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Piano Music of Africa
Volumes 1-5 and the Complete Edition are now available! Title information
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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 volumes are graded, ranging from beginner (Vol. 1) to advanced (Vol. 5). They provide exciting material for pianists just beginning their studies and for those who are looking for new and exciting recital repertoire. |
"These important publications will bring immeasurable pleasure to musicians and music lovers and limitless credit to Dr. Chapman Nyaho.
Dr. Chapman Nyaho has done a Herculean job finding, identifying and collecting this rich music. Without his skill and fervor, this precious trove of music may have been lost.
Thank you Dr. Chapman Nyaho for your own musicianship and your devotion."
Joy!
-Dr. Maya Angelou
"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
Meet the Editor, Dr. William Chapman Nyaho
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 master-classes, presentations, lecture-recitals, and workshops, and continually advocates music by composers of Africa and the African Diaspora.
For more information, visit www.nyaho.com
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