Three Fantasies on African American Songs for String Quartet - III Shortening Bread (Recording)

Authors

Gary Smart, University of North FloridaFollow

Document Type

Audio

Publication Date

2019

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.

Comments

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/

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Recommended Citation

Smart, Gary, "Three Fantasies on African American Songs for String Quartet - III Shortening Bread (Recording)" (2019). Music Faculty Research and Scholarship. 41.
https://digitalcommons.unf.edu/amus_facpub/41