Puppets Suite
Class: Original Piano Solos
Published: 1927.
Comment: This is one of Billy's finest early sets. The two outer movements are aggressively rhythmic, with 'Judy' providing relaxation.
Golliwog - One of
the interesting things is the integration of what are basically 'break' figures
into the structure: they are used to form part of the first theme.
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Billy.
Judy is a blues. The
opening theme has a relaxed feel to it and makes much use of fourths.
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Billy.
Punch is a masterpiece of brio. It is one of those pieces of Billy's that will not come off unless it is given somewhere near the right speed and attack. The rhythmic impulse is relentless throughout, while the form is the standard A-B-C pattern used in most of Billy's novelties.
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