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Anthology of American Piano Music (Intermediate to Early Advanced Works by 31 Composers). Edited by Maurice Hinson. For Piano. Masterworks; Piano Collection. Alfred Masterwork Edition. Masterwork. Book. 212 pages. Published by Alfred Music Publishing (AP.34655).

ISBN 0739068792. Masterwork.

This 212-page collection focuses on the varied styles and ethnic influences found in American piano music over the last two and a quarter centuries. Historical and biographical background, performance notes, and suggested realizations of ornaments are provided by Dr. Hinson. TItles: 12th Street Rag (Bowman) * All That Meat and No Potatoes (Waller) * Barcarolle, Op. 28, No. 1 (Beach) * Battle of Manassas (Wiggins) * Bethena (A Concert Waltz) (Joplin) * Blue Moon (Rodgers) * Blue Rondo a la Turk (Brubeck) * Boogie Woogie Etude (Gould) * The Cat and the Mouse ("Scherzo Humoristique") (Copland) * Columbia (Caprice Americaine on "My Old Kentucky Home") (Gottschalk) * Dizzy Fingers (Confrey) * Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me (Ellington) * Don't Get Around Much Anymore (Ellington) * The Duke and the Count (Williams) * Eager Beaver (Kenton) * Euphonic Sounds (A Syncopated Two Step) (Joplin) * Fiddle-Faddle (Anderson) * In a Mist (Beiderbecke) * Jazz Pizzicato (Anderson) * The Jitterbug Waltz (Waller) * Juba (Dett) * Kitten on the Keys (Confrey) * The Lake at Evening, Op. 5, No. 1 (Griffes) * Laura (Mercer/Raksin) * Love Song (Barber) * The Man I Love (Gershwin) * March Wind, Op. 46, No. 10 (MacDowell) * Medley---Campfire on the Ice (Finney) * Narcissus, Op. 14, No. 4 (Nevin) * Nola (Arndt) * Old Folks at Home (Way Down Upon the Swanee River) (Foster) * On Bended Knees (Burleigh) * Over the Rainbow (Arlen/Harburg) * Pavanne (Gould) * Prelude (Novelette in Fourths) (Gershwin) * Prelude II (Blue Lullaby) (Gershwin) * Sleigh Ride (Anderson) * Swanee (Gershwin) * The Syncopated Clock (Anderson) * Tiger Rag (Original Dixieland Jazz Band) * Variations on Adeste Fideles (Taylor) * Yankee Doodle (Arranged as a Rondo) (Carr).

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4 star rating

Location: from Waidhofen/Ybbs, Austria

Difficulty Level:
Intermediate/advanced

January 14, 2012

fun, varied and useful

an exemplary choice of American styles from 3 centuries, this book has some good teaching material and a useful selection of music to perform from when you need something a bit different from Beethoven! A good book for your piano library.

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Location: from GA

Difficulty Level:
Intermediate/advanced

May 28, 2011

pretty good variety

This book has 42 pieces of varied difficulty and includes mostly what I would call popular culture numbers--everything from a great arrangement for piano of Leroy Anderson's "Sleigh Ride" to jazz, blues and rag classics. Three of the 42 are also in the Masters of American Piano Music (Alfred Masterwork)...

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