Piano Music of Africa and the African Diaspora sampler

This wonderful anthology

This wonderful anthology presents a fascinating survey of music by African composers, both those living in Africa and those now resident elsewhere in the world.The music, much of which is published here for the first time, includes a kaleidoscope of different styles, moods, genres, and colors.You will find works influenced by the blues, jazz, and ragtime, and works built on exotic scales, African folk-tunes, and drumming rhythms. The five volumes are graded to provide exciting material for pianists just beginning their studies and for those who are looking for new and more challenging music. Edited by an internationally respected musician, this collection not only represents an important historical gathering of composers of African descent, but it is also destined to provide fresh music to the piano repertoire. 34 “This collection provides a tremendous service to piano teachers and a wonderful introduction to the composers of African heritage for piano students.Thanks . . . for an invaluable teaching tool.” –Leon Bates, pianist “What a gold mine for performers, teachers, and students. To have such a graded compilation of music previously unknown to many of us is so exciting for piano pedagogues.Thank you” –Martha F. Hilley, Professor of Group Piano and Pedagogy at University of Texas,Austin “Magnificent.Who would have guessed that a sampling of music by African and African-Diasporic composers would fill five volumes? And who would imagine the dazzling array of forms, styles, and techniques displayed in them? All who consider themselves friends of African and African-derived music are much indebted to William Chapman Nyaho and Oxford University Press for making these gems of musical imagination widely available for the first time ever.” –Kofi Agawu,Walter Bigelow Rosen Professor of Music and of African And African American Studies at Harvard University Dr. 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, and the Conservatoire de Musique de Genève, Switzerland, and holds degrees from Oxford University, the Eastman School of Music, and the University of Texas, Austin. The winner of prizes from international piano competitions, Chapman Nyaho has performed in Asia,Africa, Europe, North America, and the Caribbean. He is a regular guest clinician, giving masterclasses, presentations, lecture-recitals, and workshops, and continually advocates music by composers of Africa and the African Diaspora. (www.nyaho.com) Cover design and photography by Margaret Courtney-Clarke Traditional Ndebele beaded headpiece and motif, South Africa 3 www.oup.com

35 2 Piano Music of Africa and the African Diaspora Compiled and Edited by William H. Chapman Nyaho Volume 2 Intermediate