For Piano Solo. See photo for Table of Contents. First edition. Extensive photographs of Leschetizky's hand postures. Scattered marks in red pencil in the first third of the book. View More...
Piano/Vocal Score. See photo for Cast of Characters. Cadman/Eberhart collaborated with Tsianina Redfeather Blackstone, a Cherokee/Creek singer, who contributed semi-autobiographical elements to the plot and sang the lead role in performances in Denver and Los Angeles. The opera debuted at the Metropolitan Opera in New York and had 8 performances in two seasons. Includes a Foreword and Argument. 137 pages. View More...
A Russian Operetta in Two Acts. Chaney not only published this piece (by his own company), but he also wrote the book, libretto, and music. One wonders if he also designed the cover. The cast is large and international. See photos for cast and musical titles. Scarce. View More...
For Piano Solo. Undated 19th-Century edition. Couppey (1811-87) was a French teacher, pianist, and composer. Two endorsements (on inside cover) are dated 1861. Rare. View More...
For unspecified instrument or voice with ocassional Piano accompaniment. A scarce and rather exotic method for teaching rhythm and extolling the use of a metronome. Comic-style illustrations inside front and on the back covers. See photo for Table of Contents and example of the illustrations. View More...
For Voice and Piano. The composer was president of both the Music Teachers National Association and the Music Publishers' National Association. His compositional output appears to be rather small. See photo for Table of Contents. View More...
First edition. Isaac (1898-1996) was a composer and a highly-regarded arranger, who focused on providing materials for lesser-experienced performers. View More...
A collection of seven short orchestral works by John La Montaine. Also included is a folder and reprinted review of La Montaine's pageant opera "The Shephardes Playe". See photo for list of titles. Outer wrap has a signed inscription by the composer. No evidence of use, no marks other than the name of the previous owner on the cover of each of the volumes, and the composer's inscription. Rare. Please contact us to discuss shipping arrangements. View More...
Arthur Lange (1889-1956) was a bandleader, composer, and arranger, particularly of "stock" arrangements for dance band orchestras in the 1920s. This book, about how to do those arrangements, was the definitive work of its day. 25 chapters with practice exercises. Rare. 238 pages. View More...
For Voice and Piano. See photo for a list of song titles. Includes a prose poem, 'The Spirit of the Enchanted Valley of Green Timber' and commentary. 39 pages. View More...
Glenn Miller's book was intended as a handbook for aspiring arrangers, providing practical information on creating arrangements, rather than discussions of theory, harmony, composition, etc. When originally published, two sample arrangements were inserted in the back, but these are absent. Dark red cloth cover with gold-toned title. A black marker was used to obliterate what appears to be the name of a previous owner on the inner front paste-down, but the book is otherwise free of marks or damage. Spine and binding are intact. Scarce. View More...
For Piano Solo. Ernst Pauer (1826-1905) was a pianist, author, and arranger. He published numerous authoritative editions of piano masterworks. This is Volume 1 (of 11) of his collection of 100 pieces that might be considered essential works for the pianist. It contains 12 selections (numbered 1-12). See photo for Table of Contents. Scarce. View More...
For Piano Solo. Ernst Pauer (1826-1905) was a pianist, author, and arranger. He published numerous authoritative editions of piano masterworks. This is Volume 6 (of 11) of his collection of 100 pieces that might be considered essential works for the pianist. It contains 12 selections (numbers 55-66). See photo for Table of Contents. Scarce. View More...
For Voice and Piano. Cecil Sharp (1859-1924) is a founding father of the English folk-song and country-dance revivals at the dawn of the 20th-Century. He also gathered folk tunes from rural Appalachia. This is a varied lot of English tunes/dances. All of these items present the songs arranged for piano/voice with dance instructions. The five School Songs and Children's Singing Games books also include Tonic Sol-fa notation. Six items are standard-sized (see photos) single sheets, one is an octavo-sized hardbound (see photo for Table of Contents), and five are (soft or no cover) octavo-siz... View More...
For Voice and Piano with chord symbols. See photo for Table of Contents. Jimmie Rogers (1897-1933) was an American singer-songwriter and musician who rose to popularity in the late 1920s. Widely regarded as the "Father of Country Music", he is best known for his distinctive rhythmic yodeling. Unusual for a music star of his era, Rodgers rose to prominence based upon his recordings, among country music's earliest, rather than concert performances. He contracted tuberculosis in 1927, from which he died in 1933. While his music has been reprinted many times, his vintage songbooks are scarce. View More...
For Piano Solo. See photo for Table of Contents. Floyd Cramer (1933-97) was a noted pianist who was one of the architects of the Nashville sound. He first gained fame as a session player, working most famously with Elvis Presley. He was known for his "slip-note" piano style, essentially a whole-tone slur, in which one note slides into another. This songbook is undated, but judging from the included songs, probably dates from the 1960s. Scarce. View More...
