The Willis Music Company
Funny Clowns (1934) Solo de piano | Bob Fields | Willis Music Cincinnati
Funny Clowns (1934) Solo de piano | Bob Fields | Willis Music Cincinnati
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AT A GLANCE
- Title:
- "Payasos graciosos"
- Publisher:
- The Willis Music Company, Cincinnati, Ohio
- Type:
- Partituras
- Performance medium:
- Piano
- Composer:
- Bob Fields
- Era:
- Principios a mediados del siglo XX (1920 - 1960)
- Date:
- 1934
- Material:
- Artículo
- Dimensions:
- 9" por 12"
- Condition:
- Bien (B)
- Color:
- Morado, amarillo
- Notes:
- Portada: Arte de portada de circo apto para enmarcar
Solo de piano estudiantil de 1934 con portada de payaso caprichoso
Las primeras piezas de piano para estudiantes con portadas gráficas son cada vez más coleccionadas como decoración para guarderías y salas de juegos. La temática circense y la atrevida paleta de colores de los años 30 hacen que esta pieza sea especialmente adecuada para la habitación de un niño o una pared de galería caprichosa.
Publicado en 1934 por The Willis Music Company de Cincinnati, Ohio, Funny Clowns es un encantador solo de piano de nivel para principiantes compuesto por Bob Fields.
La juguetona ilustración de la portada presenta dos payasos bailando con trajes estrellados y un pequeño perro realizando un truco, representados en atrevidos tonos morados y cálidos amarillos que capturan el espíritu alegre de la música infantil de principios del siglo XX.
Willis Music, fundada en 1899 por Charles H. Willis, obtuvo un amplio respeto por su repertorio educativo para piano. En la década de 1930, la compañía estaba emergiendo como líder en la instrucción estructurada de piano, y pronto publicaría Modern Course for the Piano de John Thompson en 1936, que sigue siendo uno de los métodos de enseñanza más influyentes en la educación musical. Esta pieza refleja esa tradición: corta, accesible y diseñada para jóvenes pianistas.
Buen estado vintage. Las páginas están desprendidas por el pliegue y hay notas instructivas manuscritas en el interior, lo cual es consistente con el uso estudiantil. La pieza mide 9" por 12" y viene en una funda protectora.
La portada es digna de exhibición y visualmente atractiva, lo que la convierte en una divertida pieza de arte para la pared en la habitación o guardería de un niño.
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