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A First Book of Blues: Piano: Instrumental Album

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For the Beginning Pianist-With these easy-to-play renditions beginning pianists of all ages can enjoy one of America's most celebrated art forms. Sixteen popular blues melodies include traditional songs such as St. James Infirmary and Careless Love as well as several numbers by blues giants Jelly Roll Morton and W. C. Handy including St. Louis Blues Joe Turner Blues and The Hesitating Blues.Students teachers and other pianists will find these arrangements much simpler and more melodic than other versions. The selections include suggestions for fingering and are arranged in order of increasing difficulty. Introductory material by editor DavidDutkanicz offers helpful explanations of the melodic and rhythmic theory behind the blues.

Instrumentation :

Piano solo

Publisher :

Dover Publications

Level :

Content :
Down Home Blues Outta' Bed Blues Crazy Blues St. James Infirmary Prison Bound Weary Blues St. Louis Blues Yellow Dog Blues Joe Turner Blues Careless Love Arkansas Blues The Hesitating Blues Beale Street Blues Royal Garden Blues Jelly Roll Blues Memphis Blues