THE DEEP RIVER SONATA

The Deep River Sonata by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912), transcribed by Althea Talbot-Howard (b.1966)
Four Melodies from Opus 59 - numbers 3, 7, 8 & 10
Thata Nabandji is one of four initial melodies hailing from 'South East Africa' - as mentioned in the score. Oloba is called a 'West African Folk-lore Song', whilst The Bamboula represents the Caribbean. Thata Nabandji is riven with emotional intensity. Oloba shines with the authentic sound, structure and rhythmic flexibility of African folksong; whilst The Bamboula is simultaneously passionate and ebullient. In the middle of these shorter items sits the pearl of great price: Coleridge-Taylor's moving interpretation of the renowned African-American spiritual, Deep River.

• I Thata Nabandji
• Interlude I Oloba (sax/clt solo)
• II Deep River
• Interlude II Oloba (piano solo)
• III The Bamboula

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