Piano Music of Africa and the African Diaspora Volume 1: Early Intermediate

by William H. Chapman Nyaho (Editor)

Overview

for 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780193868229
Publisher:	Oxford University Press Music
Publication date:	04/25/2007
Series:	Piano Music of the African Diaspora
Pages:	48
Product dimensions:	8.70(w) x 11.70(h) x 0.20(d)

About the Author

William H. Chapman Nyaho is an active international performer, scholar, teacher, and clinician. Raised in Ghana and now living in the United States, Chapman Nyaho studied at Achimota School, Ghana, then at the Conservatoire de Musique de Genève, Oxford University, the Eastman School of Music, and the University of Texas, Austin. Chapman Nyaho has performed in Asia, Africa, Europe, North America, and the Caribbean. He gives regular masterclasses, presentations, lecture-recitals, and workshops.

Table of Contents

Kwela No. 1, Isak RouxTender Thought, Ulysses KayMy Scarf is Yellow, Hale SmithDusk, Nkeiru OkoyePiano Piece No. 2, Call and Response, Robert Mawuena KwamiSoufiane, Halik El-DabhOff-Beat Shorty, Hale SmithTicklin' Toes, Florence B. PriceSweet Mister Jelly Roll, Valerie CapersDancing Barefoot in the Rain, Nkeiru OkoyeLullaby, Isak RouxThe Monk, Valerie CapersLullaby, Bangambula VinduBuilsa Work Song, J. H. Kwabena NketiaUfie III, Christian Onyeji