Best known for his serious choral masterpiece, Hiawatha's Wedding
Feast, Afro-British composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor is represented by
two works in a lighter vein. "Danse Negre" from African Suite sounds
like a rousing overture evocative of Broadway musicals of a later era.
The work was inspired by the writing of Paul Laurence Dunbar, the
celebrated African-American poet whom the composer knew and admired.
Coleridge-Taylor's charming, often balletic Petite Suite de Concert,
Op. 77 was championed by England's counterpart to Arthur Fiedler, Sir
Dan Godfrey.
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Samuel Coleridge Taylor
Danse Nègre from African Suite Play
Recorded on 05/24/2000, uploaded on 03/24/2009
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Best known for his serious choral masterpiece, Hiawatha's Wedding Feast, Afro-British composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor is represented by two works in a lighter vein. "Danse Negre" from African Suite sounds like a rousing overture evocative of Broadway musicals of a later era. The work was inspired by the writing of Paul Laurence Dunbar, the celebrated African-American poet whom the composer knew and admired. Coleridge-Taylor's charming, often balletic Petite Suite de Concert, Op. 77 was championed by England's counterpart to Arthur Fiedler, Sir Dan Godfrey.
More music by Samuel Coleridge Taylor
Legend
Valse-Suite, Op. 71, nos. 1, 2, 6
Three-Fours, Op. 71: I. Allegro molto
Three-Fours, Op. 71: II. Andante
Three-Fours, Op. 71: III. Allegro moderato
Three-Fours, Op. 71: IV. Vivace
Three-Fours, Op. 71: V. Andante molto
Three-Fours, Op. 71: VI. Allegro assai
Performances by same musician(s)
Piano Concerto in E-flat Major, Op. 32
Symphony No. 1, "Afro-American"
Lyric for Strings
Symphony in D Major
Vorisek: Mass in B-Flat
African Suite
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Cedille Records is the recording label of The Chicago Classical Recording Foundation, a publicly-supported, not-for-profit, organization devoted to promoting the finest musicians, ensembles, and composers in the Chicago area by producing and releasing their efforts on audiophile-quality recordings. The recordings and their promotion are designed to stimulate interest in these performers and composers and bring their artistry to a wider audience. Cedille Records is also dedicated to promoting interest in neglected areas of the classical repertory by presenting masterpieces that have been overlooked by other recording companies.