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Edward Elzear "Zez" Confrey (3 April 1895 – 22 November 1971)[1] was an American composer and performer of novelty piano and jazz music. His most noted works were "Kitten on the Keys" and "Dizzy Fingers." Studying at the Chicago Musical College and becoming enthralled by French impressionists played a critical role in how he composed and performed music.[2]

The sheet music for Dizzy Fingers.
The sheet music for "Dizzy Fingers".

Life and career


Confrey was born in Peru, Illinois, United States,[1] the youngest child of Thomas and Margaret Confrey. Aspiring to be a concert pianist, he attended Chicago Musical College and studied with private teachers. He later abandoned that idea for composing, encouraged by his oldest brother, James J. Confrey, an organist.[3] By 1916 he was a staff pianist for Witmarks in Chicago. He also enlisted in the US Navy in 1917.[citation needed]

After World War I, Confrey became a pianist and arranger for the QRS piano roll company.[1] He also recorded for AMPICO's reproducing piano system, which was installed in upper-line pianos such as Mason & Hamlin and Chickering.

In 1921 Confrey wrote his novelty piano solo "Kitten on the Keys", inspired by hearing his grandmother's cat walk on the keyboard of her piano.[3] It became a hit, and he went on to compose many other pieces in the genre.[4] "Dizzy Fingers" (1923) was Confrey's other biggest seller.[4]

Following the 1920s, Confrey focused primarily on composing for jazz bands. He retired after World War II but continued to compose until 1959. He died at age 76 in Lakewood, New Jersey after suffering for many years from Parkinson's disease.[1] He left behind more than a hundred piano works, songs and miniature operas, and numerous piano rolls, music publications and sound recordings.

Writing in 2007 David A. Jasen describes Confrey, alongside Roy Bargy, as still "firmly rooted in the folk tradition".[5]


List of known works


For piano unless otherwise indicated.


Selected discography



See also



References


  1. Thedeadrockstarsclub.com Archived 9 October 2015 at the Wayback Machine - accessed August 2011
  2. "Zez Confrey | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  3. Confrey, Zez, Zez Confrey's Modern Course in Novelty Piano Playing (New York: Jack Mills, 1923), p. 4.
  4. Du Noyer, Paul (2003). The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Music (1st ed.). Fulham, London: Flame Tree Publishing. p. 123. ISBN 1-904041-96-5.
  5. Jasen, David A. (14 April 2007). Ragtime: An Encyclopedia, Discography, and Sheetography. Taylor & Francis. p. 83. ISBN 9780415978620 – via Google Books.
  6. List of Works by Zez Confrey Archived 19 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Grainger.de. Retrieved 24 February 2011.

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На других языках

[de] Zez Confrey

Edward Elzear „Zez“ Confrey (* 3. April 1895 in Peru (Illinois); † 22. November 1971 in Lakewood, New Jersey) war ein amerikanischer Komponist und Interpret des Ragtime und Klaviermusik des Novelty-Stils. Er hat mehr als hundert Werke für Piano, aber auch Miniaturopern und Lieder geschrieben und zahlreiche Werke auf Klavierrollen und Schallplatten eingespielt.
- [en] Zez Confrey

[ru] Конфри, Зез

Эдвард Элзиер «Зез» Конфри (англ. Edward Elzear "Zez" Confrey; 3 апреля 1895 — 22 ноября 1971)[1] — американский композитор-пианист в стилях джаз и регтайм . Его самыми известными произведениями являются «Котёнок на клавиатуре» («Kitten on the Keys») и «Головокружительные пальцы» («Dizzy Fingers»).


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