GALM 111: Invitation to the Dance

Catalogue No: GLCD5210
Label: Guild
Series: The Golden Age of Light Music

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1. Dance Of The Goblins (La Ronde des Lutins)

2. Ballet Égyptien - 1st Movement - Allegro Non Troppo

3. Dance Of The Tarantulas

4. Moonspun Dreams

5. Mexican Hat Dance

6. Pirouette

7. Apache Dance

8. Banner Of Youth - March

9. Piccolo Polka

10. Cresta Blanca Waltz

11. The Dancing Cane

12. Ascot Gavotte (from 'My Fair Lady')

13. Calypso In D (Yellow Bird)

14. Feliciana

15. Song Of Tonfano

16. Vive Le Sport - March

17. Evening Bells

18. Fifth Avenue Waltz

19. Dance Ballerina Dance

20. Golden Slippers

21. Interval Waltz

22. Rhumba For Romeos

23. Pretty Polka

24. Venus Waltz

25. Millionaire's Hoe-Down

26. Invitation To The Dance

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Eric Coates, the famous English composer of Light Music, once observed: “my marches aren’t intended for marching and my waltzes aren’t meant for waltzing”. This oft repeated quote is not an entirely accurate description of everything he composed, but it does indicate that marches and waltzes (especially the latter) have provided inspiration for many composers who simply decided that they should be listened to rather than danced. This applies to a good number of the titles on this CD, although there are also many where the intention is definitely in favour of active participation, rather than purely passive listening. It will also be noted that a few numbers are not strictly dances, but somewhere in their titles the word ‘dance’ or ‘dancing’ appears, clearly suggesting what the composer had in mind. Tripping the ‘light fantastic’ are some of the world’s finest light orchestras, such as Dolf van der Linden, Morton Gould, David Rose, Percy Faith, Werner Müller and - playing the title music - Mantovani.

GALM 111: Invitation to the Dance

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