Between Salon and Swing:
The World of Novelty Piano
Wednesday, March 23, 2016, 7:30 PMAt the Moss Arts Center, 190 Alumni Mall, Blacksburg, VA 24061
In the Street and Davis Performance Hall's Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre
Free; admission first come, first served, but to guarantee your seat, register through the box office
Alex Hassan, piano
In this recital, pianist and historian Alex Hassan explores the syncopated stylings of 1920s/1930s Novelty Piano masters. An outgrowth of the late-Romantic classical salon style, Novelty Piano allowed fleet fingered, classically trained virtuosos of the early 20th century to dip a toe into the wild new currents of jazz, embracing the rhythmic verve of swingin’ syncopation, while still maintaining the graceful arabesques of their more strait-laced classical forebears.
Music | Joyful
In this recital, pianist and historian Alex Hassan explores the syncopated stylings of 1920s/1930s Novelty Piano masters. An outgrowth of the late-Romantic classical salon style, Novelty Piano allowed fleet fingered, classically trained virtuosos of the early 20th century to dip a toe into the wild new currents of jazz, embracing the rhythmic verve of swingin’ syncopation, while still maintaining the graceful arabesques of their more strait-laced classical forebears.
Music | Joyful
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Between Salon and Swing: The World of Novelty Piano
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All performances take place in the Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre, in the Street and Davis Performance Hall, unless otherwise noted.