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In the Hammock (Scene Sentimentale) Op. 19

By: "POWELL, John"

Price: $12.00

Publisher: G Schirmer: 1920

Seller ID: TM-416

Condition: Pristine

For Two Pianos/Eight Hands. Two Copies. Rare
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March [in Honor of] Admiral A.V. Kolchak Op. 113

By: ALCHEBAYEV, Nikolai F.

Price: $50.00

Publisher: [Russian Publisher]: 1919

Seller ID: TMZ-3084

Condition: good

For Military Band and Piano. From Wikipedia: Alexander Kolchak (1874-1920) was a polar explorer and commander in the Imperial Russian Navy. During the revolution he established an anti-communist government based in Omsk, in southwestern Siberia, and was its Supreme Ruler and Commander-in-Chief... from 1918-1920. His efforts to unite the anti-Bolshevik elements failed and he was eventually captured and executed in 1920. This is the full score (no individual parts) for band and piano. I have been unable to find any information about the composer. Rare. 7 pages.
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The Groundwork of the Leschetizky Method

By: BREE, Malwine

Price: $40.00

Publisher: G. Schirmer: 1902

Seller ID: TJM-1501

Binding: cloth-bound

Condition: excellent

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.
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Shanewis (The Robin Woman) An American Opera (in One Act)

By: CADMAN, Charles W.

Price: $120.00

Publisher: White-Smith: 1918

Seller ID: TMW-416

Condition: excellent

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.
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Ecole du Mecanisme (15 Exercises)

By: COUPPEY, F. Le

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Hamelle:

Seller ID: TJM-1512

Condition: good

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.
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The Second Book of Negro Spirituals

By: JOHNSON, James Weldon

Price: $70.00

Publisher: Viking Press: 1926

Seller ID: TJM-332

Binding: hardcover

Condition: Good

This book is the second collection of spirituals compiled by James W. Johnson and arranged by his son J. Rosamond Johnson. See photo for Table of Contents. No dust jacket. Appears to be a first edition. Cloth boards with mild stains/smudges and mild-moderate edgewear. Inner pages are clean/unmarked. Binding is loose enough to allow the book to open flat but all pages are secure. Scarce.
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COLLECTION: Short Orchestral Pieces (8 vol.)

By: LA MONTAINE, John

Price: $150.00

Publisher: Paul J. Sifler: [1960]

Seller ID: TMZ-874

Condition: excellent

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.
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Arranging for the Modern Dance Orchestra

By: LANGE, Arthur

Price: $200.00

Publisher: Robbins: 1927

Seller ID: TMZ-5632

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: excellent

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.
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Eight Songs from Green Timber

By: LIEURANCE, Thurlow

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Theodore Presser: 1922

Seller ID: TMZ-3218

Condition: excellent

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.
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Glenn Miller's Method for Orchestral Arranging

By: MILLER, Glenn

Price: $95.00

Publisher: Mutual Music Society: 1943

Seller ID: TMZ-852

Binding: cloth/hardbound

Condition: excellent

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.
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New Gradus and Parnassum Book 1: Scales and Velocity

By: PAUER, E.

Price: $40.00

Publisher: Augeners:

Seller ID: TJM-1547

Condition: excellent

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.
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New Gradus and Parnassum Book 6: School of Octaves

By: PAUER, E.

Price: $40.00

Publisher: Augeners:

Seller ID: TJM-1548

Condition: excellent

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.
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The Pedals of the Pianoforte

By: SCHMITT, Hans

Price: $45.00

Publisher: T. Presser: 1893

Seller ID: TMZ-4018

Binding: cloth/paper

Condition: excellent

Complete title: The Pedals of the Piano Forte and their relation to piano-forte playing and the teaching of composition and acoustics. Based on four lectures Prof. Schmitt delivered at the Conservatory of Music in Vienna in 1893. First Edition. Excellent condition: old bend to the cover, some denting the lower corner of the front cover and small dog-ears of the two adjacent inner pages. Store stamp and penciled name/address on the inner fly page, otherwise rare pencil marks elsewhere. Spine and binding intact and firm and the remaining pages are clean. 99 pages.
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Gurre-Lieder

By: SCHOENBERG, Arnold

Price: $60.00

Publisher: 1910

Seller ID: TMZ-853

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: excellent

For Soloists, Narrator, Choir, and Piano. First Edition. The orchestral reduction for piano/two hands, by Alban Berg, would be a work-out for just about any pianist.
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COLLECTION: English Songs and Dances (12 items)

By: SHARP, Cecil James

Price: $125.00

Publisher: Novello: 1900s

Seller ID: TJM-1686

Binding: various

Condition: good

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...
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The Eurhythmics of Jaques-Dalcroze

By: VARIOUS

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Small Maynard & Co.: 1913

Seller ID: TMZ-4136

Binding: cloth/hardbound

Condition: excellent

First edition. The Dalcroze method (still being taught) is one of several "developmental" approaches to music education; basically a 19th-CenturySuzuki School. See photo for Table of Contents. Book plate, a pencil signature, and a store stamp on the inside front papers. Otherwise pristine for age. 65 pages.
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ALBUM: Jimmie Rodgers Album of Songs No. 5

By: VARIOUS

Price: $45.00

Publisher: 1937

Seller ID: TJM-342

Condition: Good

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.
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ALBUM: Meet Floyd Cramer

By: VARIOUS

Price: $35.00

Seller ID: TJM-347

Condition: excellent

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.
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ALBUM: Star Collection of Home Songs

By: VARIOUS

Price: $50.00

Publisher: 1939

Seller ID: TJM-445

Condition: Excellent

For Voice and Piano with chord symbols. See photo for Table of Contents. Featured artist: Elton Britt. Front cover is smudged but inner pages are excellent. Scarce.
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13 Galgen Lieder Op. 7

By: VIETOR, Ernest

Price: $60.00

Publisher: Unknown: 1913?

Seller ID: TMZ-189

Condition: excellent

For Voice and Piano. This is a collection of 13 songs based on the (humorous--according to Wikipedia!) poetry of the famous German poet Christian Morgenstern (Galgenlieder, 1905). That Wikipedia entry does not mention this collection in their list of musical versions of Morgenstern's poetry. I could not find an online biography of Ernest Vietor, though one source reports that he was active from 1905-1930. A note on the last page of this collection indicates that the songs may have been written and/or published on December 13, 1913 in New York. There is no listed publisher. A quotation fr...
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Category: Rare

In the Hammock (Scene Sentimentale) Op. 19

March [in Honor of] Admiral A.V. Kolchak Op. 113

The Groundwork of the Leschetizky Method

Shanewis (The Robin Woman) An American Opera (in One Act)

Ecole du Mecanisme (15 Exercises)

The Second Book of Negro Spirituals

COLLECTION: Short Orchestral Pieces (8 vol.)

Arranging for the Modern Dance Orchestra

Eight Songs from Green Timber

Glenn Miller's Method for Orchestral Arranging

New Gradus and Parnassum Book 1: Scales and Velocity

New Gradus and Parnassum Book 6: School of Octaves

The Pedals of the Pianoforte

Gurre-Lieder

COLLECTION: English Songs and Dances (12 items)

The Eurhythmics of Jaques-Dalcroze

ALBUM: Jimmie Rodgers Album of Songs No. 5

ALBUM: Meet Floyd Cramer

ALBUM: Star Collection of Home Songs

13 Galgen Lieder Op. 7

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