Episode 11: The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Goes to the Bathroom

Episode 11: The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Goes to the Bathroom (1969)

• The Liberty Bell (1893) John Philip Sousa [perf. Band of the Grenadier Guards cond. Rodney Bashford, 1967 album “Sousa Marches” (Decca PFS 4134)] (Titles)
• Piano Concerto No. 1, Mvt. I (1874) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky [perf. Julius Katchen & the London Symphony Orchestra cond. Pierino Gamba, 1959 album “Tchaikovsky - Piano Concerto No. 1 / Liszt - Hungarian Fantasia” (Ace of Clubs ACL 63)] (Bathroom; orchestra stock footage)
• Chant de l’univers (Song of the Universe) (1967) Edward Michael [1967 album “Sept préludes symphoniques” (De Wolfe DW/LP 3056)] (Acme Toilets balloon)
• Full Brass Fanfare (1968) Spencer Nakin (Hubert d'Auriol) [cond. Spencer Nakin, 1968 album “Towers and Spires” (De Wolfe DW/LP 3096)] (‘The World of History’)
• Oh, Didn’t He Ramble (1902) J. Rosamund Johnson, James Weldon Johnson, Bob Cole [perf. Chris Barber’s Jazz Band, 1955 album “Traditional Jazz At The Royal Festival Hall, London” (Decca LK 4088)] (Undertakers empty coffin)
• Funeral March (Piano Sonata No. 2, Mvt. III) (1839) Frédéric Chopin; arr. unknown [perf. London Brass Players, 1955 Third Programme broadcast “Vive L’Oompa!” (BBC Library No. 22168)] (Undertakers)
• I’m Gonna Make You Love Me (1966) Jerry Ross, Jerry Williams Jr., Kenneth Gamble [perf. Peter Nero et al. cond. Claus Ogerman, 1969 album “I’ve Gotta Be Me” (CBS 63589)] (‘Interesting People’)
• **Ar Hyd y Nos (All Through the Night) (18th C.) trad. [perf. Terry Jones, Eric Idle, Graham Chapman, Terry Gilliam, & John Cleese] (Rachel Toovey Bicycle Choir; misidentified as ‘Men of Harlech’)
• Funeral March (Piano Sonata No. 2, Mvt. III) (1839) Frédéric Chopin; arr. unknown [perf. London Brass Players, 1955 Third Programme broadcast “Vive L’Oompa!” (BBC Library No. 22168)] (Undertakers again)
• ? (Drum beat, coffin stop-motion)
• Night Train (1951) Oscar Washington, Jimmy Forrest [perf. David Rose and his Orchestra, 1962 album “The Stripper and Other Fun Songs for the Family” (MGM C 892)] (‘The World of History’)
• Batterie pour une foule (1967) Henri Renaud, Robert Hermel [perf. Paris Studio Group, 1967 album “Striptease” (Sylvester SMC/LP 503)] (Striptease)
• Ding Dong! Merrily on High (1589) Thoinot Arbeau (orig. ‘Branle de l’official’), lyr. (1924) George Ratcliffe Woodward; arr. (c.1969) David Wilcocks [perf. Choir of King’s College, Cambridge cond. David Wilcocks, 1969 album “Carols From King’s” (EMI/HMV CSD 3661)] (Man with wings)
• Funeral March (Piano Sonata No. 2, Mvt. III) (1839) Frédéric Chopin; arr. unknown [perf. London Brass Players, 1955 Third Programme broadcast “Vive L’Oompa!” (BBC Library No. 22168)] (Undertakers again)
• There’s No Business Like Show Business (from ‘Annie Get Your Gun’) (1946) Irving Berlin; arr. (1964) Werner Müller [sped up, perf. Werner Müller & His Orchestra, 1964 album “Werner Müller on Broadway” (London Records SP 44047)] (Hearse with flowers)
• The Liberty Bell (1893) John Philip Sousa [perf. Band of the Grenadier Guards cond. Rodney Bashford, 1967 album “Sousa Marches” (Decca PFS 4134)] (End credits)
• Also cleared for use: Hallelujah! (from ‘Messiah’) (1741) George Frideric Handel [perf. London Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra cond. Walter Susskind, 1965 album “Selections from Handel’s Messiah” (Marble Arch MAL 575)]