19th Century Moravian Parlor Music
Barbara Lister-Sink, solo piano; Hannah Rose Carter, soprano; Mary Siebert, alto; Glenn Siebert, tenor; Jason McKinney, bass-baritone;
Susan Keck Foster, piano accompaniment
The Moravian musical heritage is an important piece of American musical and cultural history in that it represents the finest body of music written or performed in America during the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. During the eighty years from about 1760 to 1840, American Moravians wrote hundreds of anthems, duets, solo sacred songs, and instrumental pieces, and collected hundreds of others－both printed and hand copied.
The eighteenth and nineteenth-century Moravians considered music as a necessity of life, not as a cultural veneer. Many Moravian clergy and lay people were trained in music by the same composers who influenced Mozart and Haydn; thus they came to the New World fully conversant with the taste and practice of European classicism.
Perhaps the most "colorful" and engaging women in Moravian musical history are the three "Van Vleck sisters" of the nineteenth century－Louisa Cornelia Van Vleck (1826-1902), Amelia Adelaide Van Vleck (1835-1929), Lisetta Marie Van Vleck (1830-1914). Born into a family of musical Moravian ministers spanning several generations, these three women all inherited－and made use of－the musical gifts of their ancestors.
In addition to the music of two of these talented women, this anthology includes a few works by two Moravian male composers of the nineteenth century: Francis Florentine Hagen (1815-1907), who composed the beloved hymn Morning Star and a number of sacred anthems; and Carl Anton Van Vleck (1794-1845), father of the three Van Vleck sisters.
Most of the compositions of these four composers were written for very small forces－piano or songs with piano accompaniment. Sixteen solo piano works are interspersed with fifteen works for voices (solos, duos, quartets) with piano accompaniment.
This varied collection provides an excellent overview of a hitherto undocumented facet of Moravian music culture－secular works for enjoyment at home－and is thus a valuable addition to the discography of early American music.
A Loving Home’s a Happy Home
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Irma Waltz
Amelia Adelaide Van Vleck
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A Loving Home's A Happy Home
Francis Florentine Hagen
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Nettie Galop
Lisetta Marie Van Vleck
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Hannah Polka
Lisetta Marie Van Vleck
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Our Words of Love
Lisetta Marie Van Vleck
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Mollie March
Lisetta Marie Van Vleck
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Salem Band Waltz
Amelia Adelaide Van Vleck
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Alma Mater
Francis Florentine Hagen
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The Hope, The Star, The Voice
Carl Anton Van Vleck
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The Unknown Soldier Boy
Amelia Adelaide Van Vleck
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My Dear One's Waltz
Amelia Adelaide Van Vleck
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The Grave of My Wife
Francis Florentine Hagen; William C. Reichel
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River Waltz
Amelia Adelaide Van Vleck
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Annie Schottisch
Lisetta Marie Van Vleck
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Waltz
Amelia Adelaide Van Vleck
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Mowing the Harvest Hay
Francis Florentine Hagen; Minnie Gilmore
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Centennial March
Amelia Adelaide Van Vleck
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The Sky Lark
Amelia Adelaide Van Vleck
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Annie March
Lisetta Marie Van Vleck
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Carolina March
Amelia Adelaide Van Vleck
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Come Hunters Young and Old
Anonymous
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Her Last Words at Parting
Francis Florentine Hagen
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The Rainy Day
Amelia Adelaide Van Vleck
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L'Amitié Waltz
Lisetta Marie Van Vleck
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Lullaby
Amelia Adelaide Van Vleck
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The Watch-Tower Light
Carl Anton Van Vleck
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Laura Polka
Lisetta Marie Van Vleck
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Colonel Belo's March
Amelia Adelaide Van Vleck
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Early Friends
Carl Anton; Richard Manley Van Vleck
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Parthenia
Lisetta Marie Van Vleck
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A Friend in Need, Is a Friend Indeed
Francis Florentine Hagen
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