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Many Thousand Gone, by Undine Smith Moore

Many Thousand Gone is a four-page piano piece written in 1986 by Undine Moore. The piece is appropriate for an advanced student. As the title page of the piece says, it’s based on the slave song: “No more auction block for me. No more, no more. No more auction block...

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Before I’d Be a Slave, by Undine Smith Moore

Before I’d Be A Slave is a four-page piano piece written by Undine Moore in 1953. It is graded as advanced level of difficulty. The piece was commissioned by Barbara Hollis for the Modern Dance Group, Virginia State College. Moore wrote on the title page: “It follows a program which...

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Fugue in F major, by Undine Smith Moore

Fugue in F major is a contrapuntal work written in three voices for piano. The piece is written in sonata allegro form as the composer clearly stated where exposition, development, and recapitulation begin. Only three pages in length, the piece is graded as appropriate for an advanced level student. It...

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Scherzo, by Undine Smith Moore Post author

Scherzo is a three-page piano piece written by Undine Smith Moore in 1976. It is appropriate for an advanced student. Marked as “Very Fast,” with the quarter note equal to 120 or 126, and having an interesting combined time signature 3/4, 4/4, 5/4, this piece will definitely keep its performers...

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The Romantic Young Clown, by Undine Smith Moore

The Romantic Young Clown is a four-page character piece written by Undine Smith Moore on March 12, 1952 and dedicated to her daughter, Mary Hardie. The piece is appropriate for an advanced level student.The structure of the piece is based on alternation between sections of scherzo and dolce waltz. Often...