{"title":"Price: Sketches in Sepia","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"price-sketches-in-sepia-schirmer","title":"Price: Sketches in Sepia","description":"\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposer\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003ca href=\"\/es\/collections\/florence-price\"\u003eFlorence Price (1887-1953)\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong class=\"original-instrumentation-title\"\u003eInstrumentation\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"original-instrumentation\"\u003ePiano\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWork\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003ca href=\"\/es\/collections\/price-sketches-in-sepia\"\u003eSketches in Sepia\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"binding hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"book-width\"\u003e8.7\u003c\/span\u003e x \u003cspan class=\"book-length\"\u003e11.9\u003c\/span\u003e inches\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"book-pages hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e: None\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"one-half columns\"\u003e \u003ch4\u003eDescription\u003c\/h4\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"feature_divider\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cp\u003eComposed in September, 1947, Sketches in Sepia typifies Price's ability to compress intense and wide-ranging emotional and stylistic journeys into compact, tautly organized structures. Outwardly, the work might seem routine: it is just sixty-four bars long and organized in a clear ternary form, with the outer sections firmly rooted in A-flat Major and the central section beginning and ending in F Minor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut its musical content and emotional and stylistic range are anything but routine. The A sections are relaxed and lyrical, while the central B section is rhythmically animated and stylistically agitated, beginning mf and eventually reaching an abrupt ff climax as a half-diminished seventh chord based on D natural (vii of the dominant of the home key of A-flat) gradually assumes predominance amid powerful left-hand octaves, increasingly syncopated rhythms punctuated with abrupt rests, and an expansion of the initially narrow range to a significantly broader one encompassing the entire gamut from F' to f''''.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese two contrasting sections presumably account for the titular plural (sketches). But despite the pronounced contrasts between the two sections, there are also deeper connections: the insistence on F as added sixth in the harmonic language of the A theme, beginning in m. 1, prepares that tone's importance as the defining pitch of the B section: F is always present from the outset, even before it becomes the central key. Similarly, the blue thirds that emerge in mm. 10 and 13 anticipate the jazz influences and harmonic language of the B section — which, because of these connections, never quite leaves the Sketches even after the A section returns.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e— John Michael Cooper\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"G. 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Burleigh (1866-1949)\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/es\/collections\/margaret-bonds\"\u003eMargaret Bonds (1913-1972)\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/es\/collections\/samuel-coleridge-taylor\"\u003eSamuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912)\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/es\/collections\/betty-jackson-king\"\u003eBetty Jackson King (1928-1994)\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/es\/collections\/nora-holt\"\u003eNora Holt (1885-1974)\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/es\/collections\/zenobia-powell-perry\"\u003eZenobia Powell Perry (1908-2004)\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEditor\u003c\/strong\u003e: Samantha Ege\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong class=\"original-instrumentation-title\"\u003eInstrumentation\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"original-instrumentation\"\u003ePiano\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"binding hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"book-barcode\"\u003e9780193580374\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"book-width\"\u003e9.1\u003c\/span\u003e x \u003cspan class=\"book-length\"\u003e12.2\u003c\/span\u003e inches\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"book-pages\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e: 64\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"one-half columns\"\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fdslive.oup.com\/www.oup.com\/academic\/pdf\/13\/9780193580374.pdf\" class=\"global-button global-button--text\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e \u003csvg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"currentColor\" class=\"bi bi-file-pdf\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M4 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v12a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h8a2 2 0 0 0 2-2V2a2 2 0 0 0-2-2H4zm0 1h8a1 1 0 0 1 1 1v12a1 1 0 0 1-1 1H4a1 1 0 0 1-1-1V2a1 1 0 0 1 1-1z\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M4.603 12.087a.81.81 0 0 1-.438-.42c-.195-.388-.13-.776.08-1.102.198-.307.526-.568.897-.787a7.68 7.68 0 0 1 1.482-.645 19.701 19.701 0 0 0 1.062-2.227 7.269 7.269 0 0 1-.43-1.295c-.086-.4-.119-.796-.046-1.136.075-.354.274-.672.65-.823.192-.077.4-.12.602-.077a.7.7 0 0 1 .477.365c.088.164.12.356.127.538.007.187-.012.395-.047.614-.084.51-.27 1.134-.52 1.794a10.954 10.954 0 0 0 .98 1.686 5.753 5.753 0 0 1 1.334.05c.364.065.734.195.96.465.12.144.193.32.2.518.007.192-.047.382-.138.563a1.04 1.04 0 0 1-.354.416.856.856 0 0 1-.51.138c-.331-.014-.654-.196-.933-.417a5.716 5.716 0 0 1-.911-.95 11.642 11.642 0 0 0-1.997.406 11.311 11.311 0 0 1-1.021 1.51c-.29.35-.608.655-.926.787a.793.793 0 0 1-.58.029zm1.379-1.901c-.166.076-.32.156-.459.238-.328.194-.541.383-.647.547-.094.145-.096.25-.04.361.01.022.02.036.026.044a.27.27 0 0 0 .035-.012c.137-.056.355-.235.635-.572a8.18 8.18 0 0 0 .45-.606zm1.64-1.33a12.647 12.647 0 0 1 1.01-.193 11.666 11.666 0 0 1-.51-.858 20.741 20.741 0 0 1-.5 1.05zm2.446.45c.15.162.296.3.435.41.24.19.407.253.498.256a.107.107 0 0 0 .07-.015.307.307 0 0 0 .094-.125.436.436 0 0 0 .059-.2.095.095 0 0 0-.026-.063c-.052-.062-.2-.152-.518-.209a3.881 3.881 0 0 0-.612-.053zM8.078 5.8a6.7 6.7 0 0 0 .2-.828c.031-.188.043-.343.038-.465a.613.613 0 0 0-.032-.198.517.517 0 0 0-.145.04c-.087.035-.158.106-.196.283-.04.192-.03.469.046.822.024.111.054.227.09.346z\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003c\/svg\u003e PDF Preview \u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"one-half columns\"\u003e \u003ch4\u003eDescription\u003c\/h4\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"feature_divider\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis groundbreaking anthology introduces a canon of piano works at intermediate to advanced levels from the Black Renaissance school of the early twentieth century. Notes by Dr Samantha Ege provide historical background and interpretative insights for this previously overlooked area of piano literature.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorks:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDett: Noon Siesta from Tropic Winter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePerry: A Jazz Trifle from Piano Potpourri\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKing: Autumn Dance from Four Seasonal Sketches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/es\/collections\/price-at-the-cotton-gin\"\u003ePrice: At the Cotton Gin\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThrough Moanin' Pines; The Frolic from \u003ca href=\"\/es\/collections\/burleigh-from-the-southland\"\u003eBurleigh: From the Southland\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eColeridge-Taylor: Valse from Three Silhouettes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDett: Cave of the Winds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAt the Dawn of Day from \u003ca href=\"\/es\/collections\/coleridge-taylor-24-negro-melodies-op-59\"\u003eColeridge-Taylor: 24 Negro Melodies, Op. 59\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/es\/collections\/price-sketches-in-sepia\"\u003ePrice: Sketches in Sepia\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Valley of the Bones from \u003ca href=\"\/es\/collections\/bonds-spiritual-suite\"\u003eBonds: Spiritual Suite\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHolt: Negro Dance, Op. 25, No. 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45212839280719,"sku":"9780193580374","price":31.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/1828\/files\/3c786494e0e6198c481b18971cf8cf22.jpg?v=1778513701"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.ficksmusic.com\/es\/collections\/price-sketches-in-sepia.oembed","provider":"Ficks Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}