| Description |
1 audio disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
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digital |
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optical |
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1.4 m/s |
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digital recording |
| Note |
"The Caribbean suite is an arrangement of pieces from Caribbean melodies by William Grant Still. The melodies were originally collected and annotated by Zora Neale Hurston and were set by Still in 1941. The instrumentation of the original score includes vocal soloists and a chorus of mixed voices, with an accompaniment of piano and percussion instruments. There are seventeen songs in Still's 1941 arrangement, eleven of which are set in the Caribbean suite. The new orchestration ... includes three steel pan parts ... and additional percussion and omits the mixed chorus. The pans occasionally replace the chorus but are most often used to enrich the harmony and texture and to enhance the natural quality and indigenous sound of the melodies."--Notes, p. [4]. |
| Performer |
Videmus (Louise Toppin, soprano; Ruth Hamilton, contralto; Robert Honeysucker, baritone; Stan Strickland, saxophone; Vivian Taylor, piano); East Carolina University Steel Orchestra, Mark Ford, conductor. |
| Event |
Recorded June 1995 (3rd-4th, 6th-8th works) and June 1997 (2nd, 5th, 9th works), the Music Room, Cambridge, Mass.; and Mar. 1997, Wright Auditorium, Greenville, N.C. (1st work). |
| Note |
Eds. recorded: Flagstaff, Ariz. : William Grant Still Music. |
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Compact disc. |
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Program notes by Vivian Taylor and Zora Neale Hurston, words of the 1st work, and notes on the performers ([12] p. : port.) in contiainer. |
| Contents |
Caribbean suite. Two banana ; Going to my old home ; Bellamina ; Peas and rice ; Mama, I saw a sailboat ; Evalina ; Doo ma ; Héla grand pere ; Do an' nannie ; Ah, la sa wu! ; Hand a' bowl (19:00) -- Spirituals and art songs: Didn't ma Lord deliver Daniel (2:48) ; Hard trials (1:09) ; Gwinter sing all along de way (1:36) ; Here's one (5:32) ; Breath of a rose (2:58) ; Grief (2:32) ; Bayou home (4:22) ; Breath of a rose (5:58) ; Summerland (4:54). |
| Language |
Sung chiefly in English or French; the final song of the 1st work includes "some African words which are untranslatable."--Notes, p. [6]. |
| Subject |
Songs with instrumental ensemble.
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Songs with instrumental ensemble. |
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Folk music -- Caribbean Area.
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Folk music. |
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Caribbean Area. |
| Genre/Form |
Spirituals (Songs)
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Spirituals (Songs)
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Songs with piano.
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Songs with piano. |
| Genre/Form |
Songs with piano.
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Saxophone and piano music, Arranged.
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Saxophone and piano music, Arranged. |
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Suites (Piano) -- Excerpts.
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Suites (Piano) -- Excerpts. |
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Sound recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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Excerpts.
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Excerpts.
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| Added Author |
Taylor, Vivian, arranger.
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Toppin, Louise, performer.
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Hamilton, Ruth, performer.
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Honeysucker, Robert, performer.
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Strickland, Stan, performer.
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Ford, Mark, 1958- conductor.
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Still, William Grant, 1895-1978.
Caribbean melodies. Selections; arranged.
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Still, William Grant, 1895-1978.
Didn't ma Lord deliver Daniel; arranged.
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Still, William Grant, 1895-1978.
Hard trials.
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Still, William Grant, 1895-1978.
Gwinter sing all along de way.
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Still, William Grant, 1895-1978.
Here's one; arranged.
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Still, William Grant, 1895-1978.
Breath of a rose.
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Still, William Grant, 1895-1978.
Grief.
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Still, William Grant, 1895-1978.
Bayou home.
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Still, William Grant, 1895-1978.
Breath of a rose; arranged.
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Still, William Grant, 1895-1978.
Visions. Summerland.
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Videmus (Musical group), performer.
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East Carolina University. Steel Orchestra, performer.
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| Added Title |
Works. Selections https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no98014201
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Music of William Grant Still |
| Note |
Subtitle on container: Music by William Grant Still |
| Added Title |
Caribbean suite.
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| Music No. |
CD-1112 Cambria |
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