Piano Music of Africa and the African Diaspora, Volume 1
ABRSM Piano Grade 5 (2023-2024)
ABRSM Piano Grade 6 (2023-2024)
ABRSM Piano Grade 2 (2023-2024)
Trinity College London Piano Grade 3 (from 2023)
Trinity College London Piano Grade 4 (from 2023)
Trinity College London Piano Grade 7 (from 2023)
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Description
This first volume for advanced beginners offers a wonderful introduction to Ragtime and Jazz as well as syncopation and different articulations. The pieces range from light-hearted pieces like 'Kwela,' the Zulu term for dance, to soulful and spiritual pieces like 'Dusk.' This volume includes performance notes for each piece.
Contents
Roux, Isak: Kwela No. 1
Kay, Ulysses: Tender Thought
Smith, Hale: My Scarf is Yellow
Okoye, Nkeiru: Dusk
Kwami, Robert Mawuena: Piano Piece No. 2, Call and Response
El-Dabh, Halik: Soufiane
Smith, Hale: Off-Beat Shorty
Price, Florence B: Ticklin' Toes
Capers, Valerie: Sweet Mister Jelly Roll
Okoye, Nkeiru: Dancing Barefoot in the Rain
Roux, Isak: Lullaby
Capers, Valerie: The Monk
Vindu, Bangambula: Lullaby
Nketia, J. H. Kwabena: Builsa Work Song
Onyeji, Christian: Ufie III