintained by @cspanRob. If it ain't Baroque, don't fix it.

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Today is the 44th C-SPANniversary. #OnThisDay

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The hymn "God of Our Fathers" was written in 1876 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. #BobDole #BobDoleFuneral

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Service leaflet for Senator Bob Dole National Cathedral Memorial Service, including musical selections: https://t.co/HxNkhIS0dx

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Every piccolo player's favorite march...

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#NowPlaying John Philip Sousa's march "The Stars and Stripes Forever" https://t.co/23kw3Ml1XQ #InaugurationDay #Inauguration2021

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For music nerds: Lady Gaga sang the Star Spangled Banner in the Key of Gb (or F#).

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For the Obamas, Chambers' "Chicago Tribune" march.

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#NowPlaying John Philip Sousa's march "The Gallant Seventh" #Inauguration2021 https://t.co/mPbaQRCU6O

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Sousa's inspiration for this march: a great tenderloin in South Dakota! #DIdYouKnow https://t.co/ptAXQIjsp5

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#NowPlaying John Philip Sousa's march "The Diplomat" https://t.co/mPbaQRCU6O #Inauguration2021

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#NowPlaying Edwin Franko Goldman's march "The Chimes of Liberty" https://t.co/mPbaQRCU6O #Inauguration2021

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#NowPlaying "The Washington Post" by John Philip Sousa https://t.co/mPbaQRCU6O #Inauguration2021

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#NowPlaying "God of our Fathers" by George W. Warren (arr. Knox) https://t.co/mPbaQRCU6O #Inauguration2021 #Inauguration

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Always look forward to @marineband performance at the Inauguration!

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MUSIC EDUCATORS: Here's what the program looks like for the prelude and ceremony if your students are following along (SUBJECT TO CHANGE). Download program/more information and timeline here: https://t.co/NHRv6kvcZ0 #InaugurationDay #Inauguration2021

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@ktullymcmanus It was Mozart's Serenade No. 4, K.203. #betterlatethannever

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We agree (to a point) and have been pruning our playlist of harpsichords. But not baroque entirely -- it's a staple of our musical diet. :)

[Lord Woodstone (Toss all MAPS out the airlock) @EricMertz_KC]

@SoylentSage @Gormogons I don't know why CSPAN insists on harpsichord music, but it makes me want to shoot my TV whenever I have to tune in for an important debate or hearing...

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Via @WNCathedral here is today’s #Bush41 funeral service leaflet, including musical selections and artists. https://t.co/HeudTmUZJ6

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The brass recessional is the "Jupiter Hymn" from Holst's "The Planets". Performed by the United States Navy Band Brass Ensemble

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Concluding Anthem for @SenJohnMcCain: "America the Beautiful". Arranged by Michael McCarthy, performed by the Cathedral Choir, Naval Academy Glee Club and Navy Band Brass Ensemble.

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@aaronberlin @johnmrutter And we need new reading glasses. :)

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@aaronberlin Our mistake. His Twitter account is @johnmrutter