?Birthday Cake Rag" is an instant audience favorite! It is a set of ragtime variations on the song "Happy Birthday." A perfect piece to spice up a concert with ragtime, or to play as an encore. Every pianist should know it just in case an audience is celebrating a birthday. Video: https://youtu.be/2nwMYRRoFIk

International concert artist Josu De Solaun said " 'Birthday Cake Rag' is a witty and exuberant piece,? and Steinway artist James Behr said, ?it?s a great piece of ragtime!?

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The Happy Birthday menus for two- (ED0 9748) and four-hand (ED0 9749) piano, for accordion duo (ED 8054) or string quartet (ED 7717) by Claus-Dieter Ludwig are well-known and extremely popular. Now the successful arranger presents a new edition for violin, cello and piano.
Enjoy your musical meal with these five birthday courses:.

Written in 2007 on the occasion of a friend'sbirthday, these variations are inspired by the music of the classical andromantic period. Among the most famous collections of the flute repertoire, forexample, are those of Mercadante, Beethoven and Chopin. In particular, those ofMercadante were taken as a model.

The theme is followed by four variations and a coda,bright and virtuosic.

The choice of dynamics and articulation is left to thediscretion of the performer, who will have regard to the execution practicetypical of the classical era.

Perfect for baptisms, confirmations, farewells, birthdays, weddings and graduations. This gentle piece bestows on an individual or group of people, wishes for a life of inner well-being and sweetness, and direct experience of the love of the Creator. The beautiful imagery of this original text by Mallory Moxon-Carson is matched by an arching, lyrical melodic line and effective harmonies, which culminate in the final dramatic statement, "for you are loved; you are Love". Sure to move the hearts of singers and audience alike.