{"product_id":"vercoe-american-fancy-aca","title":"Vercoe: American Fancy","description":"\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposer\u003c\/strong\u003e: Elizabeth Vercoe (1941-)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Performance Score\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong class=\"original-instrumentation-title\"\u003eInstrumentation\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"original-instrumentation\"\u003ePiano 4-Hands\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWork\u003c\/strong\u003e: American Fancy (2000)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"binding hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISMN\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"book-barcode\"\u003e9790600236435\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"book-width\"\u003e8.9\u003c\/span\u003e x \u003cspan class=\"book-length\"\u003e12.0\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\u003e\u003cem\u003eAmerican Fancy\u003c\/em\u003e (2000) is a haunting, one-movement piece for two pianos based on\npatriotic tunes, among which is the U.S. national anthem. Sometimes the tunes are\nhidden, sometimes they are combined imitatively or polytonally, and sometimes they\nappear with a new harmonization. The piece reveals ongoing concerns about the\ncourse we are charting in the U.S. at this time, but also betrays typical American\noptimism for the future. The title word \"fancy\" is used in the sense of English 16th and\n17th century keyboard and instrumental fantasias, described by Morley as follows:\n\"The most principal and chiefest kind of music is the Fancy, that is when a musician\ntaketh a point at his pleasure and wresteth and turneth it as he lists...\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"American Composers Alliance (ACA)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43756882329679,"sku":"ACA-VERC-020","price":14.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/1828\/files\/dea799607bc8a788c677998ea766ec0e.webp?v=1780257387","url":"https:\/\/www.ficksmusic.com\/zh\/products\/vercoe-american-fancy-aca","provider":"Ficks Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}