[The work depicts] life, scenery, and culture in various parts of the
United States. The themes are original ones written in some of the American idioms. The work was commissioned by Adrian Michaelis for
The Standard School Broadcasts. Some of the suites aired on the
NBC Western Network from 1959 to 1960.[2]
— Erica Neidlinger, The Wind Repertory Project
Movements
The collection of suites is as follows:
Suite No. 1 - The East
On the Village Green
Berkshire Night
Manhattan Skyline
Suite No. 2 - The South
Florida Night (Soft Loveliness)
Levee Land (Birthplace of Blues and Spirituals)
A New Orleans' Street (The festive spirit of yesterday)
Suite No. 3 - The Old West
Song of the Plainsmen
Sioux Love Song (Based on a Sioux Melody)
Tribal Dance
Suite No. 4 - The Far West
The Plaza (Los Angeles)
Sundown Land
Navaho Country
Suite No. 5 - A Mountain, a Memorial and a Song
Grand Teton (A symbol of America's strength)
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier ("Our Boys" will never be forgotten)
Song of the Rivermen (They sing of the Mississippi)