African American Voices
Dawson - Walker - Still
Royal Scottish National Orchestra-Kellen Gray(Dir)
Label : Linn Records
Artikelnummer: CKD699
1 CD Spielzeit : 060:56
CHF 22.50
Released to coincide with Black History Month, the symphonies by Dawson and Still proved to be fundamental in the utilization of Afro-American idioms within the symphonic form. Each composer focused on one of the two original staples of African-American music: folk and jazz. Dawson's Negro Folk Symphony takes its inspiration from West African folk idioms, American Negro spirituals, early African-American folk rhythms and songs from Gullah culture, Still's from jazz elements.