Samuel-Coleridge Taylor

The Bamboula; Rhapsodic Dance, Op. 75

Programme Note from original publication - This work was first played in America by the New York Philharmonic Orchestra in June, 1910, and was the result of a commission from Mr. Carl Stoeckel, to whom the work is inscribed. The four bars beginning from letter B are identical with a well-known West Indian Negro Dance called "The Bamboula," the tempo of the original "Bamboula" being quite fast throughout. No other subject matter is used throughout the composition, which is merely a series of evolutions of the phrase mentioned. This refers to the middle part also, which is introduced for the sake of contrast. Instrumentation: 2+Picc.2.2.2: 4.2.3.1: Timp.Perc(2-3): Str (9-8-7-6-5 in set).