A new edition of 12 piano rags by Joseph F. Lamb originally published by John Stark between 1908 and 1919. Edited by Christopher Frieman.

Piano transcriptions of the syncopated, turn-of-the-century melodies created by such masters as Scott Joplin, Percy Wenrich, and Charles Hunter

Reprinted from the publishers' original editions, offers all thirty-eight piano rags by the respected master of the form, along with the original sheet music covers.

Joseph F. Lamb (1887-1960) composed with enthusiasm and was influenced by a variety of sources, all kinds of music, cultures, traditions and the everyday. Although he is considered one of classic ragtime's "big three"--along with Scott Joplin and James Scott--he did not fit the usual profile. He was musically self-taught, held a corporate job, and composed in his spare time, yet wrote piano rags Joplin enthusiastically championed and returned to composing and well-deserved recognition long after the end of the ragtime era. This biography focuses on his music and his world, and is drawn from family and research sources. It includes a foreword by two of Lamb's children.

Includes four of the great Spanish composer's most admired and most performed suites for the piano, including his greatest work, Goyescas, the popular Spanish Dances, and the less-well-known but beautiful Escenas romanticas and Escenas poeticas, all reprinted from the original Spanish editions. Table of Contents.

Features 20 Nocturnes: Op. 9, 15, 27, 32, 37, 48, 55, 62, 72, and more. Also includes 11 Polonaises: Op. 26, 40, 44, 53, 61, 71, and posthumous Polonaise in G-sharp Minor. Mikuli Edition. Commentary.

Over 20 of the composer's best-loved, most often performed compositions, including the Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565; Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582; the Fugue in B minor on a theme of Corelli, BWV 579, and many more. Reproduced directly from the authoritative Bach-Gesellschaft edition.

Wonderful sing-along favorites with easy-to-play piano arrangements, guitar chords, and complete lyrics: "Greensleeves," "Auld Lang Syne," "Down in the Valley," "My Wild Irish Rose," "Yellow Rose of Texas," and many more.

Throughout much of his long, highly productive career, Camille Saint-Saens (1835 1921) occupied a dominant position in French music. Admired for his masterly command of orchestration and high standards of form, style, and workmanship, Saint-Saens wrote for the piano in an elegant, virtuoso style. In this volume, pianists and music lovers will find authoritative full-score editions of two of the composer's most popular piano concertos, works frequently performed since their premieres, and often recorded to this day: "Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 22, "and" Piano Concerto No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 44. "In the tradition of the great composer/pianists of his time, Saint-Saens was the soloist for the premieres of both works in Paris: of No. 2 in 1868, and of No. 4 in 1875. The scores of these concert favorites have been reprinted from the authoritative editions published by Durand et Cie, Paris. "

This collection of the best piano rags by a noted music historian recaptures the lively mood of the ragtime era. All the greats are here, including Scott Joplin, James Scott, and Joseph Francis Lamb, as are such popular pieces as "Maple Leaf Rag," "The Entertainer," "Elite Syncopations," and "American Beauty Rag."