William Averitt, Langston Hughes
Jazzonia
From Black Pierrot
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William Averitt, Langston Hughes
Jazzonia
From Black Pierrot
- Instrumentation Mixed Choir (SATB) and Ensemble
- Composer William Averitt Langston Hughes
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Difficulty Level
- Edition Piano Reduction
- Publisher ECS Publishing
- Order no. ECS8829
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Description:
From the large work Black Pierrot, Jazzonia (1923) describes the scene in a Harlem café of the 1920s in which 'six long-headed jazzers play, ' and beautiful girls dance. After a short introductory section, the music moves into a lively ragtime-complete with drum set-that forms the background for the remainder of the piece. Altogether, it is something of a poetic and musical glance at the era of the Harlem Renaissance in which so much African-American music, art, and poetry emerged as vital forces in the arts. Duration: 4:30