Pianophilia

Hello Friends,

Our Syncopations/Ragtime thread has been silent for all too long, and I am as much to blame as anyone! My most sincere thanks to all of the contributors, who have generously shared their collections with us. Here is my earnest attempt to get the ball rolling again.

Our last postings and conversations centered upon the novelty piano works of Belgian pianist/composer Jean Paques. As things turned out, the only Paques scores I was able to locate in my collection were the two which I posted, i.e. "Pianotes" and "Crooked Notes." My good friend Vincent Johnson (who is quite an accomplished composer in the novelty and ragtime idiom by the way) came to the rescue and provided copies of all the rest of the known Paques compositions.

With Vincent's kind permission, I am posting the Jean Paques novelties for everyone's enjoyment.

All Best,

Frank

Continuing with the novelties of Jean Paques....

...and concluding the Jean Paques collection....

fhimpsl wrote:...and concluding the Jean Paques collection....

Paques, Jean - Piano Fun.pdf

Paques, Jean - Rhythmic Keys.pdf

Looks like Easter came early this year. Thanks for these.

fhimpsl wrote:Here is another of Jean Paques' great novelty piano solos.

Paques, Jean - Crooked Notes.pdf

This piece can be heard here :
http://leroicortot.musicblog.fr/661663/ ... 1901-1974/

Jim Faston wrote:Looks like Easter came early this year. Thanks for these.

It seems that Pâques was a name rather common in Liège, Belgium, as there is another Belgian musician named Pâque (without the final "s") : Désiré Pâque, whose music was even recorded by a member of PiPhi :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-XtjJdMtPg.

Hi Frank,

welcome back again !

Thanks for the Paques (and thanks to Vincent too).

Best regards,
tobyjj

Hello All,

I'm dismayed to see the decline into which this forum has apparently fallen.

I'm also guilty of a long work induced absence, but even so ...

Could I entice requests ? -- I have a lot of forum relevant music and I also have a lot of gaps to fill in my wish lists.

Can I start the ball rolling with "any" Stanley Black pieces -

regards and best wishes - tobyjj

tobyjj wrote: Could I entice requests ?

Welcome back Tobyjj!

Do you have Nacio Herb Brown's The Wedding of the Painted Doll by any chance please?

Greetings Timtin
I have the song version, I'm not sure if it ever was a piano solo