Volume 1, Beginning
These sound files are to give you an idea of the pieces in the anthology. They aren't all perfect, but they're free! The pianist on the Vol. 1 recordings is William Wingfield, except for The Marionettes and Dance of the Gnomes, which were played by Amanda Arrington.. The recording volume level is quite low on these, so earphones are a good idea.
Eve Hungerford, An Old World Minuet
Eve Hungerford, The Romani Fiddler Minuetta Kessler, The Peanut Butter and Jelly Waltz Edith L. Winn, From the Carolina Hills, Op. 15 No. 3: “A Picture” Edith L. Winn, From the Carolina Hills, Op. 15 No. 4: “The Sunshine Lad” Edith L. Winn, From the Carolina Hills, Op. 15 No. 6: “Buy My Pine” Gail Ridgway Brown, Tiptoe Dance Anna Priscilla Risher, The Bumblebee Eve Hungerford, The Marionettes Hannah M. Bartel, Kansas Memories Suite “Rainy Daze” Hannah M. Bartel, Kansas Memories Suite “Green Tomatoes” Hannah M. Bartel, Kansas Memories Suite “’Lil Blue” Hannah M. Bartel, Kansas Memories Suite “The Ice Skating Pond” Charlotte Louise Woodbridge, Dance of the Gnomes Josephine Trott, Two Tuneful Sketches “The Town Clock” Josephine Trott, Two Tuneful Sketches “At Dancing School” Ethel Barns, Aria Irma Seydel, Minuet |
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Volume 1 piano accompaniment files for download
These files are provided for free to help in practice (and for fun!) To tweak tempos, I recommend "The Amazing Slow-Downer" (www.ronimusic.com/) or some similar program. Pianist is Alicia Willard.
An Old World Minuet
The Gipsy Fiddler
The Peanut Butter and Jelly Waltz
From the Carolina Hills: A Picture
From the Carolina Hills: The Sunshine Lad
From the Carolina Hills: Buy My Pine
Tiptoe Dance
The Bumblebee
The Marionettes
Kansas Memories Suite: Rainy Daze
Kansas Memories Suite: Green Tomatoes
Kansas Memories Suite: 'Lil Blue
Kansas Memories Suite: The Ice Skating Pond
Dance of the Gnomes
Two Tuneful Sketches: The Town Clock
Two Tuneful Sketches: At Dancing School
Aria
Minuet
An Old World Minuet
The Gipsy Fiddler
The Peanut Butter and Jelly Waltz
From the Carolina Hills: A Picture
From the Carolina Hills: The Sunshine Lad
From the Carolina Hills: Buy My Pine
Tiptoe Dance
The Bumblebee
The Marionettes
Kansas Memories Suite: Rainy Daze
Kansas Memories Suite: Green Tomatoes
Kansas Memories Suite: 'Lil Blue
Kansas Memories Suite: The Ice Skating Pond
Dance of the Gnomes
Two Tuneful Sketches: The Town Clock
Two Tuneful Sketches: At Dancing School
Aria
Minuet
Volume 2, Intermediate 1
The pianist on these recordings is Amanda Arrington, staff collaborative pianist at Kansas State University. The volume level should be significantly louder than the Volume 1 recordings!
Florence Morey, Tanglefoot's Mad Chase
Ethel Harraden Glover, At Twilight Ethel Harraden Glover, Gavotte Irma Seydel, Bijou Minuet Grace White, Impromptu Grace White, Over the Snow Julia Klumpkey, The Goblins Will Get You Gail Ridgway Brown, Danse Rustique Mazurka Mary O'Hara, The Sunset Dance |
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Volume 3, Intermediate 2
Amanda Arrington is again the pianist, except for Ethel Barns' Berceuse and Marga Richter's Three Pieces for Violin and Piano. The first was recorded live at the 2000 International Festival of Women Composers, with Joseph Brumbeloe as pianist, and the second was a 2009 performance at Kansas State University with William Wingfield.
Josephine Trott, In a Spanish Garden
Marga Richter, Three Pieces for Violin and Piano Ann Bartholomew, Polonaise No. 1 in D major Ann Bartholomew, Polonaise No. 2 in D major Gena Branscombe, An Old Love Tale Julia Klumpkey, Tango "Ad Astra" Madame Delaval, Sonata No. 2 in F major (first movement) Rosalind F. Ellicott, A Sketch Ethel Barns, Berceuse Claire Scholes, Knees Up Mambo |
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Volume 4, Advanced
The pianist here is (in most cases) the wonderful Amanda Arrington! More to come. The Call, Barns, and Zwilich are from live first performances-- not perfect!
Libby Larsen, Blue Piece for Violin and Piano
Lauren Wells, Serpentine Audrey Call, The Witch of Harlem Faster and jazzier version by Geoffry Wharton, retired concertmaster of the Cologne Philhamonic-- playing Call's violin! Ethel Barns, Nachtgesang (Joseph Brumbeloe, piano) Amanda Maier, Allegro molto from Six Pieces for Violin and Piano (performed by Claire Allen, violin, and David Norfrey, piano) Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, Tango from Partita |
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