An edition of Towards an African pianism (2005)

Towards an African pianism

keyboard music of Africa and the diaspora

Towards an African pianism
Cynthia Tse Kimberlin, Akin Eu ...
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MRI Press
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Table of Contents

v.1: Essays. Is African pianism possible? / Kofi Agawu
Conceptualizing 'African pianism' / Paul Konte
Halim El-Dabn on African pianism
Introducing al-Biyanu: a first survey of oral tradition pianism in North Africa / Linda Burman-Hall
Abdullah Ibrahim and 'African pianism' in South Africa / Christine Lucia
An African American composer's view of African connections / Ed Bland
Is it the righ pitch or the right temperament? Comments from Ed Bland / Mike Wright
African pianism in Abakadde abaagalana be balima akambugu / Justinian Tamusuza
Some comments on my piano piece French suite / Michael Blake
African pianism: the problem of tonality and atonality / Joshua Uzoigwe
Themes from Chaka no. 1: a pianistic realization of African polyrhythm / Akin Euba
Towards a theory of African painism: a study of the piano works of Akin Euba / Bode Omojola
National identity through African pianism: the works of Kwabena Nketia and Gyimah Labi of Ghana / George Dor
The microcosm of the macrocosm depicted in Halim El-Dabn's 'Mekta in the art of kita' / Denise Seachrist
Whose white man sleeps? Analyzing the keyboard music of Kevin Volans by speculating on African connections to the world on the terrain of culture / Martin Scherzinger
v.2: Scores. Spectrum no. 1: symphonies in sonic vibration (1957) (piano and derabucca version) / Halim El-Dabn
French suite (1994) / Michael Blake
Abakadde abaagalana be balima akambugu = Mutual lovers are always successful (1995) for soprano, tenor, and piano / Justinian Tamusuza
Themes from Chaka no. 1 (1996) / Akin Euba
Hallelujah games for piano 4 hands (1997) / Amy Rubin
Masanga for two pianos (1998) / Martin Scherzinger
Dance of the honey monkey (1999) / Eric Moe
African miniature songs without words, books I & II for piano (2003) / Paul Konye
American progressions (2003) / Amy Rubin
disc 1. Dagarti work song ; Buisa work song ; Dagomba ; Libation ; Volta fantasy / J.H. Kwabena Nketia
Themes from Chaka no. 1 / Akin Euba
Dance of the honey monkey / Eric Moe
Lustra variations / Joshua Uzoigwe
Homage a Scriabin ; Sharpeville 1960 ; Duo Napolitain (Naples street) ; Valse musette ; Last spring ; Scherzino / Andres Wheatley
Anger and jubilation / Mark Boozer
The village children at play ; Dusk / Nkeiru Okoye
American progressions / Amy Rubin
disc 2. African miniature songs without words, book I / Paul Konye
Three preludes / Wallace Cheatham
Themes from Chaka 2 / Akin Euba
Three magnolia fantasies. Buddy's path ; Fast blues on the wall / Gary Nash
Piano piece no. 6 ; January dance / Robert Kwami
Agbigbo / Joshua Uzoigwe.

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Includes essays, musical scores, and sound recordings.

Includes index.

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Point Richmond, CA
Other Titles
Keyboard music of Africa and the diaspora
Copyright Date
2005

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Library of Congress
ML692.A35 T68 2005

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2 volumes (xii, 400 pages)
Number of pages
400

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OL45007528M
ISBN 10
096274736X
ISBN 13
9780962747366
OCLC/WorldCat
61865866

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