Krazy Kat, A Jazz Pantomime for Piano

Original and Revised Versions

Nonfiction, Entertainment, Music, Music Styles, Jazz & Blues, Jazz
Cover of the book Krazy Kat, A Jazz Pantomime for Piano by John Alden Carpenter, Dover Publications
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Author: John Alden Carpenter ISBN: 9780486272603
Publisher: Dover Publications Publication: April 17, 2013
Imprint: Dover Publications Language: English
Author: John Alden Carpenter
ISBN: 9780486272603
Publisher: Dover Publications
Publication: April 17, 2013
Imprint: Dover Publications
Language: English

This is the first single-volume publication of both the out-of-print original and revised versions of Krazy**Kat, a unique "jazz pantomime" for piano. Based on George Herriman's hugely influential newspaper comic strip that chronicled the adventures of a lovelorn feline, this comic production represents a landmark in American music. The seldom-staged work debuted in 1922 at New York City's Town Hall, and a 1940 revival employed the revised edition.
John Alden Carpenter's score abounds in lyric warmth, harmonic charm, and rhythmic vitality. He created this unusual theatrical work for a ballet company headed by a former Ballets Russes performer. Cartoonist Herriman designed the production's scenery and costumes, and he drew a series of madcap illustrations that are reproduced in this edition. Jazz lovers, collectors of rare music, and intermediate- to advanced-level pianists will want a copy of this facsimile publication, which features the composer's original Program Notes and an illuminating Introduction.

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This is the first single-volume publication of both the out-of-print original and revised versions of Krazy**Kat, a unique "jazz pantomime" for piano. Based on George Herriman's hugely influential newspaper comic strip that chronicled the adventures of a lovelorn feline, this comic production represents a landmark in American music. The seldom-staged work debuted in 1922 at New York City's Town Hall, and a 1940 revival employed the revised edition.
John Alden Carpenter's score abounds in lyric warmth, harmonic charm, and rhythmic vitality. He created this unusual theatrical work for a ballet company headed by a former Ballets Russes performer. Cartoonist Herriman designed the production's scenery and costumes, and he drew a series of madcap illustrations that are reproduced in this edition. Jazz lovers, collectors of rare music, and intermediate- to advanced-level pianists will want a copy of this facsimile publication, which features the composer's original Program Notes and an illuminating Introduction.

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