Cassation (Music Tom Jefferson Knew) For Oboe, Horn, and Piano by Richard Wernick Chamber Music - Sheet Music

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Thomas Jefferson was an accomplished keyboard player and violinist. He owned an extensive collection of music. This suite is based on music that Jefferson either heard or played. At the time of Jefferson's inauguration as President, Philadelphia was the musical as well as the national capital of the United States. I. INAUGURATION DAY, 1801 This is based on a piece called JEFFERSON'S MARCH, PERFOMED AT THE GRAND PROCESSION AT PHILADELPHIA ON THE 4TH OF MARCH 1801. The sheet music lists no composer. In Philadelphia at that time, nearly every fire house and police station had its own band, and composers throughout the city wrote for them. This is probably one of those pieces, and it was performed as part of Jefferson's inauguration as president. II. FROM MR. REINAGLE'S SONATA Alexander Reinagle (1756-1809) was an English composer who emigrated to the United States in 1785. He was a close friend of C.P.E. Bach. He moved to Philadlephia in 1786 and helped revive the City Concerts at the City Tavern, an extremely active venue in its day, and one that still exists as a popular restaurant. Reinagle's PHILADELPHIA Sonatas may well be the earliest keyboard sonatas written in America. III. FROM MR. ARNOLD'S AIR Samuel Arnold (1740-1820) was an orgnist and composer who was the resident composer of the Vauxhall Gardens in London from 1774 to 1820. Although he never came to the U.S., Jeffersonknew his music well from performances in Philadelphia, as well as from his own collection of Arnold's music. Arnold was also well known for his critical edition of the music of Handel, one of the earliest critical editions produced. IV. FROM MR. MOLLER'S SONATA John Christopher Moller first appeared in Philadelphia in 1790. He appeared frequently at the City Concert series, and it is highly likely that Jefferson heard the first performance of this sonata. Jefferson did have his own collection of Moller's music. Moller, along with Henri Capron, established the first music publishing business in Philadelphia in 1793.