Jazzonia: from Black Pierrot (Piano/Vocal Score)
by William Averitt
Divisi - Sheet Music

SATB choir (divisi) and chamber ensemble (SATB — 1 0 1 0 — 0 0 0 0 — 1[dr set,mar,vib,claves] — pf(cel) — vn,vc) - Advanced

SKU: EC.8829

Composed by William Averitt. African American Heritage. Octavo. Duration 4 minutes, 30 seconds. E.C. Schirmer Publishing #8829. Published by E.C. Schirmer Publishing (EC.8829).

UPC: 600313488290. English.

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.