Author: Marion Short
Publisher: Schiffer Book for Collectors
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
The musical golden age of Tin Pan Alley, from about 1880 to 1950, comes alive with this series of books about sheet music as collectible treasures. Here the focus is on Ragtime, Blues, Black songs and Tearjerkers. Beautifully illustrated by original sheet music covers with artistic designs from the period, the book provides a wealth of historical reference material.
The Gold in Your Piano Bench
Author: Marion Short
Publisher: Schiffer Book for Collectors
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
The musical golden age of Tin Pan Alley, from about 1880 to 1950, comes alive with this series of books about sheet music as collectible treasures. Here the focus is on Ragtime, Blues, Black songs and Tearjerkers. Beautifully illustrated by original sheet music covers with artistic designs from the period, the book provides a wealth of historical reference material.
Publisher: Schiffer Book for Collectors
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
The musical golden age of Tin Pan Alley, from about 1880 to 1950, comes alive with this series of books about sheet music as collectible treasures. Here the focus is on Ragtime, Blues, Black songs and Tearjerkers. Beautifully illustrated by original sheet music covers with artistic designs from the period, the book provides a wealth of historical reference material.
More Gold in Your Piano Bench
Author: Marion Short
Publisher: Schiffer Book for Collectors
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
The second volume in this series of books about sheet music deals with the songs that provided background to America's growth in communications, transportation, world wars, and popular news events. 560 color photographs of historical sheet music, each captioned and priced.
Publisher: Schiffer Book for Collectors
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
The second volume in this series of books about sheet music deals with the songs that provided background to America's growth in communications, transportation, world wars, and popular news events. 560 color photographs of historical sheet music, each captioned and priced.
Notes from the Pianist's Bench
Author: Boris Berman
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300221525
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Berman addresses virtually every aspect of musical artistry and pedagogy. Ranging from such practical matters as sound, touch, and pedaling to the psychology of performing and teaching, this volume provides a master class for the performer, instructor, and student alike.
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300221525
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Berman addresses virtually every aspect of musical artistry and pedagogy. Ranging from such practical matters as sound, touch, and pedaling to the psychology of performing and teaching, this volume provides a master class for the performer, instructor, and student alike.
How To Build a Piano Bench
Author: Ruthi Postow Birch
Publisher: Greenleaf Book Group
ISBN: 1632991098
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
A Humble Philosophy for Great Success “Get an education, get off Petain Street, and amount to something.” These are the words that Ruthi Postow Birch’s father said to her when she was a little girl living on a red-dirt road in Pritchard, Alabama, a town that straddled the poverty line. And that is exactly what she did. How to Build a Piano Bench is Ruthi’s humorous and heart-warming story about growing up in southern Alabama, the life lessons she learned there, and how she applied that knowledge to build a successful business in Washington, DC. Full of anecdotes and advice on how to make both your strengths and weaknesses work to your advantage, this wonderful story will inspire and delight anyone who has ever had a dream to be something bigger than what they are.
Publisher: Greenleaf Book Group
ISBN: 1632991098
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
A Humble Philosophy for Great Success “Get an education, get off Petain Street, and amount to something.” These are the words that Ruthi Postow Birch’s father said to her when she was a little girl living on a red-dirt road in Pritchard, Alabama, a town that straddled the poverty line. And that is exactly what she did. How to Build a Piano Bench is Ruthi’s humorous and heart-warming story about growing up in southern Alabama, the life lessons she learned there, and how she applied that knowledge to build a successful business in Washington, DC. Full of anecdotes and advice on how to make both your strengths and weaknesses work to your advantage, this wonderful story will inspire and delight anyone who has ever had a dream to be something bigger than what they are.
The Sheet Music Art of Irving Berlin
Author: Thomas Inglis
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
Never before have sheet music covers of America's beloved song writer Irving Berlin been presented in a single volume. Over 540 beautiful color photographs display Berlin's sheet music, published by Irving Berlin himself, spanning the years 1907 to 1971. Among the many familiar song titles are "Marie From Sunny Italy," "Alexander's Ragtime Band," "Always," "Remember," "Anything You Can Do," and "White Christmas." Presented in chronological order, these fascinating covers also trace the developments in graphic design across much of the twentieth century. The text provides important information on condition and values of sheet music, reliable sources for sheet music, and current market values in tables for all of Irving Berlin's sheet music. This is a must have book for all fans of Irving Berlin's popular songs. You'll be humming right along.
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
Never before have sheet music covers of America's beloved song writer Irving Berlin been presented in a single volume. Over 540 beautiful color photographs display Berlin's sheet music, published by Irving Berlin himself, spanning the years 1907 to 1971. Among the many familiar song titles are "Marie From Sunny Italy," "Alexander's Ragtime Band," "Always," "Remember," "Anything You Can Do," and "White Christmas." Presented in chronological order, these fascinating covers also trace the developments in graphic design across much of the twentieth century. The text provides important information on condition and values of sheet music, reliable sources for sheet music, and current market values in tables for all of Irving Berlin's sheet music. This is a must have book for all fans of Irving Berlin's popular songs. You'll be humming right along.
Farm Journal
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
A Father's Words
Author: Richard Stern
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1497685338
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 139
Book Description
A tale of the battles between a father and son by an author whose novels are “robustly intelligent, very funny, and beguilingly humane” (Philip Roth). Cy Riemer is the patriarch of a successful and loving Chicago family. But not all is copacetic in Cy’s world. The scientific newsletter he publishes is foundering financially, his ex-wife still relies on him for money and intimacy, and he can never seem to find the time or the wherewithal to relax. Much of Cy’s stress is caused by the trouble he has with his brilliant and duplicitous son, Jack. With a mixture of humor, grief, and astonishment, Cy becomes our tour guide to the Riemer family’s museum of triumphs and tragedies. A comic and clear-eyed portrait of the quintessential worried father and the son who lives to torture him, A Father’s Words is packed with Richard Stern’s trademark wit, compassion, and insight.
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1497685338
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 139
Book Description
A tale of the battles between a father and son by an author whose novels are “robustly intelligent, very funny, and beguilingly humane” (Philip Roth). Cy Riemer is the patriarch of a successful and loving Chicago family. But not all is copacetic in Cy’s world. The scientific newsletter he publishes is foundering financially, his ex-wife still relies on him for money and intimacy, and he can never seem to find the time or the wherewithal to relax. Much of Cy’s stress is caused by the trouble he has with his brilliant and duplicitous son, Jack. With a mixture of humor, grief, and astonishment, Cy becomes our tour guide to the Riemer family’s museum of triumphs and tragedies. A comic and clear-eyed portrait of the quintessential worried father and the son who lives to torture him, A Father’s Words is packed with Richard Stern’s trademark wit, compassion, and insight.
The Popular Science Monthly
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 818
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 818
Book Description
Popular Science Monthly
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 598
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 598
Book Description
My Will Be Done
Author: Kiki Swanson
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1462804756
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 367
Book Description
For ninety-six years, Bertha Ross MacLean´s determination to succeeds affects four generations. In spite of her controlling schemes, her offspring lead good lives and find happiness, while Bertha broods over her discontent. There are some threatening moments, loving scenes, temptations and tender humor. Set in Ontario in 1902 and then in Illinois through 1973, the book brings history to life. These are years filled with national trauma, economic stress and inventions for convenient living. Readers may recognize some of their relatives and the human emotions that agitate families. The psychological effects of Bertha´s life provide a contrast between people who live for others and one who lives for herself.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1462804756
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 367
Book Description
For ninety-six years, Bertha Ross MacLean´s determination to succeeds affects four generations. In spite of her controlling schemes, her offspring lead good lives and find happiness, while Bertha broods over her discontent. There are some threatening moments, loving scenes, temptations and tender humor. Set in Ontario in 1902 and then in Illinois through 1973, the book brings history to life. These are years filled with national trauma, economic stress and inventions for convenient living. Readers may recognize some of their relatives and the human emotions that agitate families. The psychological effects of Bertha´s life provide a contrast between people who live for others and one who lives for herself.