Piano Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1510902 By Bill Haley & His Comets. By Jimmy DeKnight and Max C. Freedman. Arranged by Timothy Stapay. Film/TV,Pop,Rock,Singer/Songwriter,Standards. Score. 8 pages. Timothy Stapay #1086120. Published by Timothy Stapay (A0.1510902). Rock Around the Clock is a rock and roll song made famous by Bill Haley and the Comets.  This is widely considered to be the song that, more than any other, brought rock and roll into mainstream culture around the world. The song is ranked No. 159 on the Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. Rock Around the Clock is often cited as the biggest-selling vinyl rock and roll single of all time.Lyrics:One, two, three o'clock, four o'clock, rockFive, six, seven o'clock, eight o'clock, rockNine, ten, eleven o'clock, twelve o'clock, rockWe're gonna rock around the clock tonightPut your glad rags on and join me, hon'We'll have some fun when the clock strikes oneWe're gonna rock around the clock tonightWe're gonna rock, rock, rock, 'til broad daylightWe're gonna rock, gonna rock, around the clock tonightWhen the clock strikes two, three and fourIf the band slows down we'll yell for moreWe're gonna rock around the clock tonightWe're gonna rock, rock, rock, 'til broad daylightWe're gonna rock, gonna rock, around the clock tonightWhen the chimes ring five, six and sevenWe'll be right in seventh heavenWe're gonna rock around the clock tonightWe're gonna rock, rock, rock, 'til broad daylightWe're gonna rock, gonna rock, around the clock tonightWhen it's eight, nine, ten, eleven tooI'll be goin' strong and so will youWe're gonna rock around the clock tonightWe're gonna rock, rock, rock, 'til broad daylightWe're gonna rock, gonna rock, around the clock tonightWhen the clock strikes twelve, we'll cool off thenStart a rockin' round the clock againWe're gonna rock around the clock tonightWe're gonna rock, rock, rock, 'til broad daylightWe're gonna rock, gonna rock, around the clock tonight.

Full Orchestra - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1488381 Composed by J P Sousa. Arranged by Kevin Riley. March. 90 pages. Kevin Riley #1065270. Published by Kevin Riley (A0.1488381). Other than the fact that Sousa’s “thunderer” was undoubtedly a Mason, his identity may never be revealed. “The Thunderer” march was dedicated to Columbia Commandery No. 2, Knights Templar, of Washington, D.C., and it was composed on the occasion of the Twenty-fourth Triennial Conclave of the Grand Encampment. The conclave was held in October 1889 and was sponsored by Columbia Commandery No. 2. Sousa had been “knighted” in that organization three years earlier.“The Thunderer” was Mrs. John Philip Sousa’s favorite march. This was revealed by their daughter Helen, who also surmised that the “thunderer” might have been her father’s salute to the London Times, which was known as “the thunderer.” It has since been determined that Sousa probably had no association with the newspaper at that time, however. The “thunderer” might have been one of the men in charge of making arrangements for the 1889 conclave–in particular, Myron M. Parker, who worked tirelessly to make the event the spectacular success that it was.This version has been arranged for orchestra with a little something in the trio!If you would like other arrangements  of Sousa marches please get in touch at klscj(at)me(dot)com.

C Instrument,Instrumental Solo,Piano - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1444317 Composed by Will Eakin. 21st Century,Classical,Contemporary,Video Game. Score and individual part. 7 pages. Eakin Music #1024232. Published by Eakin Music (A0.1444317). Nocturne of the Forest is a serene and evocative musical composition that transports listeners to the heart of a tranquil woodland under the soft embrace of night. Inspired by the quiet beauty and mysterious allure of a nighttime walk through the woods, this piece captures the essence of nature's nocturnal serenity. Gentle melodies weave through lush harmonies, mirroring rustling leaves and soft whispers of the wind, while the music ebbs and flows like a gentle stream winding its way through the forest.The interplay of delicate instrumentation evokes the subtle sounds of nocturnal creatures, adding layers of depth and wonder to the serene landscape. With its calming yet evocative motifs, Nocturne of the Forest invites listeners to close their eyes and imagine moonlight filtering through the canopy, casting dappled shadows on the forest floor. It offers a musical journey of peace and introspection, connecting deeply with the natural world’s nocturnal splendor.Keywords: nocturne, forest music, tranquil composition, nature-inspired music, nighttime walk, serene woodland, calming melodies, peaceful music, evocative harmonies, nocturnal serenity.

Jazz Combo - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.930359 Composed by Music: Joel Evans, Lyrics: Adryan Russ. Film/TV,Holiday,Jazz,Love,Pop. Score and parts. 4 pages. One Hundred Percent Pub. Co. #3436819. Published by One Hundred Percent Pub. Co. (A0.930359). For lovers of the Great American Songbook who wish to expand their listening and performing repertoire - a delightfully endearing new and original jazz song in the standard style. As sung by Maggie Herron, this Piano Vocal Arrangement is a companion to the Joel Evans and Friends CD, Cozy Cool, which is available on iTunes, Amazon & CDBaby. Joel’s extensive list of credits includes major Hollywood films, hip indie flicks, network and daytime television dramas, more than 85 big screen credits and 350 television episodes. From Friends to Life in Pieces, Miss Congeniality to Passengers, Joel's music is heard constantly around the world.Adryan Russ conceived and wrote music and lyrics for Inside Out, an award-winning off-Broadway musical, with multi-talented playwright Doug Haverty. Inside Out was published by Samuel French, and the original cast CD distributed by DRG Records. It has been produced across the U.S., and twice in Europe.In her cabaret life, Adryan participated in a tribute to Charles Strouse, with Michael Feinstein, at Carnegie Hall; and at Chicago Humanities Festival’s ASCAP Cabaret: Her Turn with Karen Mason. LML Music (www.lmlmusic.com) released Everyone Has A Story: The Songs of Adryan Russ, produced by Bruce Kimmel and arranged by Grant Geissman, featuring Susan Egan, Jason Graae, David Burnham, Joan Ryan, Tami Tappan Damiano and Sharon McNight.For the past ten years, Adryan has received an ASCAP Award for Popular Music. She is a member of The Dramatists Guild, the Academy for New Musical Theatre (ANMT), the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (NARAS), and currently serves on the Board of the Society of Composers & Lyricists (SCL). Adryan & Joel's songs are heard in films ranging from Doubt, starring Meryl Streep, to  Lifetime's Sorority Nightmare, and TV shows ranging from The Mindy Project to The Young & Restless

Alto Voice,Vocal Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.930354 Composed by Music: Joel Evans, Lyrics: Adryan Russ. Film/TV,Jazz,Latin,Pop. 6 pages. One Hundred Percent Pub. Co. #3436797. Published by One Hundred Percent Pub. Co. (A0.930354). For lovers of the Great American Songbook who wish to expand their listening and performing repertoire - a delightfully endearing new and original jazz song in the standard style. As sung by Tami Damiano, this Piano Vocal Arrangement is a companion to the Joel Evans and Friends CD, Cozy Cool, which is available on iTunes, Amazon & CDBaby. Joel’s extensive list of credits includes major Hollywood films, hip indie flicks, network and daytime television dramas, more than 85 big screen credits and 350 television episodes. From Friends to Life in Pieces, Miss Congeniality to Passengers, Joel's music is heard constantly around the world.Adryan Russ conceived and wrote music and lyrics for Inside Out, an award-winning off-Broadway musical, with multi-talented playwright Doug Haverty. Inside Out was published by Samuel French, and the original cast CD distributed by DRG Records. It has been produced across the U.S., and twice in Europe. In her cabaret life, Adryan participated in a tribute to Charles Strouse, with Michael Feinstein, at Carnegie Hall; and at Chicago Humanities Festival’s ASCAP Cabaret: Her Turn with Karen Mason. LML Music (www.lmlmusic.com) released Everyone Has A Story: The Songs of Adryan Russ, produced by Bruce Kimmel and arranged by Grant Geissman, featuring Susan Egan, Jason Graae, David Burnham, Joan Ryan, Tami Tappan Damiano and Sharon McNight. For the past ten years, Adryan has received an ASCAP Award for Popular Music. She is a member of The Dramatists Guild, the Academy for New Musical Theatre (ANMT), the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (NARAS), and currently serves on the Board of the Society of Composers & Lyricists (SCL). Adryan & Joel's songs are heard in films ranging from Doubt, starring Meryl Streep, to  Lifetime's Sorority Nightmare, and TV shows ranging from The Mindy Project to The Young & Restless.

Choral Choir (SATB) - Digital Download SKU: A0.879609 Composed by Healey Willan. 20th Century,A Cappella. Octavo. 8 pages. Biretta Books #3518001. Published by Biretta Books (A0.879609). Sweet Echo is a lovely choral work by Healey Willan's written for SATB choir, a capella. The text is a Song from ‘Comus,’ a Masque by John Milton:Sweet Echo, sweetest nymph that liv’st unseen Within thy airy shell,By slow Meander’s margent green,And in the violet-embroidered vale,Where the love-lorn nightingale        Nightly to thee her sad song mourneth well;Canst thou not tell me of a gentle pair   That likest thy Narcissus are?   O, if thou have Hid them in some flowery cave,        Tell me but where, Sweet queen of parley, daughter of the sphere! So mayst thou be translated to the skies,And give resounding grace to all heaven’s harmonies.A piano reduction is included in the score for rehearsal use.Biretta Books in Chicago works in cooperation with the Estate of Healey Willan and the Healey Willan Society to promote the legacy of the Dean of Canadian Composers-Healey Willan.

Piano and voice - Digital Download SKU: LV.20046 Composed by J. Barnett. Poets, Knights, Courtship & love, Night. Lester S. Levy Collection. 3 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.20046). The Days of Old Romance. Written by Harry Stoe Van Dyk. Composed by J. Barnett. Published [n.d.] by Bourne Depository of Arts, 359 Broadway in New York. Composition of strophic with piano and voice instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Poets, Knights, Courtship & love, Night. First line reads Tis sweet when twilight's parting beam, O'er ocean's breast is cast.. About The Lester S. Levy CollectionThe Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.

Woodwind Ensemble,Woodwind Quintet Bass Clarinet,Bassoon,Flute,Horn,Oboe - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1462732 Composed by Stephen Schwartz. Arranged by Mark A. Craig / Craig Music Publishers (ASCAP). 21st Century,Broadway,Film/TV,Musical/Show,Pop,Wedding. 18 pages. Mark A. Craig #1041512. Published by Mark A. Craig (A0.1462732). In anticipation of the upcoming release of the new movie Wicked, the film version of the smash Broadway musical, here is a new woodwind quintet arrangement of Stephen Schwartz's beautiful ballad For Good. It's perfect for weddings, pops concerts, movie nights, Broadway nights, children's or educational programming. This arrangement can be performed by advanced high school and college ensembles and professional quintets. I have included an alternate bass clarinet in lieu of a missing bassoon. I am also currently working on an arrangement of Popular from Wicked. Keep an eye out for that one; it should work quite well for WQ. If you like this arrangement, you might like my woodwind quintet arrangement of The Way You Look Tonight, a pop standard featured in the film My Best Friend's Wedding. It's available on:Sheet Music Direct: https://www.sheetmusicdirect.com/en-US/se/ID_No/1306527/Product.aspxSheet Music Plus: https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/en/product/the-way-you-look-tonight-22479902.htmlIf you would like to learn more about Mark A. Craig / Craig Music Publishers, here are my social media links. Please like, follow/subscribe, and feel free to leave questions or comments about my arrangements. Thanks for stopping by! See you soon. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61559961535401Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/craigmusicpublishers/LinkinBio: https://linkin.bio/craigmusicpublishers/ YouTube: www.youtube.com/@CraigMusicPublishers.

Small Ensemble Acoustic Guitar,Banjo,Bass Guitar,Fiddle,Flute,Tambourine - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.972993 Composed by Traditional Irish Public Domain. Arranged by Steve Martin, Rainy Night Music. Celtic,Folk,Holiday,Traditional. Score and parts. 17 pages. Steve Martin, Rainy Night Music #3575347. Published by Steve Martin, Rainy Night Music (A0.972993). A blistering blended medley of 3 traditional Irish Tunes.They say folk music isn't written down, but that doesn't mean it shouldn't be. This is a full folk band arrangement of a blend of Cooley's Reel, The Gravel Walks (to Grandma's), and Drowsy Maggie. It isn't a standard medley - the tunes are blended throughout. Advanced players only on this - the banjo player, fiddle/ violinist, and Flautist particularly. It comes with notation and Tab for the banjo, guitar and bass. This piece would absolutely bring the house down, every time - no doubt about it.To be the first to receive notification of future releases please email rainynightmusic@hotmail.com stating that you wish to receive this information. Alternatively, follow me on Facebook and receive updates on all my musical releases at www.facebook.com/rainynightmusic. Thank you for your purchase and I hope you enjoy the music.

Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1426124 Composed by Paul Burnell. 21st Century,Classical,Contemporary. 41 pages. Paul Burnell #1006920. Published by Paul Burnell (A0.1426124). Reveille by Paul Burnell.Composed 2002, with minor revisions to the score in 2023.For instruments in six parts, reading treble clef.Optional: percussion (2 low drums, agogo bells, marimba or piano), six voices, drone on EDuration 7:00 approx.Score in CThe instrumental parts may be played with multiple performers on each part 1-6. Octave transpositions are allowed optionally at any point, in addition to those bars marked with ‘opt. 8’. If there are multiple performers on each part then have solo performers from rehearsal letter E to the end. The technique instructions in brackets (pizz., arco, con sord.) are not meant to indicate specific instruments, they are applicable only to those appropriate instruments who may be performing.Optional - Percussion instruments. Two low drums, agogo bells, marimba or piano.Optional - Voices. In the opening section, each voice in turn speaks the name of the subsequent instrumental performer at the beginning of the indicated bar (or any person if there are multiple players within the part). The subsequent rhythms are a guide and can be interpreted freely.The voices may characterise their delivery so that each person is distinguished from the other. For example - angry, loving, curious, frightened, strict, cynical.Optional - Drone on low E. The drone may be played on any instruments, taking breath or rests as necessary. The drone ends in the bar before rehearsal letter E. The drone may be doubled one or two octaves higher and/or an octave lower than written. If multiple instruments are playing the drone, the players may fade in and out of the drone texture ad lib.Any of the following also optional: Voices enter, three with folded bed sheets who unfold and shake them open; others recite list of night birds. Hang sheets to make a screen. Instrumentalists enter. Bird flying silhouettes or bird hand-shapes projected. Intermittent recorded sounds of flapping wings. At end voices fold sheets, exit with instrumentalists, flapping wings sound fades. Other instruments sustain low e from beginning to letter E.Bird names: barn owl, stone curlew, nightjar, long-eared owl, whip-poor-will, Japanese night heron, tawny owl, northern mockingbird, hermit thrush, black crowned night heron, great horned owl, shearwater, woodcock, common nighthawk, chuck-will’s-widow, Jerdon’s courser, corncrake.

Small Ensemble Bassoon,Cello,Clarinet,Double Bass,Flute,Oboe,Viola,Violin - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.575857 Composed by David Warin Solomons. Arranged by Colin Bayliss. 20th Century. Score and parts. 23 pages. David Warin Solomons #2028845. Published by David Warin Solomons (A0.575857). This is from a suite of pieces written variously for recorder orchestra and for chamber orchestra The five movements are: 1 Meinau Rag 2 An Amble round Mercury 3 Pretty How Town 4 Landscape before sunrise 5 Little Laser Lady Each movement has its own story and reflects various places where the composer has lived or poems that have inspired him: Meinau Rag was written in honour of his 8 month stay in La Meinau, a suburb of Strasbourg, while teaching English at the nearby Hotellery School - it was one of several ragtimes, a style he experimented with on the guitar at that time. An Amble round Mercury refers to the pond and associated statue of Mercury in the centre of Tom Quad at his college, Christ Church Oxford. The ostinato theme is one that he has used on many pieces and was originally written to accompany a setting from the Book of Elijah - and in that day thou shalt say O Lord - in his college days. Pretty How Town, a perky and rhythmically complex piece, is based on the poem - anyone lived in a pretty how town by e.e.cummings. The more laid back Landscape before sunrise is based on a setting of many ways in which the world says Goodnight and is inspired by the view from the composer's 18th floor flat in Aldgate East overlooking a multicultural population. The rhythms of the original song Goodnight follow the phrases in each language: Good Night, buona notte, gute Nacht, kali nykhta, oyasumi nasai, nos da...etc Little Laser Lady, an upbeat end to the suite, is based on a poem by a friend of the composer, whose girlfriend (and wife to be) would always visit him in her Laser (a make of car in Australia) (She is the sun in the afternoon, she is the night's familiar, she comes on a beam of yellow gold light......) The orchestration is: Piccolo [except in the 4th movement], 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, Clarinet, Bassoon and string orchestra including double bass. The pdf file contains the score and separate parts. The sound sample is an electronic preview. Also available: all the scores together under the title Sweet 4 chamber orchestra.

Chamber Orchestra - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.580943 Composed by David Warin Solomons. Arranged by Colin Bayliss. 20th Century. Score and parts. 27 pages. David Warin Solomons #2028843. Published by David Warin Solomons (A0.580943). This is from a suite of pieces written variously for recorder orchestra and for chamber orchestra The five movements are: 1 Meinau Rag 2 An Amble round Mercury 3 Pretty How Town 4 Landscape before sunrise 5 Little Laser Lady Each movement has its own story and reflects various places where the composer has lived or poems that have inspired him: Meinau Rag was written in honour of his 8 month stay in La Meinau, a suburb of Strasbourg, while teaching English at the nearby Hotellery School - it was one of several ragtimes, a style he experimented with on the guitar at that time. An Amble round Mercury refers to the pond and associated statue of Mercury in the centre of Tom Quad at his college, Christ Church Oxford. The ostinato theme is one that he has used on many pieces and was originally written to accompany a setting from the Book of Elijah - and in that day thou shalt say O Lord - in his college days. Pretty How Town, a perky and rhythmically complex piece, is based on the poem - anyone lived in a pretty how town by e.e.cummings. The more laid back Landscape before sunrise is based on a setting of many ways in which the world says Goodnight and is inspired by the view from the composer's 18th floor flat in Aldgate East overlooking a multicultural population. The rhythms of the original song Goodnight follow the phrases in each language: Good Night, buona notte, gute Nacht, kali nykhta, oyasumi nasai, nos da...etc Little Laser Lady, an upbeat end to the suite, is based on a poem by a friend of the composer, whose girlfriend (and wife to be) would always visit him in her Laser (a make of car in Australia) (She is the sun in the afternoon, she is the night's familiar, she comes on a beam of yellow gold light......) The orchestration is: Piccolo [except in the 4th movement], 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, Clarinet, Bassoon and string orchestra including double bass. The pdf file contains the score and separate parts. The sound sample is an electronic preview. Also available: all the scores together under the title Sweet 4 chamber orchestra.

Chamber Orchestra - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.580942 Composed by David Warin Solomons. Arranged by Colin Bayliss. 20th Century. Score and parts. 15 pages. David Warin Solomons #2028849. Published by David Warin Solomons (A0.580942). This is from a suite of pieces written variously for recorder orchestra and for chamber orchestra The five movements are: 1 Meinau Rag 2 An Amble round Mercury 3 Pretty How Town 4 Landscape before sunrise 5 Little Laser Lady Each movement has its own story and reflects various places where the composer has lived or poems that have inspired him: Meinau Rag was written in honour of his 8 month stay in La Meinau, a suburb of Strasbourg, while teaching English at the nearby Hotellery School - it was one of several ragtimes, a style he experimented with on the guitar at that time. An Amble round Mercury refers to the pond and associated statue of Mercury in the centre of Tom Quad at his college, Christ Church Oxford. The ostinato theme is one that he has used on many pieces and was originally written to accompany a setting from the Book of Elijah - and in that day thou shalt say O Lord - in his college days. Pretty How Town, a perky and rhythmically complex piece, is based on the poem - anyone lived in a pretty how town by e.e.cummings. The more laid back Landscape before sunrise is based on a setting of many ways in which the world says Goodnight and is inspired by the view from the composer's 18th floor flat in Aldgate East overlooking a multicultural population. The rhythms of the original song Goodnight follow the phrases in each language: Good Night, buona notte, gute Nacht, kali nykhta, oyasumi nasai, nos da...etc Little Laser Lady, an upbeat end to the suite, is based on a poem by a friend of the composer, whose girlfriend (and wife to be) would always visit him in her Laser (a make of car in Australia) (She is the sun in the afternoon, she is the night's familiar, she comes on a beam of yellow gold light......) The orchestration is: 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, Clarinet, Bassoon and string orchestra including double bass. The pdf file contains the score and separate parts. The sound sample is an electronic preview. Also available: all the scores together under the title Sweet 4 chamber orchestra.

Chamber Orchestra - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.580941 Composed by David Warin Solomons. Arranged by Colin Bayliss. 20th Century. Score and parts. 23 pages. David Warin Solomons #2028841. Published by David Warin Solomons (A0.580941). This is from a suite of pieces written variously for recorder orchestra and for chamber orchestra The five movements are: 1 Meinau Rag 2 An Amble round Mercury 3 Pretty How Town 4 Landscape before sunrise 5 Little Laser Lady Each movement has its own story and reflects various places where the composer has lived or poems that have inspired him: Meinau Rag was written in honour of his 8 month stay in La Meinau, a suburb of Strasbourg, while teaching English at the nearby Hotellery School - it was one of several ragtimes, a style he experimented with on the guitar at that time. An Amble round Mercury refers to the pond and associated statue of Mercury in the centre of Tom Quad at his college, Christ Church Oxford. The ostinato theme is one that he has used on many pieces and was originally written to accompany a setting from the Book of Elijah - and in that day thou shalt say O Lord - in his college days. Pretty How Town, a perky and rhythmically complex piece, is based on the poem - anyone lived in a pretty how town by e.e.cummings. The more laid back Landscape before sunrise is based on a setting of many ways in which the world says Goodnight and is inspired by the view from the composer's 18th floor flat in Aldgate East overlooking a multicultural population. The rhythms of the original song Goodnight follow the phrases in each language: Good Night, buona notte, gute Nacht, kali nykhta, oyasumi nasai, nos da...etc Little Laser Lady, an upbeat end to the suite, is based on a poem by a friend of the composer, whose girlfriend (and wife to be) would always visit him in her Laser (a make of car in Australia) (She is the sun in the afternoon, she is the night's familiar, she comes on a beam of yellow gold light......) The orchestration is: Piccolo [except in the 4th movement], 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, Clarinet, Bassoon and string orchestra including double bass. The pdf file contains the score and separate parts. The sound sample is an electronic preview. Also available: all the scores together under the title Sweet 4 chamber orchestra.

Piano Solo - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1375997 By Liberace. By Vincent Rose, George Gershwin, Frederick Chopin. Arranged by Timothy Stapay/Liberace. Broadway,Film/TV,Jazz,Musical/Show,Singer/Songwriter,Standards. Score. 14 pages. Timothy Stapay #960550. Published by Timothy Stapay (A0.1375997). This is an arrangement of songs made famous by Eddy Duchin during his career.  As performed by piano artist, Liberace in concerts throughout the world.  The medley includes Whispering by Vincent Rose, Somebody Loves Me by Geroge Gershwin; and Chopin's Nocturne by Frederic Chopin.Eddy Duchin - pianist, bandleader (1910 - 1951)The most famous of the piano showman, Eddy Duchin (his first name sometimes spelled ''Eddie'') began his career in 1928 with Leo Reisman's orchestra at New York's Central Park Casino, the most elegant society nightspot in the city. Though part of a team with fellow pianist Nat Brandywynne, Duchin's flashy style and suave demeanor quickly made him the most popular member of the group, and in 1931 he took over Reisman's place as leader at the Casino. His ten-piece orchestra played seven nights a week to a packed house.Władziu Valentino Liberace(May 16, 1919 – February 4, 1987) was an American pianist, singer, and actor.   He was born in Wisconsin to parents of Italian and Polish origin and enjoyed a career spanning four decades of concerts, recordings, television, motion pictures, and endorsements. At the height of his fame from the 1950s to 1970s, he was the highest-paid entertainer in the world!