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St. Louis Blues is a twopart song. The author of the original is William Christopher Handy, inspired by the meeting on the street of a woman despairing after the departure of her husband. The song was...

Sebastian Lee (1805-1887) went down in music history primarily as the composer of pedagogic works. Successive generations of cellist were brought on his studies, duets, etc, which remain valuable aids...

The arrangement of the beautiful waltz from the Polish film "The Leper".

Souvenir de Cracovie, published circa 1870 with the subtitle Improvisation sur les krakowiak nationaux (an improvisation on the themes of national Krakowiaks), dedicated to Countess Franciszka Komorow...

The collection contains 21 songs from the early period of the Composer's songwriting, divided into four opuses: 9, 12, 14, 19. What is noteworthy in Rozycki's songs is the freedom with which he create...

The second volume of Ludomir Różycki's Selection of songs for voice and piano contains nine pieces: Six songs to words by Tadeusz Miciński, op. 16, from the early period of the composer's work, and th...

The third volume of Ludomir Rozycki's Selection of Songs for Voice and Piano is the result of more than half a year of archival research conducted by the singer Urszula Kryger and the pianist Piotr Cl...

In the collection, the author has placed pieces of varying difficulty, as well as in a variety of styles, from classical, through latin music, to jazz. There are cantilenas and lively pieces. The publ...

This work, composed in 1911 by Irving Berlin, was an immediate smash. It is worth playing today in its original form, preserving its traditional flavour. It is an excellent piece for musicians beginni...

This composition employs a form unusual for the genre, but it is clear from the mood that this piece belongs to the blues family. It was written in 1927 as a song, but like many other jazz standards i...

Written in 1946 by Edgar Leslie (lyrics) and Louis Alter (music), this song at once became the most popular work in the Louis Armstrong repertoire. During the swing age, it was sung by nearly all the...

This composition has also functioned as St James Infirmary Blues and Gambler's Blues. It is based on a traditional American melody, which in turn derives from an eighteenth-century English song also k...

Swanee River, dating from 1851, is one of the greatest and most popular jazz standards. It first functioned under the title Old Folks at Home. Millions of copies were printed. It is probably the best...

This work was written as a song in 1925 by Maceo Pinkard (music) and Kenneth Casey (lyrics). Du-ring the 20s, its performers included the vocalist and actress Ethel Waters, nominated for an Oscar for...