Nimble-Fingered Gentleman
Class: Original Piano Solo
Published: 1934.
Comment: This popular piece was dedicated to Jack Wilson whose pianism Billy much admired, and who regularly played Billy's pieces. The joke in the title is that the dedicatee disliked scale passages. Although the main theme is highly scalic in nature, the fact that this is in E flat and A flat makes it not too difficult. The first interlude is in right-hand octaves with a strong triplet feel. The second interlude is the most rhythmically varied section.
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