Golliwog’s Cakewalk

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Composer Debussy, Claude
Arranger Beek, Wil van der
Instumentation Concert Band
Grade 3
Duration

3:00

Genre Classical Transcriptions/ Concert Music/ Dance/ Ragtime
Series

Concert Band Series

Included Parts

Piccolo
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
Eb Clarinet
Bb Clarinet 1
Bb Clarinet 2
Bb Clarinet 3
Bb Bass Clarinet
Eb Alto Saxophone
Bb Tenor Saxophone
Eb Baritone Saxophone
Bb Trumpet 1
Bb Trumpet 2
Bb Trumpet 3
F Horn 1
F Horn 2
F Horn 3
Trombone 1
Trombone 2
Trombone 3
Euphonium
Tuba
Double Bass
Xylophone
Timpani
Percussion 1
Percussion 2

Additional parts for Europe

Format

DIN A4

Article

SMP-10-0233

Description

“Golliwog’s cakewalk” can be found in “Children’s Corner”, a collection of piano pieces written by the French composer Claude Debussy (1862 1918). He created this series of 6 pieces for his little daughter, but it is clear that all of them were actually meant for adults. “Golliwog’s cakewalk” is the last of the six pieces and is about a negro doll that dances the cakewalk. Debussy chooses a cheerful jazz-like theme (ragtime) and combines it with the melancholic so-called Tristan chord by Richard Wagner, which makes the piece work as a parody. The piece is full of syncopation and banjo-like effects and large dynamic differences, which work very effectively.

Golliwog's Cakewalk

“Golliwog’s cakewalk” can be found in “Children’s Corner”, a collection of piano pieces written by the French composer Claude Debussy (1862 1918). He created this series of 6 pieces for his little daughter, but it is clear that all of them were actually meant for adults. “Golliwog’s cakewalk” is the last of the six pieces and is about a negro doll that dances the cakewalk. Debussy chooses a cheerful jazz-like theme (ragtime) and combines it with the melancholic so-called Tristan chord by Richard Wagner, which makes the piece work as a parody. The piece is full of syncopation and banjo-like effects and large dynamic differences, which work very effectively.

Golliwog's Cakewalk