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Gems for Two: An Artistic Intermediate Collection for One Piano, Four Hands.(Children's review)(Book review)
Gems for Two: An Artistic Intermediate Collection for One Piano, Four Hands, by Nancy Lau. The FJH Music Company, Inc., 2007. www.fjhmusic.com; 31 pp. (800) 262-8744, $6.50. Intermediate.
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This attractive collection of five original duets by Nancy Lau contains some fresh and delightful four-hand music for intermediate students. Primo and secondo parts are roughly equally difficult, and both are musically satisfying and very pianistic. The pieces evoke a variety of moods and styles, and the writing is imaginative, with harmonic and rhythmic interest throughout.
The music is simple but well crafted, and the character of each piece fits well its descriptive title. In "Travelin' Train," the ostinato bass keeps things moving, beneath a jaunty, syncopated melody, punctuated by blasts from the train whistle. Occasional lines of text interspersed throughout the score, such as "The train is chuggin' along.... " enhance the programmatic effect. "Starlight Lullaby" is dreamy and flowing, with pleasant harmonies. ...
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...paintings to a museum following her husband's death. In a High Court writ filed yesterday, Kenneth Young Tin-kin claimed Nancy Lau Lan-fong had no right to the collection, and has demanded she return the pieces. He filed the writ on behalf of the estate...
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...have his collection kept in a well-established museum. "[Yang] often said the best home for paintings is a museum," Nancy Lau Lan-fong, 63, said in the Court of First Instance. She is being sued by her stepson, Kenneth Young Tin-kin, 61, who...
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...the painter had told him in December 2003 to transfer ownership of the flat in Harrison Court, Ho Man Tin, to his wife, Nancy Lau Lan-fong, 63. Mr Chung was testifying in the Court of First Instance for the painter's son, Kenneth Young Tin-kin...
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...which were by artists other than Yang, had been at the centre of a dispute between the sons and their father's second wife, Nancy Lau Lan-fong, 63, who claimed ownership of the works. The court action was initiated by Yang's son, Kenneth Young Tin...
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...told a court yesterday he had respected her and she had never heard him complain she was greedy. Yang's second wife, Nancy Lau Lan-fong, 63, is being sued by Kenneth Young Tin-kin - the son from Yang's first marriage who was appointed sole executor...
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...sole executor and trustee of his father's estate according to the artist's last will in 2004, is suing his stepmother, Nancy Lau Lan-fong, 63, in the Court of First Instance for the return of 75 art items she donated to the Heritage Museum in June...
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...marriage who was appointed sole executor and trustee of his estate according to the last will drafted in 2004 - alleged that Nancy Lau Lan-fong, 63, from a second marriage, donated 74 paintings and a painted fan to the Hong Kong Heritage Museum in Sha Tin...
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...Adventure or the Manuel Antonio Rain Forest Adventure, according to STA. Jeremy Fong, a design and communication major, and Nancy Lau, an East Asian studies major, have used STA's services when studying abroad and are now thinking about something more low...
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...his friend Hankins upon losing. "David was a very gracious loser, though. At the end he went up to congratulate and hug Nancy," Lau said. Hankins said he was upset about his loss but upon reflection brightened and said, "I would do it again. Definitely...
Source: HighBeam Research, Gems for Two: An Artistic Intermediate Collection for One Piano, Four...