By ABRSM. For piano. Published by ABRSM (Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music).

(Piano Solo and Piano/Vocal). By Jim Brickman. This edition: Piano Solo and Piano/Vocal. Piano - Personality Book. 80 pages. Published by Alfred Music

By Dennis Alexander. For Piano. Piano Solo. Intermediate level piece for the Piano Solo event with the National Federation of Music Clubs (NFMC) Festivals Bulletin 2008-2009-2010. Sheet. 4 pages. Published by Alfred Publishing.

Performance Ensembles and Strategies to Reinforce Musical Concepts. Composed by Christine H. Barden, Gayle Kowalchyk, and E. L. Lancaster. Method/Instruction; Piano - Music for Little Mozarts; Reproducible; Rhythm/Activity. Music for Little Mozarts. Children. Book. 80 pages. Alfred Music #00-47172. Published by Alfred Music

(Grade 1-4). Edited by Anthony Williams. For Piano. Book; Piano Collection; Piano Supplemental. Faber Edition. Early Intermediate; Elementary; Late Elementary. Published by Faber Music

Solo Repertoire and Lead Sheets from Movies, TV, Radio, and Stage. Edited by E. L. Lancaster and Kenon D. Renfrow. Book; Method/Instruction; Piano - Alfred's Group Piano for Adults. Alfred's Group Piano for Adults. Pop. 56 pages. Published by Alfred Music

Piano

SKU: HL.286760

Piano. Composed by Reynaldo Hahn. Music Sales America. Classical. Softcover. 76 pages. Alphonse Leduc #AL30768. Published by Alphonse Leduc (HL.286760).

0.202 inches.

The unacquainted listener, upon hearing a piece from the Hahn piano repertoire, is often surprised by its powerful charm - a testament to the composer's unique musical sensibility. Although some of Hahn's musical ideas have roots in the long tradition of Romanticism, they also present a host of new images, scarcely seen in earlier scores. Each piece in this collection is based on a single formula that varies little from start to finish. An exception to this unique principle occurs in the second piece, where the young woman takes fright at the flaming red eye of the setting sun watching her through the branches. As a conclusion, Reynaldo Hahn offers a very free cadence that takes up and comments on the initial theme: the crackling notes culminate in a fortissimo blaze, rapidly followed by a progressive lull that slowly fades away.

Composed by Dennis Alexander, Gayle Kowalchyk, E. L. Lancaster, Victoria McArthur, and Martha Mier. Method/Instruction; Piano - Alfred's Premier Piano Course. Premier Piano Course. Christmas; Winter. Book. 32 pages. Alfred Music #00- 47309. Published by Alfred Music

Chamber Music Piano

SKU: PR.140401310

Composed by Nora Holt. Edited by Lara Downes. Sws. Score. 8 pages. Duration 2 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #140-40131. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.140401310).

ISBN 9781491134153. UPC: 680160684250. 9 x 12 inches. Key: G major.

NORA’S DANCE is a jazz-influenced rag from 1921, and among the only surviving compositions by Nora Douglas Holt. A charming and exciting work rejuvenated by Lara Downes’ 2021 recording for the Rising Sun label, the rag is both a fun 2 minutes for pianists and audiences, and also a fascinating time capsule. Composed several years after Scott Joplin’s death, and several years before the Charleston pervaded popular music, NORA’S DANCE blossoms with the energy and jazz harmony starting to emerge as The Roaring 20’s, using ragtime and stride as the seed for pianistic style.
My own life in music has been driven by a quest to find strong female role models, trails to follow, shoulders to stand on. In Nora Douglas Holt, I find an inspiring example of creativity, independence, and resilience – with a dash of troublemaking. She was a free spirit, a force of nature, and she lived a fascinating and eventful life on her own terms. She reinvented herself through five marriages and at least as many careers. From her beginnings at the piano at age four, she explored many avenues of musical expression – performing, composing, music journalism, broadcasting, teaching – all with inventiveness, style, and zeal.She made the most of the Roaring ’20s, as an artist, socialite, jetsetter, muse, and patroness of the Harlem Renaissance. In 1921 she started an independent arts journal called “Music and Poetry,” where the charming piano solo Nora’s Dance was first published. I think the piece captures beautifully, in a little under 2 minutes, the energy and excitement of those heady years.In 1926, Nora left New York to travel the world, performing in nightclubs throughout Europe and Asia. She put her belongings in storage before she left, and when she came back she discovered that many of her things had been stolen, including more than 200 of her musical compositions. She never composed again.When the Depression hit, she moved out to Los Angeles, where she studied music education at USC, taught music in the LA public schools, and opened her own beauty salon. She returned to New York in the ’40s and worked as a music critic for several major newspapers, then launched yet another career, this time in broadcasting. Her popular radio concert series “Nora Holt’s Concert Showcase” broadcast to New York’s classical music audience, with a focus on Black composers and performers.Ahead of her time, larger than life, full of ideas…. I am so pleased to introduce you to the feisty and free spirited Nora Douglas Holt!