Frances Clark Center Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel? - Kerr - Piano Duet (2 Pianos, 4 Hands) - Book

Author/Composer:

KERR, THOMAS H.

Instrumentation:

2P4H

Model #:

9781737723776

Composer: Thomas H. Kerr Jr.
Editors: Susanna Garcia, William Chapman Nyaho
Format: Book
Instrumentation: Piano Duet (2 Pianos, 4 Hands)

Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel?: Concert Scherzo for Two Pianos, Four Hands is a set of six variations and a coda based on the Negro spiritual. Composed in 1940 by pianist and composer Thomas Henderson Kerr Jr. for his performances on the Black College Circuit during the 1940s, it is an effective showpiece for advanced pianists.

Kerr described it this way: "The piece sets forth the theme transparently and saucily then plunges into querulous, propulsive and percussive ostinato (Allegro Barbaro), with a surprise ending. After a breathing pause (for both players and listeners) comes a slow expressive section (Andante Sognando) ... There are two brittle, playful variations (Scherzando) and a 'Tempo Grandioso' which leads to a coda which sweeps the players off the stage."