Portraits of Langston for Flute, Clarinet, Narrator and Piano
Composed by Valerie Coleman
Published by VColeman Music
Includes piano score and parts
- 1. Prelude: Helen Keller
- 2. Danse Africaine
- 3. Le Grand Duc Mambo
- 4. Silver Rain
- 5. Parisian Cabaret
- 6. Harlem’s Summer Night
Portraits of Langston is a 6 movement ‘tour de force’ with optional narrator, and is based on the poems of Langston Hughes, his experiences in Paris and Harlem. For the best impact, it is recommended (but not necessary) to perform it with narrator, reading selected Langston Hughes’ poems. Duration: 16 minutes without narrator, est. 22 minutes with narrator.
