Folk Suite No. 2 – All Classical Research

Folk Suite No. 2 is the second of four Folk Suites Still wrote for chamber ensemble in 1962 (see page for No. 4). These Folk Suites draw on music from many different cultures and regions.¹
Still originally scored this suite for flute, clarinet, cello, and piano (or harp). Several arrangements by other composers have been published as well.²
Folk Suite No. 2 consists of four movements:
1. El Zapatero (Spanish California)
2. Mo’le (Peru)
3. Momzelle Zizi (Louisiana Creole)
4. Peruvian Melody (Incan)³

Gayle Murchison, “Still, William Grant,” Grove Music Online (2024), accessed January 20, 2026, https://oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000026776.
“Works for String Quartet, Mixed Chamber Group, and Voice Chamber Group,” William Grant Still Music, accessed January 20, 2026, http://www.williamgrantstillmusic.com/WorksforStringQuartetMixedChamberGroupVoiceChamberGroup.htm#Folk%20Suite%204%20(Still’s%20Original%20Work).
Barbara Leish, “Program Notes: Folk Suite No. 2 for Flute, Clarinet, Cello and Harp (1962),” Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival (2022), accessed January 20, 2026, https://sllmf.org/archive/notes_for_618.html.

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