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Thursday, December 15, 2011

COLLECTION #120: Mid-Century Christmas Piano Music

 

This small collection of piano music is from my own pathetic days as a piano student, as well as my Mother-in-Law, and her mother's collections.




The two music books: Let Us Have Music for Christmas by Carl Fischer, and Christmas Cameos by John W. Schaum, were my books from the early '60s. I tried playing a song or two from Christmas Cameos, and I can see now why I quit piano lessons... it was really hard! I love the cute late '50s artwork on the front... it's very retro, and still looks awesome today!


The sheet music belonged to my Mother-in-Law Betty, and her mother Evelyn Gore. They had a lot of sheet music in the home. Bruce's Grandpa (Evelyn's husband) was quite an accomplished pianist. I never heard Evelyn play (she died only a few years after we were married), but I remember hearing  Lawrence play.

I love all the different styles of artwork of Santa and the reindeer. Very cute!