SKU: SU.12800066

BachScholar Editions Vol. 66: ZEZ CONFREY: 12 Novelty Piano Solos (1921-1924) (editor's preface, 49 pages of music) presents Zez Confrey's twelve most popular novelty piano solos from the exciting era of the 1920s. (The novelty style evolved from classic ragtime, of which Confrey was its first pioneer.) These beautiful and meticulous engravings are reproduced from the original editions, making this an historically accurate Urtext of the highest quality (no fingerings provided). Pianists, students, teachers, and ragtime aficionados will marvel at the clarity and legibility of this fine authoritative edition of exciting and entertaining solos from the pioneer of the novelty ragtime style. Contents include: 1. My Pet (1921) 2. Kitten on the Keys (1921) 3. You Tell 'Em, Ivories (1921) 4. Greenwich Witch (1921) 5. Poor Buttermilk (1921) 6. Stumbling (Paraphrase) (1922) 7. Coaxing the Piano (1922) 8. Dizzy Fingers (1923) 9. Nickel in the Slot (1923) 10. High Hattin' (1924) (from African Suite) 11. Kinda Careless (1924) (from African Suite) 12. Mississippi Shivers (1924) (from African Suite) Composed: 1921-1924 Published by: BachScholar.

SKU: BT.EMBZ1763

French.

'Two pieces of scherzo character in triple time flank a slower movement in duple time. The first burlesque entitled 'Quarrel' is Márta's piece, Nov. 1908, is a dispute between two opposing characters, with grimaces and taunts. The second burlesque, with the subtitle 'Slightly Tipsy' or 'A bit drunk' is one of Bartók's ingenious programme music miniatures, with characteristic performance indications. The figure appearing in a stumbling rhythm begins to sing indifferently, then continues ruvido (coarsely). By the end of the middle section, to be played in dry tone, our hero collapses completely, and takes leave as a pitiful figure, like the wooden puppet after the dance in The WoodenPrince ballet. ...Finally, the titleless third burlesque, Molto vivo, capriccioso, also stimulates the imagination: one can detect in it the grotesque rush of the last bagatelle, 'My Dancing Sweetheart,' just like the Wooden Prince dance. (HCD 32525 Bartók New Series Vol. 25, László Somfai).