Chopsticks

Everybody knows it, and for many a player it was perhaps the first tentative attempt to coax sounds out of the piano: Chopsticks. The origin of this popular piano piece, like that of most folksongs, cannot be ultimately settled today. Legend has it that it was written by Ferdinand Loh and that the designation of the work 'F. Loh: Walzer' eventually turned into 'Flohwalzer'.But no matter who actually wrote the waltz: It is, without doubt, one of the most famous piano pieces and known all over the world. In France, it is called 'Côtelettes' [Chops], in Great Britain 'Chopsticks', and in Mexico 'Los Changuitos' (Little Monkeys). Technically speaking, however, it is not even a waltz. It is composed in 2/4 time and, with regard to style, rather is a polka or a galop.Eric Mayr transcribed the 16-bar original into a concert version for piano duet. / Piano 4 Mains

The perfect supplementary book for Ukulele students of all ages. Includes 40 favorite folksongs, famous classical melodies, songs from various cultures, and many fun-to-play original songs, appearing in order of level of difficulty. Each song is presented with the melody in a five-line staff and tablature. Chord names with fingerboard diagrams at every chord change are included, along with the lyrics.Titles include: Amazing Grace- Erie Canal- In the Hall of the Mountain King- Mary Ann- Michael, Row the Boat Ashore- Scarborough Fair- The Sloop John B.- Ukulele Chopsticks- and many more.Supplemental material includes:Reference material: a list of over 50 easy-to-read Common Ukulele Chords, a chart of the Ukulele Fingerboard, Natural Notes on the Ukulele, and a list of Strumming Patterns.Detailed instructions for strumming chords.Icons that provide insights to help students make connections to the music: Music Master, Strums, Ukulele Mike Sez. It is as if the authors were present at the lesson.An alphabetical song list. / Ukulélé

A Step-by-Step Learning System. Includes Reusable A-B-C Key Stickers This three-part method shows you how to make music at the piano and have a lot of fun doing it. How? By using familiar songs supported by easy-to-understand instruction, simple examples, and related exercises. In no time at all, using Notes-That-Name-Themselves, you'll be performing many of the good ol' tunes you've always wanted to play. The price of this book includes access to demo tracks online, for download or streaming, using the unique code inside the book. Selections include: Auld Lang Syne - Chopsticks - Danny Boy - The Entertainer - Frankie and Johnny - He's Got the Whole World in His Hands - Michael Row the Boat Ashore - New WorldSymphony (Theme) - Skye Boat Song - To a Wild Rose, Op. 51, No. 1 - When the Saints Go Marching In - and more. / Niveau : Facile / Pédagogie / Méthode / Piano

Arranged for Piano Duet-The Celebrated Chop Waltz ('Chopsticks') by Euphemia Allen arranged for Piano Duet by Ben Andrew.

Alabama Dream George D. Barnarda Ragtime Nightmare Tom Turpinchopsticks Euphemia Allencotton Bolls Chas Huntercreole Belles J. Bodewalt Lampeheliotrope Bouquet Louis Chauvin/Scott Joplinjust AskMe Chas Hunterpossum And Taters Chas Hunterqueen Of Love Chas Hunterrag Medley No. 1 John W Boonerag Medley No. 2 John W Boonesure Fire Rag Henry Lodgethe St Louis Rag Tom Turpintickled ToDeath Chas Hunter forewordthe Latter Half Of The Nineteenth Century Was A Period Of Great Development In American Music. Ragtime Became Extremely Popular And It Dominated The Popular Music Of The Early TwentiethCentury. One Tends To Imagine That Scott Joplin Was The Only Ragtime Composer But There Were Many Others. The Recent Revival Of Ragtime Has Led To The Rediscovery Of Many Lost Compositions. The Manner In Which RagtimeDeveloped Is A Matter Of Conjecture. Some Suggest That The Catalyst Was 'Chopsticks' Which Was Written By A 16 - Year - Old English Girl Euphemia Allen. It Was Published In 1877 And Became An 'Overnight Success'. The TechniqueNeeded To Play It Is In Some Ways Similar To That Which Is Needed For Ragtime.ragtime Undoubtedly Has Afro-american Roots. The Great Ethno- Musicologist Trebor Jay Tichenor Has Written That The End Of The Civil War Gave BlackMusicians Much Greater Access To Keyboard Instruments And That This Was A Factor In Ragtime's Development. It Was However Preceded By Dances Known As 'Cakewalks'. They Became All The Rage And Were So Called Because Black CouplesWould Dress Up In Their Finest Clothes And Parade About Town - The Best Dressed Were Said To 'Take The Cake'. Needless To Say As Ragtime Developed Many Prudes Condemned It As The 'Music Of Satan' - One Recalls SimilarReactions To 'Rock And Roll'. Ragtime Achieved A Vitality And Spontaneity Which Transformed Popular Music. It Led To A Great Craze For 'Animal Dances' - The Foxtrot Is A

Melodies By Women Composers-The solos in this book are all based on melodies composed by women. They are especially well suited to performance on the flute and they provide excellent material for developing skills in rapid tonguing extended breath-control and phrasing. Three of the world’s most famous melodies are here: Mildred Hill’s 'Happy Birthday' (originally 'Good Morning to You') Euphemia Allens’ 'Chopsticks' (originally 'The Celebrated Chop Waltz') and Effie Corckett’s 'Rock-a-Bye Baby.' Less well known delights include Faustina Hodges’ 'Because I’m Twenty-Five' and Florence Percy’s 'Fly Away ' as well as Amanda Aldridge’s 'Dance of the Warriors' and the list goes on and on. A separate recorderedition is available.

Young singers will love how they sound and directors will appreciate how quickly this spirited holiday original incorporating Chopsticks can be learned. Joyce Eilers has the magic touch when it comes to part-singing success!

Rachel Stott's Serendipity And Household for Piano Quintet.Serendipity And Household Objects grew out of various sound experiments I made together with violin and viola pupils I was teaching at the time. The idea was to find some extended timbral possibilities of the children’s instruments using only such objects as one might reasonably expect to find around the house a comb or ruler empty yoghurt pot cutlery pieces of paper chopsticks rather along the lines of the television programme ‘the great egg race’ which I used to enjoy as a child.The word ‘serendipty’ (‘the happy knack of making unexpected and delightful discoveries by accident’ Cassell Concise Dictionary) describes the way the finding of the sounds led to musical ideas.A curious point some of the sounds actually work better on basic level children’s instruments than professional quality ones. Don’t waste this piece on a strad…or vice versa. - Rachel StottCommissioned by Jean Horsfall

Young singers will love how they sound and directors will appreciate how quickly this spirited holiday original incorporating Chopsticks can be learned. Joyce Eilers has the magic touch when it comes to part-singing success!

Par LEWIS GEORGE. Although his Signifying Riffs (1998) for percussion and strings is halfway there, String Quartet 1.5: Experiments in Living (2016) is the first proper string quartet by composer George Lewis. Borrowing its title from the writings of John Stuart Mill, Experiments in Living leads the performers through a series of idiosyncratic episodes featuring extremes of gesture and extended technique over the course of a single, 16-minute movement. Commissioned by the Fromm Foundation, String Quartet 1.5: Experiments in Living was composed for Spektral Quartet, who gave the premiere performance in October 2016 at Chicago\'s Harris Theater. This set of score and parts has been made available for sale by Edition Peters as part of the Peters Contemporary Chamber Series and includes full performance notes. Chopsticks and superball mallets are required to achieve some of the score\'s percussive playing techniques. / Date parution : 2022-09-07/ Répertoire / Quatuor à Cordes