Sound Files |
Library and Light Music |
This is intended to
include some light music, generally that which was popular in the 1950s, often
only recorded as library music.
The items are listed in
alphabetically by composer. There may be some cross-over between this music and
that found on my "classical" page.
These are all
mp3 files.
They have been transferred by myself from original records in my own
collection. You should have something on your computer already
which will play these.
TO PLAY:
If you have a fast connection (broadband), then you can just click on the
title of the piece
and your media player should automatically start. You may be given the option to
"open" or "save"; click "open" to listen now, or "save" to save to your PC. Otherwise
right click on the title
and choose "save target as" and browse to a place on your computer where you
wish to save it. This will download the file to your computer so you can play it
at your leisure. The file sizes are usually less than 2 MB.
PLEASE NOTE: These are for your own listening pleasure only. Please respect this and DON'T sell them or put them up onto your own website as your own files.
Latest update:
January 20, 2015.
Most recent added files:
Date updated | Composers (* = new composer) |
January 20, 2015. | Barrington; Dollimore*; Duncan*; Royal*, |
September 5, 2013. | Barrington*; Brownsmith*; Greenwood*; Hurst*; Liter*; McCann; O'Neill; Perry*; Warner*; Watters; White; Willard* |
Composer | Title | Artists | Issue | Uploaded |
Leroy Anderson |
Belle Of The Ball Blue Tango China Doll Fiddle-Faddle Forgotten Dreams Horse And Buggy Jazz Pizzicato; Jazz Legato The Penny-Whistle Song The Phantom Regiment Plink, Plank, Plonk Promenade |
Leroy Anderson And His Orchestra |
Brunswick LP Brunswick LP Brunswick LP Brunswick LP Brunswick 05485 Brunswick LP Brunswick 05312 Brunswick LP Brunswick LP Brunswick LP Brunswick 05312 |
Dec 2010 |
David Anthony | Dress Circle | The New Concert Orch. (cond: Frederic Curzon) | Boosey & Hawkes O-2215 | Sept 2012 |
Peter Barrington |
Peacock Patrol Young Man's Fancy |
The New Concert Orch. (cond:
R. del Porten) The New Concert Orch. (cond: Cedric Dumont) |
Boosey & Hawkes O-2225 Boosey & Hawkes O-2208 |
Sept 2013 Jan 2105 |
Jack Beaver | Football Fever | The Symphonia Orchestra, cond: Ludo Phillipp | Harmonic CBL-384 | Mar 2009 |
Patrick Beaver | Holiday Ride | The Symphonia Orchestra, cond: Ludo Phillipp | Harmonic CBL-384 | Mar 2009 |
Douglas Brownsmith | Happy Birthday Party | The New Concert Orchestra (cond: Nat Nyll) | Boosey & Hawkes O-2352 | Sept 2013 |
F. Bub | On The Track | The New Concert Orch. (cond: John Reynders) | Boosey & Hawkes O-2094 | Sept 2012 |
Wilfred Burns |
Plucking Strings Sports Galore |
The Symphonia Orchestra, cond: Ludo Phillipp | Harmonic CBL-388 | Mar 2009 |
George W. Byng | A Day In Naples - Tarantella | The New Concert Orchestra (cond: Jay Wilbur) | Boosey & Hawkes 0-2040 | Apr 2010 |
Bruce Campbell |
Penthouse Party Rapscallion |
The Symphonia Orchestra, cond: Ludo Phillipp |
Harmonic CBL-389 Harmonic CBL-393 |
Mar 2009 |
Charles Claverdale |
Blue Riband Highlights Will-Win |
The New Concert Orch. (cond:
Frederic Curzon) The New Concert Orch. (cond: R. De Porten) The New Concert Orch. (cond: Frederic Curzon) |
Boosey & Hawkes 0-2210 Boosey & Hawkes 0-2226 Boosey & Hawkes 0-2218 |
Sept 2012 Sept 2012 Sept 2012 |
Joyce Cochrane | Popsy | The Symphonia Orchestra, cond: Ludo Phillipp | Harmonic CBL-405 | Mar 2009 |
Frederic Curzon |
Galavant Melodious Interlude |
The New Concert Orch. (cond: Frederic Curzon) | Boosey & Hawkes 0-2211 | Oct 2012 |
Robin Hood Suite: In Sherwood Maid Marian |
The New Concert Orchestra (cond: Jack Leon) |
Boosey & Hawkes 0-2196 Boosey & Hawkes 0-2199 |
Apr 2010 | |
Savoir Faire Second Interlude |
The New Concert Orchestra (cond: Nat Nyll) | Boosey & Hawkes 0-2244 | Oct 2012 | |
Ralph Dollimore | Ski Jump | The New Concert Orch. (cond: Frederic Curzon) | Boosey & Hawkes 0-2209 | Jan 2015 |
Trevor Duncan |
Children In the Park, suite: Dancing For Joy At the Pool Hide And Seek Roundabouts And Swings |
The New Concert Orchestra (cond: Nat Nyll) | Boosey & Hawkes 0-2245 | Jan 2015 |
Joe's Still Out Making Tracks Strictly Repetitive Tomboy |
New Jazz Group The New Concert Orch. (cond: Frederic Curzon) New Jazz Group The New Concert Orch. (cond: Cedric Dumont) |
Boosey & Hawkes 0-2418 Boosey & Hawkes 0-2218 Boosey & Hawkes 0-2418 Boosey & Hawkes 0-2208 |
Jan 2015 | |
George Elliot | Piccadilly Playboy | The Symphonia Orch., cond: Curt Andersen | Harmonic CBL-425 | Mar 2009 |
Herman Finck |
Laughing Eyes Mystic Beauty |
Charles Ernesco & his Orchestra | Boosey & Hawkes 0-2088 |
Apr 2010 Oct 2012 |
Percy Fletcher | Vanity Fair - overture | The New Concert Orchestra (cond: Jay Wilbur) | Boosey & Hawkes 0-2082 | Apr 2010 |
C. Armstrong Gibbs | Hurly Burly | The New Concert Orchestra (cond: Jack Leon) | Boosey & Hawkes O-2201 | Apr 2010 |
John Greenwood | Floodlit | The New Concert Orch. (cond: Frederic Curzon) | Boosey & Hawkes O-2215 | Sep 2013 |
Jan Hurst | South Pier Sea Step | The New Concert Orch. (cond: R. del Porten) | Boosey & Hawkes O.2224 | Sep 2013 |
Laurence James | Backstage | The New Concert Orchestra (cond: Jack Leon) | Boosey & Hawkes O.2182 | Oct 2012 |
Eric Jupp | Bob-Sleigh | The New Concert Orch. (cond: Frederic Curzon) | Boosey & Hawkes O-2209 | Sept 2012 |
Dolf van der Linden |
Cab Rank Pennsylvania Dutch Surabayia |
The Symphonia Orchestra, cond: Ludo Phillipp |
Harmonic CBL-409 Harmonic CBL-385 Harmonic CBL-385 |
Mar 2009 Mar 2009 Mar 2009 |
Monia Liter (as "Squire Mason*) |
Betty Boop* The Donkey And The Bee* |
The New Concert Orch. (cond: Cedric Dumont) | Boosey & Hawkes O.2330 | Sep 2013 |
Allan MacBeth | Gaily Through The World | The New Concert Orchestra (cond: John Blore) | Boosey & Hawkes O.2057 | Oct 2012 |
P.A. Marquardit | Turf Classic | The New Concert Orch. (cond: John Reynders) | Boosey & Hawkes O.2094 | Oct 2012 |
Patrick McCann |
High Spirits Junior Miss |
The New Concert Orch. (cond: R. del
Porten) The New Concert Orch. (cond: Cedric Dumont) |
Boosey & Hawkes O.2225 Boosey & Hawkes O.2205 |
Sep
2013 Oct 2012 |
Cecil Milner | Playground | The New Concert Orchestra (cond: Jack Leon) | Boosey & Hawkes 0-2198 | Apr 2010 |
King Palmer | Mischief Making | The Symphonia Orchestra, cond: Ludo Phillipp | Harmonic CBL-393 | Mar 2009 |
Alan Perry | Jack-In-A-Box | The New Concert Orchestra (cond: Nat Nyll) | Boosey & Hawkes O.2274 | Sep 2013 |
Paul Relf | Petticoat Waltz | The New Concert Orchestra (cond: Nat Nyll) | Boosey & Hawkes 0-2248 | Oct 2012 |
Clive Richardson |
The Beachcomber Getting Together |
The New Concert Orchestra (cond: Jack Leon) |
Boosey & Hawkes 0-2181 Boosey & Hawkes 0-2193 |
Apr 2010 Oct 2012 |
Spear Royal | Sharabang | The New Concert Orchestra (cond: Nat Nyll) | Boosey & Hawkes 0-2255 | Jan 2015 |
Steven Simmons | Fowl Play | The Symphonia Orchestra, cond: Ludo Phillipp | Harmonic CBL-407 | Mar 2009 |
Len Stevens |
Madame In Mayfair News Scoop Twilight Stroll |
The Symphonia Orchestra, cond: Jack
Talbot The Symphonia Orchestra, cond: Ludo Phillipp The Symphonia Orchestra, cond: Ludo Phillipp |
Harmonic CBL-413 Harmonic CBL-383 Harmonic CBL-383 |
Mar 2009 Mar 2009 Mar 2009 |
Jack Strachey |
Theatreland March
Up With The Curtain |
The New Concert Orchestra (cond: Jay
Wilbur) The New Concert Orch. (cond: Frederic Curzon) |
Boosey & Hawkes 0-2057 Boosey & Hawkes 0-2210 |
Oct 2012 Oct 2012 |
Donald Thorne | Dance Of The Three Blind Mice | The New Concert Orchestra (cond: Jack Leon) | Boosey & Hawkes 0-2150 | Apr 2010 |
Ken Warner | Shopping Day | The New Concert Orch. (cond: R. De Porten) | Boosey & Hawkes 0-2224 | Sep 2013 |
Cyril Watters | Bargain Basement | The New Concert Orch. (cond: Jack Leon) | Boosey & Hawkes 0-2150 | Apr 2010 |
In Gay Mood | The New Concert Orch. (cond: Cedric Dumont) | Boosey & Hawkes 0-2306 | Sep 2013 | |
Irene | The New Concert Orch. (cond: John Reynders) | Boosey & Hawkes 0-2094 | Apr 2010 | |
Melody At Moonrise | The New Concert Orch. (cond: Frederic Curzon) | Boosey & Hawkes 0-2217 | Sept 2012 | |
Piccadilly Spree | The New Concert Orch. (cond: R. De Porten) | Boosey & Hawkes 0-2226 | Sept 2012 | |
Picnic Prattle | The New Concert Orch. (cond: Cedric Dumont) | Boosey & Hawkes 0-2322 | Sept 2013 | |
Spring Idyll | The New Concert Orch. (cond: Cedric Dumont) | Boosey & Hawkes 0-2306 | Sept 2013 | |
Edward White | Clockwork Clown | The New Concert Orch. (cond: Cedric Dumont) | Boosey & Hawkes 0-2205 | Sept 2012 |
Joie De Vivre | The New Concert Orch. (cond: Jack Leon) | Boosey & Hawkes 0-2198 | Apr 2010 | |
Paris Interlude | The New Concert Orch. (cond: Jack Leon) | Boosey & Hawkes 0-2181 | Apr 2010 | |
Tour De France | The New Concert Orch. (cond: Nat Nyll) | Boosey & Hawkes 0-2349 | Sep 2013 | |
White Wedding | The New Concert Orch. (cond: Nat Nyll) | Boosey & Hawkes 0-2246 | Sept 2012 | |
Yodelling Strings | The New Concert Orch. (cond: Nat Nyll) | Boosey & Hawkes 0-2246 | Sept 2012 | |
James Willard | My Heart Sings | The New Concert Orchestra (cond: Nat Nyll) | Boosey & Hawkes 0-2248 | Sept 2013 |
Charles Williams | Prairie Rider | The New Concert Orchestra (cond: Jack Leon) | Boosey & Hawkes 0-2193 | Sept 2012 |
Brett Wilson | Hey Presto | The New Concert Orch. (cond: Frederic Curzon) | Boosey & Hawkes 0-2217 | Sept 2012 |
Haydn Wood |
The Laughing Cavalier Torch Of Freedom |
The New Concert Orchestra (cond: Jack Leon) |
Boosey & Hawkes 0-2201 Boosey & Hawkes 0-2196 |
Apr 2010 Oct 2012 |
Peter Yorke | Street Urchin | The Symphonia Orchestra, cond: Ludo Phillipp | Harmonic CBL-410 | Mar 2009 |
Page created: January 24, 2009, last updated on January 20, 2015.