Hal Leonard Arise and Shine: 28 Piano Solos by Black Composers - Claiborne - Book

Composer: Various
Editor: Leah Claiborne
Format: Book
Instrumentation: Piano
Level: Intermediate/Early Advanced

The Arise and Shine piano collection presents a luminous tapestry of piano works by Black composers, designed to awaken the imagination of the performer while honoring a legacy too often overlooked. Compiled by Leah Claiborne and Ben Raznick, all the pieces are also featured in a similarly-titled album. Composers include Florence Price, Valerie Capers, Francis Johnson, Oswald Russell, Ulysses Kay, Irene Britton Smith, Nora Douglas Holt, Zenobia Perry, Kevin Day, Hale Smith, Innocent Okechukwu, and Samuel Coleridge-Taylor.

Contents:

• At the Cotton Gin
• Daves Blues
• Dinosaur
• Ella Scats the Little Lamb
• Fort Erie
• The Gnat and the Bee
• Jamaican Dance, No. 1
• Jamaican Dance, No. 2
• The Kings Magic Drum
• Make Believe
• Meditation
• Negro Dance
• Nocturne
• The Old Boatman
• Popcorn
• Prelude, No. 4
• Prelude, No. 3
• Rabbit Foot
• Rocking Chair
• A Sachems Pipe
• The Sun Will Shine Again
• Thats Mike
• Three-Fours Suite, Op. 71 No. 1
• The Turtle
• The Unsung
• Waltz for Miles
• What a Beautiful City
• Woodpecker