My Pet (1921)
Novelty
Last updated: 11.10.23
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Composer: Z. Confrey Suppliers: dbe15.gif
Editor: Geoff Grainger Sextet A/T/T/T+B/B/GB(B)
Publisher: Ditty Box Enterprises Publication: DBE 350
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Length: approx. 2½ mins.
As written previously in other forewords, it is the author's idle conjecture (based on the titles alone and entirely without factual foundation it is hastened to add) that the trio of 1921 compositions comprising Poor Buttermilk (1921), My Pet and Kitten on the Keys (1921) are thematically connected.
My Pet is an absolutely charming piece, heavily syncopated with many typical Confrey passages containing triplets immediately followed by quaver/semi-quaver pairs (sometimes broken!) which have an intoxicating, mesmerising effect albeit that such passages are extraordinarily difficult to play en ensemble.
What all the named piece do have in common are the heavy demands made on the performer, their genuine novelty and the delight they give to audiences and performers alike. My Pet was published by Jack Mills Inc., New York, USA.
A tempo of 180 crotchets/min. is suggested.
  Issue Instruments Performer
       
  DBE MP3 Sample    
audiodbemp315.gif Not issued A/T/T/T+B/B/GB(B) Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens.
  Midi File(s)   Sequencer(s)
audiomidi15.gif Midi J. Cowles
     Performer CD Title Supplier
       
cd15.gif Claude Bolling Ragtime Bolling & Boogie CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif Zez Confrey Vol.4 Keyboard Wizards Of The Gershwin Era flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif "Perfessor" Bill Edwards It's Ragging Cats and Dogs
cd15.gif "Perfessor" Bill Edwards The Two Sides of Perfessor Bill
cd15.gif Dick Hyman Forgotten Dreams: Archives of Novelty Piano (1920's-1930's) CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif Guido Nielsen Kitten on the Keys flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif Artis Wodehouse Zez Confrey: Piano Rolls and Scores flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
     Title Performer Composer
       
youtube15.jpg Mimi Blais Dizzy Fingers (7:22) M. Blais Z. Confrey