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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.