Old American Country Set (for orchestra)

Henry Cowell: Old American Country Set

This was conceived to go with a previous video I made using some of Cowell’s music from his ‘Old American Country Set’ (1937-1939) but I have added his later ‘Hymn and Fuguing Tune No.2’ (1944) as I feel that it goes so well with the country set. The music evokes the simple, straightforward way of life that he was reminded of from visits to relatives in the midwest when he was growing up.