Cakewalks, Two-Steps and Trots for Solo Piano: 34 Popular Works from the Dance-Craze Era

These syncopated dance pieces published between 1805 and 1913 have the rhythmic appeal and vitality of piano rags with the added attraction of being easier to play. Noted popular music authority David A. Jasen has selected some of the best cakewalks, two-steps, trots, and glides of this lively era, including these favorites by Eubie Blake, Kerry Mills, Harry Von Tilzer, and other At a Georgia Campmeeting, Kerry MillsRollin the Jack, Chris SmithThe Cake Walk in the Sky, Bob HarneyCanadian Fox Trot, Will VoderyThe Chevy Chase, Eubie BlakeCreole Belles, J. Bodewalt LampeThe Cubanola Glide, Harry Von TilzerFizz Water, Eubie BlakeThe Grizzly Bear Hug, George BotsfordThe Kangaroo Hop, Melville MorrisThe Lobster Glide, Malvio FranklinPanama, William TyersRabbit's Foot, George CobbTrès Moutarde, Cecil Maklinand 19 more great keyboard frolics.This is good-time music that's as much fun to play today as it was in its heyday. Reproduced directly from rare sheet music (including the original covers), these classics of the dance-craze era will be welcomed by pop piano players — students, amateurs, and professionals alike.