White Only, Colored Only
General Info
Year: 2016
Duration: c. 6:55
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Unpublished
Cost: Score and Parts – Contact Carlos Simon
Instrumentation
Full Score
E-flat Alto Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet
String Bass
Piano
Drum Set
Recorded narration
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
White Only. Colored Only takes inspiration from the works of Gordon Parks. Known as a legendary photographer, Parks documented many important aspects of American culture from the early 1940s through the better half of this century. There were several photographs taken in 1956 that showed real, everyday situations where the signs were posted, "White Only. Colored Only." My piece will musically represent this struggling duality with free flowing improvised lines against rigid, static rhythms.
- Program Note by composer
Commercial Discography
- Audio CD: Stephen Grady - 2018
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Florida International University (Miami) Wind Ensemble (Brenton F. Alston, conductor) – 9 February 2019
Works for Winds by This Composer
- AMEN! (2017)
- Fanfare for the Soldier (2002)
- Let My People Go (2023)
- Life Motions (2010)
- Reflections (2021)
- Sweet Chariot (2019)
- White Only, Colored Only (2016)
Resources
- Carlos Simon website Accessed 6 February 2019