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Wylie House Music from the Parlor (2001, The Trustees of Indiana University)
Restoration/Technical Assistance: Theodore Robertson
Produced/Engineered/Mastered: Mark Hood
Recorded at Echo Park Studio, Bloomington, Indiana
0:00 - Sonatina in G (Mozart) - Sophia Travis
2:35 - Alegretto (Diabelli) - Sophia Travis
3:30 - Sonatina in F, Allegro assai (Beethoven) - Sophia Travis
5:20 - Sonatina in F, Rondo allegro (Beethoven) - Sophia Travis
7:47 - Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair (Stephen Foster) - Carla Williams (pianist), Diane Reich (vocalist)
12:29 - Arkansas Traveler - Sophia Travis
13:02 - St. Patrick's Day - Sophia Travis
13:51 - Roy's Wife - Sophia Travis
14:37 - My Loved One and My Own (Stephen Foster) - Carla Williams (pianist), Rebeckah Valentine (vocalist)
17:42 - Rackinsac Waltz - Sophia Travis
18:49 - Comin' through the Rye - Sophia Travis
19:29 - Boatman's Dance - Sophia Travis
20:02 - Linger in Blissful Repose (Stephen Foster) - Carla Williams (pianist), Diane Reich (vocalist)
23:24 - The Song of All Songs (Stephen Foster) - Carla Williams (pianist), Diane Reich (vocalist), Rebeckah Valentine (vocalist)
27:14 - Lament of Mary Queen of Scots on the Approach of Spring (Robert Burns) - Sophia Travis
28:21 - My Heart's in the Highlands, Failte no miosg (Robert Burns) - Sophia Travis
31:18 - Afton Water (Robert Burns) - Sophia Travis
33:08 - The Banks o'Doon, The Caledonian Hunt's Delight (Robert Burns) - Sophia Travis
36:06 - Bonaparte Crossing the Rhine - Sophia Travis
37:16 - Weeping, Sad and Lonely; or, When this Cruel War is Over (Sawyer & Tucker) - Carla Williams (pianist), Diane Reich (vocalist)
43:01 - We'll Go Down Ourselves (H.C. Work) - Carla Williams (pianist), Diane Reich (vocalist), Rebeckah Valentine (vocalist)
44:32 - Sonatina in C Op. 36 III, Spirituoso (Clementi) - Sophia Travis
47:11 - Sonatina in C Op. 36 III, Un poco Adagio (Clementi) - Sophia Travis
48:26 - Sonatina in C Op. 36 III, Allegro (Clementi) - Sophia Travis
49:49 - Yes, I Would the War Were Over; answer to When this Cruel War is Over (Alice Hawthorne) - Carla Williams (pianist), Rebeckah Valentine (vocalist)
53:40 - Beautiful Dreamer (Stephen Foster) - Carla Williams (pianist), Rebeckah Valentine (vocalist)
56:27 - Sonatina in C, Andante (Mozart) - Sophia Travis
58:33 - Sonatina in C, Allegro (Mozart) - Sophia Travis
59:21 - From the Glen Mary Waltzes; The Joyous Thought, The Pleasant Voice, The Smile (R.S. Willis) - Carla Williams
From the liner notes:
Andrew Wylie, first president of Indiana University, and his family came to Bloomington, IN in 1829, bringing with the from western Pennsylvania, via riverboat and wagon, a fortepiano built in 1795 by the Broadwood Company of England. It was one of only two known pianos in the town at the time. Family letters indicate that the daughters were educated in music. Jane Wylie, the youngest daughter, was a concert pianist. We hope that this sampler of music from the Wylie House's fortepiano will enrich your understanding of the Wylie family's life, the home's spirit of place, and the charming and rare musical instrument itself.
Using a bibliography of the Wylie family's own sheet music, we carefully searched through the collections of Indiana University's Lilly Library to find music that is well suited to the piano and that represents what the Wylie family would likely have experienced. Music composed specifically for keyboard instruments was chosen to showcase the merits of the fortepiano, its beauty and how very different it is from pianos of today.
"Lost" in storage for many years, it was in need of repair when rediscovered in 1997. The restoration began with the aid of support from a generous donor. Local harpsichord builder, Theodore Robertson, undertook the work. The dimensions and mechanics of the Wylie family's fortepiano are more kindred to the harpsichord than those of the modern piano, and this may be evident to the listeners of this recording. Happily, the reconstructed piano has shown its resilience and will grace the museum with all that it has to express, revealing what it can of its mystery, coaxing players and new 21st century audiences to step away from the din of modern noise, to really hear and be in the moment anew.
Wylie House Music from the Parlor (2001, The Trustees of Indiana University)
Restoration/Technical Assistance: Theodore Robertson
Produced/Engineered/Mastered: Mark Hood
Recorded at Echo Park Studio, Bloomington, Indiana
0:00 - Sonatina in G (Mozart) - Sophia Travis
2:35 - Alegretto (Diabelli) - Sophia Travis
3:30 - Sonatina in F, Allegro assai (Beethoven) - Sophia Travis
5:20 - Sonatina in F, Rondo allegro (Beethoven) - Sophia Travis
7:47 - Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair (Stephen Foster) - Carla Williams (pianist), Diane Reich (vocalist)
12:29 - Arkansas Traveler - Sophia Travis
13:02 - St. Patrick's Day - Sophia Travis
13:51 - Roy's Wife - Sophia Travis
14:37 - My Loved One and My Own (Stephen Foster) - Carla Williams (pianist), Rebeckah Valentine (vocalist)
17:42 - Rackinsac Waltz - Sophia Travis
18:49 - Comin' through the Rye - Sophia Travis
19:29 - Boatman's Dance - Sophia Travis
20:02 - Linger in Blissful Repose (Stephen Foster) - Carla Williams (pianist), Diane Reich (vocalist)
23:24 - The Song of All Songs (Stephen Foster) - Carla Williams (pianist), Diane Reich (vocalist), Rebeckah Valentine (vocalist)
27:14 - Lament of Mary Queen of Scots on the Approach of Spring (Robert Burns) - Sophia Travis
28:21 - My Heart's in the Highlands, Failte no miosg (Robert Burns) - Sophia Travis
31:18 - Afton Water (Robert Burns) - Sophia Travis
33:08 - The Banks o'Doon, The Caledonian Hunt's Delight (Robert Burns) - Sophia Travis
36:06 - Bonaparte Crossing the Rhine - Sophia Travis
37:16 - Weeping, Sad and Lonely; or, When this Cruel War is Over (Sawyer & Tucker) - Carla Williams (pianist), Diane Reich (vocalist)
43:01 - We'll Go Down Ourselves (H.C. Work) - Carla Williams (pianist), Diane Reich (vocalist), Rebeckah Valentine (vocalist)
44:32 - Sonatina in C Op. 36 III, Spirituoso (Clementi) - Sophia Travis
47:11 - Sonatina in C Op. 36 III, Un poco Adagio (Clementi) - Sophia Travis
48:26 - Sonatina in C Op. 36 III, Allegro (Clementi) - Sophia Travis
49:49 - Yes, I Would the War Were Over; answer to When this Cruel War is Over (Alice Hawthorne) - Carla Williams (pianist), Rebeckah Valentine (vocalist)
53:40 - Beautiful Dreamer (Stephen Foster) - Carla Williams (pianist), Rebeckah Valentine (vocalist)
56:27 - Sonatina in C, Andante (Mozart) - Sophia Travis
58:33 - Sonatina in C, Allegro (Mozart) - Sophia Travis
59:21 - From the Glen Mary Waltzes; The Joyous Thought, The Pleasant Voice, The Smile (R.S. Willis) - Carla Williams
From the liner notes:
Andrew Wylie, first president of Indiana University, and his family came to Bloomington, IN in 1829, bringing with the from western Pennsylvania, via riverboat and wagon, a fortepiano built in 1795 by the Broadwood Company of England. It was one of only two known pianos in the town at the time. Family letters indicate that the daughters were educated in music. Jane Wylie, the youngest daughter, was a concert pianist. We hope that this sampler of music from the Wylie House's fortepiano will enrich your understanding of the Wylie family's life, the home's spirit of place, and the charming and rare musical instrument itself.
Using a bibliography of the Wylie family's own sheet music, we carefully searched through the collections of Indiana University's Lilly Library to find music that is well suited to the piano and that represents what the Wylie family would likely have experienced. Music composed specifically for keyboard instruments was chosen to showcase the merits of the fortepiano, its beauty and how very different it is from pianos of today.
"Lost" in storage for many years, it was in need of repair when rediscovered in 1997. The restoration began with the aid of support from a generous donor. Local harpsichord builder, Theodore Robertson, undertook the work. The dimensions and mechanics of the Wylie family's fortepiano are more kindred to the harpsichord than those of the modern piano, and this may be evident to the listeners of this recording. Happily, the reconstructed piano has shown its resilience and will grace the museum with all that it has to express, revealing what it can of its mystery, coaxing players and new 21st century audiences to step away from the din of modern noise, to really hear and be in the moment anew.
