🇺🇸George Gershwin ： Suite from Porgy and Bess Alla Breve

This arrangement of music from Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess is designed to be experienced as a piano duet. In keeping with the marking “Slowly, in alla breve,” a calm progression is interwoven with a singing melody and a rhythmic vitality reminiscent of jazz and blues. Rather than exaggerating changes in the music, performers should take care to bring out the exchange of melodic lines and the colors of the harmony. The primo and secondo should maintain a balanced sound, carefully organizing the inner voices and accompaniment while cultivating the unity unique to four-hand playing. A clear sense of the broad pulse, combined with flexibility toward the smaller syncopations, brings out the vitality and rich feeling within its calm character.