Wagneria (Airs from Wagner) / Chopinata (Airs from Chopin)

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Album Info

Release Date: 1927-12

Label: Columbia

Made in England

Speed 80

Piano Solo by Clement Doucet (of Wiener & Doucet)

Published by Keith Prowse & Co. Ltd., London

Keith Prowse & Co. Ltd., London stamps on some

General Information:
Work Title - Chopinata
Alternative Title - Fantasia in Fox-Trot rhythm on the motifs of Chopin
Composer - Doucet, Clément
Composer Time Period - Early 20th century
Piece Style - Modern
Instrumentation - 1 piano

Clément Doucet:
Although his formal training was classical, he traveled to the USA around 1920 and by his return in 1923 had developed considerable talent as a jazz pianist. His left-hand technique in particular is clearly influenced by the stride piano style prevalent in New York in the early 1920s. Some of his arrangements are still played today, for instance Chopinata, a jazz tribute to several of the great works of Chopin.

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