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Sonata Transatlantique
by Alexander Tansman
Arr. James Smith
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Alexandre Tansman (1897-1986) wrote the Sonata Transatlantique as an homage to 1920s American music. Tansman travelled to New York with his friend Maurice Ravel. Together they visited jazz clubs, and were inspired by what they heard. As Tansman returned to Paris, he wrote this three movement solo piano piece. The first movement is a Fox-Trot, in which he quotes a theme by Scott Joplin, the second is a Spiritual/Blues, and the third is a fast Charleston dance number.

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