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Alexander's Ragtime Band.(Book Review)

American Music Teacher

| April 01, 2003 | Hanberry, Melody | COPYRIGHT 2003 Music Teachers National Association, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

(for two pianos, four hands), by Irving Berlin. Arranged by Don Heitler and Jim Lyke. Belwin Mills/Warner Bros. (15800 N. W. 48th Ave., Miami, FL 33014), 2002. 12 pp., $5.95. Late intermediate.

With the title Alexander's Ragtime Band and a tempo marking of moderato, you can count on match-like characteristics and syncopations to permeate this charming arrangement by Don Heitler and Jim Lyke. Two copies of the full score are included.

This two-piano, four-hands duet opens with a simple melody in the Piano I part over a "boom-chuck" accompaniment played by Piano II. As the piece progresses, the melody becomes more involved while the accompaniment remains consistent with that of the opening. Via a cut-time interlude, Piano I marches down the keyboard in octaves, and Piano II, also in octaves, marches upward. This prepares efficiently for the second half of the duet in which Piano II plays the melody and Piano I ...

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