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Ruth Crawford Seeger - Rissolty Rossolty
for Chamber Ensemble Ruth Crawford Seeger (1901-1953) was an American composer who became a major figure in American folk music. She composed much modernist avant-garde music, before turning to folk music in the late 1930s. Rissoly Rossolty was composed in 1940-41 for Alan Lomax’s folk music radio program, The Wellsprings of America. It uses three American folk songs: Rissolty Rissolty, Phoebe and The Death of Callahan. These themes are combined and explored in a lively, enjoyable and ingenious manner. Instrumentation: flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, trumpet, bass drum, violin 1, violin 2, viola, cello, double bass (11 players) Available to purchase from Aria Editions here Listen to a performance of the arrangement here: Crawford Seeger - Rissolty Rossolty (2:56) |