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More Still : Music by William Grant Still : Caribbean suite ; Spirituals ; Art songs
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- Languages
- English, French
- Contributors
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- Hurston, Zora Neale
- Taylor, Vivian, arranger
- Toppin, Louise, performer
- Hamilton, Ruth, performer
- Honeysucker, Robert, performer
- Strickland, Stan, performer
- Ford, Mark, conductor
- Still, William Grant, 1895-1978. Caribbean melodies. Selections
- Still, William Grant, 1895-1978. Didn't ma Lord deliver Daniel
- Still, William Grant, 1895-1978. Hard trials
- Still, William Grant, 1895-1978. Gwinter sing all along de way
- Still, William Grant, 1895-1978. Here's one
- Still, William Grant, 1895-1978. Breath of a rose
- Still, William Grant, 1895-1978. Grief
- Still, William Grant, 1895-1978. Bayou home
- Still, William Grant, 1895-1978. Visions
- Videmus (Musical group)
- East Carolina University. Steel Orchestra
- Publication
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- Lomita, CA : Cambria, [1999]
- ℗1999
- Physical Details
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- 1 audio disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in
- OCLC
- ocm42678258
- Credits
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- Videmus (Louise Toppin, soprano ; Ruth Hamilton, alto ; Robert Honeysucker, baritone ; Stan Strickland, saxophone ; Vivian Taylor, piano) ; with East Carolina University Steel Orchestra ; Mark Ford, director
- The 1st work originally entitled Caribbean melodies (for vocal soloists, mixed chorus, piano and percussion); arr. by Vivian Taylor for SAB soloists, saxophone, piano and steel pans. Track 12 (Didn't ma Lord deliver Daniel) is for baritone, saxophone and piano; track 15 (Here's one) for alto, saxophone and piano; track 19 (Breath of a rose) for saxophone and piano; track 20 (Summerland) for piano solo; the remainder for voice and piano.
- The melodies in the 1st work originally collected and annotated by Zora Neale Hurston, set by Still in 1941.
- Compact disc.
- Notes on the Caribbean melodies by Zora Neale Hurston, song texts and program notes ([12] p. : ill.) inserted in contiainer.
- Recorded in 1995 and 1997 in Greenville, NC (1st work) or Cambridge, Mass.
- 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 -- Spirituals and art songs. Didn't ma Lord deliver Daniel ; Hard trials ; Gwinter sing all along de way ; Here's one ; Breath of a rose (soprano, piano) ; Grief ; Bayou home ; Breath of a rose (saxophone, piano) ; Summerland