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Nola in D major

Felix Arndt

About the composer
Felix Arndt (May 20, 1889 – October 16, 1918) was an American pianist and composer of popular music. Educated in New York (his music teachers included Carl Lachmund), Arndt composed songs for the famous vaudeville team of Jack Norworth and Nora Bayes, and recorded over 3000 piano rolls for Duo-Art and QRS Records. He died in New York City only aged 29 during the Spanish flu pandemic and was interred at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Tarrytown, New York. Arndt is best remembered for his 1915 composition "Nola," sometimes considered to be the first example of the novelty piano or "novelty ragtime" genre.
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Who's this piece for?
Great piece for advanced pianists who want to expand their repertoire and learn more about the music of Arndt.
5+ pages
Jazz
D major

MOOD: Happy and playful.

TECHNIQUE: Jumps.

Ranking
Equivalent to RCM level 9
Equivalent to ABRSM level 8
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1912

New Mexico and Arizona admitted as states of the U.S.

1912

Titanic sinks on its first voyage.

1913

Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring premieres in Paris.

1914

World War I begins with the assassination of Austrian Archduke Francis Ferdinand.

1915

Nola was composed by F. Arndt at the age of 26 years old.

1915

Alexander Scriabin died.

1917

First American combat troops in France as the U.S. declares war on Germany.

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Russian Revolution begins.

1917

U.S. buys Virgin Islands from Denmark for $25 million.

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