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The John Church Company, Cincinnati. Published date: 1913. Softcover, musical score; 1 score (31 pp); 31 cm. Piano music for four hands (teacher and pupil). Juvenile teaching pieces. Illustrated paper covers printed in red and black with ornamental border design.
In acceptable condition with a 2 inch slit along the bottom of the spine and several other chips, tears, and creasing along edges. Covers show general age toning and soiling. Light pencil notes throughout marking fingerings, practice markings, dates, and a few student names. Light overall scuffing, aging, and soiling. An acceptable reading and study copy. A pedagogical piano score designed for early-stage students and teachers to play together, emphasizing sight reading, ensemble coordination, and basic rhythmic and melodic development. The pupil generally plays the simpler secondo parts while the teacher performs the primo. Jessie L. Gaynor was a prominent American music educator whose works were widely used in early twentieth-century piano instruction. Contents include: The merry-go-round; A little duet; The gipsies; The waltzing mice; Peasant dance; A little waltz; Night song; The voyage of the rocking chair (from a melody by Elizabeth Hull).