for solo piano From the influences of the Southern US and the Caribbean to the Igbo people of Africa, this second volume truly represents the music of Africa and its Diaspora. This intermediate-level volume features more jazz and syncopated pieces that are both reflective and dance-like. Performance notes and composer biographies are also provided.
Contents
Laurindo Almeida: Lament in Tremelo Form
Ulysses Kay: Invention No. 2
Nathaniel Dett: Honey
Joshua Uzoigwe: Nigerian Dance No. 1
Wallace M. Cheatham: Prelude No. 1 'Joshua fit the Battle of Jericho'
Wallace M. Cheatham: Prelude No. 2 'Poor Mourner's Got a Home'