Evening on the River Nile

Early Advanced Piano Solo

ISBN: 979-8-3507-6123-8
By: Gerou, Tom

ABOUT THE BOOK

This evocative and lush piece in Romantic style begins with an introduction in cadenza style, marked molto rubato. Imagine a flute and lute being heard along the river Nile. The technical challenges in the main body of the piece are triplets against duplets, melodic use of octaves, and an arpeggiated accompaniment. Harmonic tension/release and melodic minor scales create an exotic atmosphere. Explore opportunities to alter tone color on the dialogue between octaves and single-note passages.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Tom Gerou

Tom Gerou is the author of over 170 active publications. His pieces are included in the Royal Conservatory of Music Syllabus, Trinity College London Syllabus, and the National Federation of Music Clubs Bulletin. He holds degrees from the University of Southern California and Yale University and has been awarded two Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards for best original theatrical music, an ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer Award, two Rena Greenwald Awards, commissions from the Music Teachers National Association, numerous Music Publishers Association Paul Revere Awards, and the Jimmy McHugh Composition Prize. He has presented throughout Australia, Canada, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and the United States.