{"id":7649,"date":"2026-10-15T10:41:51","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T15:41:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alzand.com\/?page_id=7649"},"modified":"2026-10-15T10:41:51","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T15:41:51","slug":"karim-al-zand-music-tea-for-one","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/alzand.com\/?page_id=7649","title":{"rendered":"Karim Al-Zand: Music: Tea for One"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Tea for One<\/h2>\n

for piano<\/h5>\n

T<\/span>ea for One is inspired by early twentieth century popular piano styles like ragtime and stride, and also the dynamism and brilliance of Art Tatum, whose ground-breaking, virtuosic recording of Tea for Two<\/i> is the source of the work\u2019s tongue-in-cheek title. The opening \u201cslow drag\u201d also hints at the floating, coloristic harmony of figures like Alexander Scriabin and Karol Szymanowski, composer-pianists from the same heady period. A middle section features the fleet-fingered right hand and \u201cfingerbusting\u201d left hand that characterizes the many \u201clions\u201d of this rollicking pianism.
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Portrait of Art Tatum, Vogue Room, New York, N.Y., between 1946 and 1948<\/p><\/div>Tea for One<\/i> was commissioned by pianist James Palmer<\/a>, with support form the Houston Arts Alliance, for the inaugural concert of his new series, Point of Departure<\/a>, a classical music variety show.<\/br><\/br><\/p>\n

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purchase score & parts<\/span><\/h4> <\/span>Learn More<\/span><\/a> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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DATE
\n2026<\/br><\/br><\/p>\n

DURATION
\n7′<\/br><\/br><\/p>\n

INSTRUMENTATION
\npiano<\/br><\/br><\/p>\n

COMMISSION
\nJames Palmer, with support from the Houston Arts Alliance<\/br><\/br><\/p>\n

PREMI\u00c8RE
\nOctober 14, 2026, Houston, Tx
\nPoint of Departure<\/br><\/br><\/p>\n

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SCORE
\nCOMING SOON!<\/br><\/p>\n

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VIDEO<\/p>\n

COMING SOON!<\/br><\/br><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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