Basic Details

Title
Acadian Songs and Dances from "Louisiana Story"
Availability
Available
Category
Orchestral
Instrumentation
2.2.2.2-2.2.2.0-2perc-harp.accordion.pft-str
Duration
14'
Publisher
G. Schirmer Inc.
Premiere
  • World: Academy of Music, Philadelphia, PA, January 11th, 1951 (Philadelphia Orchestra; Eugene Ormandy, conductor)
Edition/Catalog #
Hal Leonard 50339200; Music Room GS33920
Parts/Movements
  1. Sadness
  2. Papa's Tune
  3. A Narrative
  4. The Alligator and the 'Coon
  5. Super-Sadness
  6. Walking Song
  7. The Squeeze-Box
Version Of
Louisiana Story (W320)
Versions
Acadian Songs and Dances from "Louisiana Story" (piano) (W31)

Cataloging Information

Copyright
©1951 G. Schirmer
Year Composed
1948
M.S. Location
The Virgil Thomson Papers at Irving S. Gilmore Music Library at Yale University
Cardell Number
n/a
Meckna Number
W31

Additional Info

External Links
Music Room
Hal Leonard
Sheet Music Plus
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Attachments

Disambiguation

Louisiana Story - Related Works and Disambiguation

Works derived from filmscore for orchestra, Louisiana Story:

Suite from "Louisiana Story" for orchestra (1948; G. Schirmer; See W30)

Suite from "Louisiana Story" arranged for piano by Andor Foldes (post-1948; G. Schirmer)

Second movement of Suite from "Louisiana Story" for orchestra arranged for woodwinds by Frank Erickson (1967; G. Schirmer)

Acadian Songs and Dances for orchestra (1948; G. Schirmer; See W31)

An unverified piano arrangement of Acadian Songs and Dances

Bayou (staged 1952; G. Schirmer), a ballet with music from Acadian Songs and Dances