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African-American Sampler: Portia Shuler Hawkins, piano/Felix Farrar, violin
From the introduction for this CD: "This recording represents more than a century of highly crafted music well worthy of prominence in the standard classical piano repertoire. Written with skills honed at some of the finest music schools in the country, this music is a charming blend of the European classical form and style with the superb harmonies and unmatched melodies of Negro folk songs and spiritualsĀ..." Selections include: "Summerland" from "Three Visions" by William Grant Still, "Scuppernong" by John Wesley Work, From "24 Negro Melodies" by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: "They Will Not Lend Me a Child", "Take Nabandji", "Bamboula (African Dance)", From "In the Bottoms" by R. Nathaniel Dett: Prelude and Juba Dance, "Troubled Water" by Margaret Bonds, and the Suite for Violin and Piano by William Grant Still, with Felix Farrar, violinist.
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