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Three Fantasies on African American Songs for String Quartet - III Shortening Bread (Recording)
Music Faculty Research and Scholarship
Document Type
Audio
Publication Date
1-1-2019
Disciplines
Abstract
The third movement, based on the southern U.S. children’s song, “Shortening Bread,” is a full out, brilliant toccata and it is meant to be freewheeling, virtuosic fun. For decades I have improvised a version of “Shortening Bread” in piano concerts. This string quartet version is a kind of notated improvisation.
Citation Information
Gary Smart. "Three Fantasies on African American Songs for String Quartet - III Shortening Bread (Recording)" (2019) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/gary_smart/53/
Score for Three Fantasies on African American Songs for string quartet is available here: https://digitalcommons.unf.edu/amus_facpub/44/
Recording of Three Fantasies on African American Songs for string quartet - I Swing Low, Sweet Chariot is available here: https://digitalcommons.unf.edu/amus_facpub/43/
Recording of Three Fantasies on African American Songs for string quartet - II Black Woman is available here: https://digitalcommons.unf.edu/amus_facpub/42/