Debussy – Golliwogg’s cake walk (Children’s Corner) – arrgt. 3 cl, bass cl/ brass, saxophone quartet, guitar duo
duration: around 2’30
The cakewalk, which emerged around 1850, is a popular dance that originated among Black people in the Southern United States as an ironic imitation of the way their masters carried themselves when heading to balls. Sometimes, indulgent masters would attend these gatherings and reward the best dancers with a cake—hence the name.
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download the score: version 3 cl, bass cl.
brass quartet 2 trp, horn or trombone, tuba ot bass trombone
saxophone quartet version (publisher: Aedam Musicae) order the score
Le cake walk, apparu vers 1850, est une danse populaire née parmi les Noirs du Sud des États-Unis, pour imiter avec ironie l’attitude de leurs maîtres se rendant aux bals. Parfois, des maîtres conciliants assistaient à ces rendez-vous et récompensaient les meilleurs danseurs par un gâteau, d’où son nom .
