The Library of Ragtime & Early Blues Piano

Author: Amsco Publications
Publisher: Wise Publications
ISBN: 1783230991
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 318

Book Description
A collection of the world's finest ragtime and blues piano classics. This expansive volume contains the best of Scott Joplin's piano rags, as well as his masterful collaborations with Scott Hayden, Louis Chauvin and Arthur Marshall. Here is the true legacy of the ragtime era, featuring the brilliant solos of James Scott, Artie Matthews, Joseph Lamb, Eubie Blake, Tom Turpin and many others.

A First Book of Ragtime

Author: David Dutkanicz
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486171671
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 50

Book Description
These rollicking, easy-to-play ragtime favorites include "Maple Leaf Rag," "The Entertainer," "Tiger Rag," and other melodies by such favorites as Scott Joplin, James Scott, Joseph Lamb, and Eubie Blake. All songs available as downloadable MP3s.

FunTime Piano Popular - Level 3A-3B

Author: Nancy Faber
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN: 1616779470
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 32

Book Description
(Faber Piano Adventures ). 12 songs carefully graded for students to enjoy, including: Colors of the Wind * Eleanor Rigby * La Bamba * The Lion Sleeps Tonight * Pachelbel Canon * Star Wars * and more.

The Big Book of Ragtime Piano

Author: Hal Leonard Corp
Publisher: Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation
ISBN: 9781423442936
Category : Piano music (Ragtime)
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
(Piano Solo Songbook). A great collection of more than 60 classic ragtime solos, including: American Beauty Rag * Bethena * The Easy Winners * The Entertainer * Harlem Rag * Kitten on the Keys * Maple Leaf Rag * Something Doing * Tiger Rag * Twelth Street Rag * Wild Cherries Rag * and more.

Jazz, Rags & Blues, Book 1

Author: Martha Mier
Publisher: Alfred Music
ISBN: 9781457444111
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 28

Book Description
Jazz, Rags & Blues, Book 1 contains original solos for late elementary to early intermediate-level pianists that reflect the various styles of the jazz idiom. An excellent way to introduce your students to this distinctive American contribution to 20th century music.

The Cambridge History of American Music

Author: David Nicholls
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521454292
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 668

Book Description
The Cambridge History of American Music, first published in 1998, celebrates the richness of America's musical life. It was the first study of music in the United States to be written by a team of scholars. American music is an intricate tapestry of many cultures, and the History reveals this wide array of influences from Native, European, African, Asian, and other sources. The History begins with a survey of the music of Native Americans and then explores the social, historical, and cultural events of musical life in the period until 1900. Other contributors examine the growth and influence of popular musics, including film and stage music, jazz, rock, and immigrant, folk, and regional musics. The volume also includes valuable chapters on twentieth-century art music, including the experimental, serial, and tonal traditions.

BigTime Piano Classics - Level 4

Author: Nancy Faber
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN: 1616772522
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 40

Book Description
(Faber Piano Adventures ). This book is a treasury of the most popular and most requested masterworks of Western music. The selections are taken from original non-keyboard sources and arranged to create a "big" sound while remaining within the intermediate level. Contents include: Arioso (from Cantata No. 156) by J.S. Bach * Canon in D by Pachelbel * Danse Macabre by Saint-Saens * The Great Gate of Kiev (from Pictures at an Exhibition ) by Mussorgsky * Habanera (from the opera Carmen ) by Bizet * Hornpipe (from Water Music ) by Handel * Hungarian Dance No. 5 by Brahms * Liebesfreud by Kreisler * Rondeau (from Suite de Symphonies No. 1 ) by Mouret * Russian Sailor's Dance (from the opera Sadko ) by Rimsky-Korsakov * Spring Song by Mendelssohn * Tales from the Vienna Woods (Opus 325) by J. Strauss, Jr. * Theme from Symphony No. 40 by Mozart.

Simply Jazzy, Book 2

Author: Margaret Goldston
Publisher: Alfred Music
ISBN: 9781457413537
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 28

Book Description
These sparkling jazzy solos will be a hit with students and their audiences, in a small group of friends around the piano or a special recital! Students will be eager to practice the jazz harmonies and syncopated rhythms.

Library of Piano Favorites

Author: Hal Leonard Corp
Publisher: Library of Series
ISBN: 9780825616136
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
(Music Sales America). A collection of the world's finest classical and popular music arranged for the advanced pianist. Here you will find the great masterpieces of every era from classical and romance to ragtime and blues. Enjoy three centuries of all-time favorite piano solos. Including: Amazing Grace * Clair de Lune * Grand March from Aida * The Minute Waltz * and more. Spiral bound.

The Library of Modern Piano Music

Author: Amsco Publications
Publisher: Wise Publications
ISBN: 178323055X
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 352

Book Description
The Library Of Modern Piano Music strives to illustrate the vigour and variety of modern piano music. These original compositions span standalone pieces, albums, suites and arrangements from talents as diverse as Igor Stravinsky, Francis Poulenc, Lennox Berkeley, Witold Lutosławski , Hans Werner Henze, Peter Maxwell Davies, Philip Glass and Ludovico Einaudi. As well as these concert pieces, a number of works have been written specially for screen. From Michael Nyman’s celebrated music for ‘The Piano’ to Richard Rodney Bennett’s score for the now rarely seen but superb 1980s miniseries of ‘Tender Is The Night’, there is ample proof of the richness added to international screen dramas by first-rate composers. These and over 100 more piano pieces make The Library Of Modern Piano Music a true classic.