A superb 160 page volume packed with solo Piano arrangements of great American music from the 19th to 20th centuries. By composers including Barber, MacDowell, Sousa, Joplin, Bacharach and Glass.
A specially-writtenforewordplaces the music in historical and national context and includes biographical details of many of the featured composers. The arrangements are intended for the intermediate to advanced pianist, but the book will give anyplayer aunique practical and historical insight into America's immense contribution to the international world of music.
Contents
Adagio For Strings
Alexander's Ragtime Band
Alfie
At An Old Trysting Place (10 Woodland Sketches)
Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man
Caprice No.2
Chinatown
Dance From Akhnaten
E.T. (Theme)
Fig Leaf Rag
From Uncle Remus (10 Woodland Sketches)
Funeral March Op.9
Heliotrope Bouquet
I'll Never Fall In Love Again
La Sauterelle Op.49 No.2
Maple Leaf Rag
Meditation Op.61
Not Goin' Home Anymore (Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid)