Lullaby

I think that the music tonight is my favorite so far. Canción de Cuna Del Niño Negro (1937) is a beautiful lullaby written by Amadeo Roldán y Gardes. He was born in Paris to Cuban parents and was able to study violin and composition from a very early age. Sounds like someone I know! Roldán moved to Cuba when he was in his 20s and lived the rest of his life there. In Cuba he conducted the Havana Philharmonic Orchestra, taught composition at the Havana Municipal Conservatory. His position allowed him the opportunity to introduce Afro-Cuban music and rhythms into the classical concert hall. Here is Canción de Cuna Del Niño Negro (Lullaby for a Black Child).

Historical information and arrangements from Music by Black Composers (MBC) Violin Volume 1. Published by Ludwig Masters Publications 2018. Rachel Barton Pine Foundation.