Syncopated Impressions

this is by far the best known piano novelty of harry sosnik, who was a friend of zez confrey. gayety, composed in 1935, was one of the best selling...

ted shapiro composed two canine themed piano novelties from 1923-1924. the first, 'putting on the dog', was a virtuosic show piece recorded by cana...

while zez confrey is primarily remembered for his novelty piano solos issued in the early 1920s, he continued to compose in the novelty idiom well ...

from 1933, cowboy was published by schott & co and recorded by the composer on odeon 0-11727 with an unpublished "gun-fight" strain that is include...

from 1922, this piece borrows its title from an idiom in 1920s american slang - "the cat's pajamas" refers to something that is considered the best...

this novelty piano solo from 1926 is an ode to the quintessential twenties girl, the flapper. she is charmingly beautiful with a jazzy audacity.

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