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Book Synopsisfor solo piano 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.
Trade ReviewVolume 1 (Early Intermediate) contains selections that should be accessible to students having played the intermediate works of Kabalevsky. These pieces have relatively thin textures and a fairly small hand span, while still possessing many sophisticated and intricate compositional effects. Two highlights from this volume are Dusk by Nkeiru Okoye (Nigeria), and Ticklin Toes by Florence Price (USA). Okoyes reflective piece creates a wonderfully impressionistic sheen using many Debussy-esque parallel fourths and fifths, while Prices jovial cakewalk has all the humor its title suggests. * The Score (Louisiana Music Teachers Assoc), May 09 *
This is good news for everyone interested in piano music, and we should be indebted to William Nyaho for making it all readily available . . . You're bound to find something that catches your ear. A most welcome addition to the catalogue. * Pianist, Oct-Nov 07 *
Technically accomplished pianists seeking to develop their hands, ears, and imagination in new ways, and to take their audiences on voyages of discovery, are recommended to obtain these volumes at the earliest opportunity. * Musical Opinion *
Table of ContentsKwela No. 1 ; Tender Thought ; My Scarf is Yellow ; Dusk ; Piano Piece No. 2, Call and Response ; Soufiane ; Off-Beat Shorty ; Ticklin' Toes ; Sweet Mister Jelly Roll ; Dancing Barefoot in the Rain ; Lullaby ; The Monk ; Lullaby ; Builsa Work Song ; Ufie III
