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1946 Jitterbugs Piano Solo – Portada de Dorothy Wagstaff – Partitura de la era del Swing
1946 Jitterbugs Piano Solo – Portada de Dorothy Wagstaff – Partitura de la era del Swing
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AT A GLANCE
- Title:
- "Jitterbugs", un solo de piano
- Publisher:
- The Boston Music Co., Boston, Massachusetts
- Type:
- Partitura
- Subject:
- Piano educativo | Estudio de swing
- Performance medium:
- Piano
- Artist:
- Arte de la cubierta por Dorothy Wagstaff (Dorothy Wagstaff Arens)
- Composer:
- Stanford King (1912 - 2010)
- Era:
- Popular de la posguerra (1946 - 1960)
- Date:
- 1946
- Material:
- Artículo
- Dimensions:
- 9" x 12"
- Condition:
- Bueno (B)
- Color:
- Marrón, azul turquesa
Un estudio de swing de posguerra de 1946 con una juguetona ilustración de jitterbug
Un encantador solo de piano de posguerra con una portada ilustrada por Dorothy Wagstaff, conocida por sus obras de arte para revistas infantiles de mediados de siglo. Las copias de esta edición centrada en el estudiante parecen escasas, y las animadas imágenes de la era del swing añaden un notable atractivo decorativo.
Publicado en 1946, Jitterbugs de Stanford King refleja el espíritu optimista de la era inmediatamente posterior a la guerra, cuando florecieron el swing y la cultura juvenil. Emitido por The Boston Music Co. de Boston, Massachusetts, este solo de piano probablemente fue diseñado para la interpretación estudiantil, lo que contribuye a su relativa escasez hoy en día.
La ilustración de la portada —firmada por Dorothy Wagstaff (Dorothy Wagstaff Arens)— representa a cuatro parejas de adolescentes bailando jitterbug con un animado estilo de mediados de siglo. Wagstaff, una artista de Kansas, ilustró libros y revistas infantiles y contribuyó con obras de arte a la revista Wee Wisdom desde finales de la década de 1930 hasta la de 1950. Renderizado en marrón y azul turquesa, el diseño captura el movimiento juvenil y la energía de la cultura swing de la década de 1940.
Este ejemplar se mantiene en buen estado, con un mínimo de oscurecimiento, pequeñas roturas en el borde inferior y ligeras notas a lápiz. Estos signos de uso no le restan valor a su potencial de exhibición. Se conserva en una funda protectora de calidad de archivo.
Los alegres bailarines de jitterbug y los acentos turquesa hacen que esta pieza sea especialmente atractiva para enmarcar. Ideal para una sala de música, un esquema de decoración de mediados de siglo, un estudio de danza o una pared de galería retro, aporta un encantador toque de swing de los años 40 a cualquier espacio.
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