A Little Salsa in Tulsa (Piano Duet).

A Little Salsa in Tulsa (Piano Duet), by Glenda Austin. The Willis Music Company (P.O. Box 548, Florence, KY 41022). 17 pp. $3.50. Early-intermediate.

A Little Salsa in Tulsa is a thoroughly fun early-intermediate duet. Far from the old-style duet where the secondo is merely playing backup for the primo, this duet features a wonderful dialogue between the parts. The melody flows from one player to the other with neither part taking precedence over the other. The students will enjoy a workout executing scale passages and sharp rhythmic patterns. Right from the beginning, the secondo states the first chord followed on the second half of the first beat with the primo's introductory pattern. The A section finds a pattern starting in the secondo and followed by the primo. The B section is a virtual solo for secondo, with primo finishing the melodies with scale passages in octaves. The A section then returns with a slightly more florid treatment, leading to a rousing end. I couldn't resist recording the secondo on my Disklavier and playing the primo along with it. How fast can they get student copies to me? Reviewed by Sandra Bowen, Lafayette, California.