Billy Mayerl
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William Joseph Mayerl (31 May 1902 – 25 March 1959) was an English pianist and composer who built a career in music hall and musical theatre and became an acknowledged master of light music. Best known for his syncopated novelty piano solos, he wrote over 300 piano pieces, many of which were named after flowers and trees, including his best-known composition, Marigold (1927). He also ran the successful School of Syncopation for whose members he published hundreds of his own arrangements of popular songs.
He also composed works for piano and orchestra, often in suites with evocative names such as the 'Aquarium Suite' (1937), comprising "Willow Moss", "Moorish Idol", "Fantail", and "Whirligig".
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- Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Book 3, Op. 43: No. 1, Butterfly - Zzzz. Carnival of the Insects - A Symphony for Life - Billy Mayerl
- Rimsky-Korsakov: The Tale of Tsar Saltan, Act 3: The Flight of the Bumblebee - Zzzz. Carnival of the Insects - A Symphony for Life - Billy Mayerl
- Berlioz: 8 Scènes de Faust, Op. 1, H 33: No. 5, Chanson de Méphistophélès "Histoire d'une puce" - Zzzz. Carnival of the Insects - A Symphony for Life - Billy Mayerl
- Chopin: 12 Études, Op. 25: No. 9 in G-Flat Major "Butterfly" - Zzzz. Carnival of the Insects - A Symphony for Life - Billy Mayerl
- Schubert, F: Bagatelles, Op. 13: No. 9, L'abeille - Zzzz. Carnival of the Insects - A Symphony for Life - Billy Mayerl
- Lyadov: 8 Russian Folksongs, Op. 58: No. 4, Humorous Song "I Danced with a Mosquito" - Zzzz. Carnival of the Insects - A Symphony for Life - Billy Mayerl
- Prokofiev: Cinderella, Op. 87, Act 1: No. 14, Grasshoppers and Dragonflies - Zzzz. Carnival of the Insects - A Symphony for Life - Billy Mayerl
- Massenet: 2 Pièces pour piano: No. 1, Papillons noirs - Zzzz. Carnival of the Insects - A Symphony for Life - Billy Mayerl
- Trenet: La cigale et la fourmi - Zzzz. Carnival of the Insects - A Symphony for Life - Billy Mayerl
- Bartók: Mikrokosmos, Sz. 107, Book VI: No. 142, From the Diary of a Fly - Zzzz. Carnival of the Insects - A Symphony for Life - Billy Mayerl
- Tippet: Songs for Ariel: No. 3, Where the Bee Sucks - Zzzz. Carnival of the Insects - A Symphony for Life - Billy Mayerl
- Schubert: Der Schmetterling, Op. 57 No. 1, D. 633 - Zzzz. Carnival of the Insects - A Symphony for Life - Billy Mayerl
- Barrios Mangoré: Las abejas - Zzzz. Carnival of the Insects - A Symphony for Life - Billy Mayerl
- Couperin: Second livre de pièces de clavecin, Sixième ordre: VIII. Le moucheron - Zzzz. Carnival of the Insects - A Symphony for Life - Billy Mayerl
- Schumann: Liederalbum für die Jugend, Op. 79: No. 14, Marienwürmchen - Zzzz. Carnival of the Insects - A Symphony for Life - Billy Mayerl
- Vaughan Williams: The Wasps, an Aristophanic Suite: II. Entracte - Zzzz. Carnival of the Insects - A Symphony for Life - Billy Mayerl
- Arne: Where the Bee Sucks (From Shakespeare's "The Tempest") - Zzzz. Carnival of the Insects - A Symphony for Life - Billy Mayerl
- Desprez: El grillo - Zzzz. Carnival of the Insects - A Symphony for Life - Billy Mayerl
- Bennett: Songs Before Sleep: No. 1, The Mouse and the Bumblebee - Zzzz. Carnival of the Insects - A Symphony for Life - Billy Mayerl
- Wiltschinsky: Papillon - Zzzz. Carnival of the Insects - A Symphony for Life - Billy Mayerl
- Satie: Carnet d'esquisses et de croquis: No. 17, Petit prélude de "La mort de monsieur Mouche" - Zzzz. Carnival of the Insects - A Symphony for Life - Billy Mayerl
- Lecocq: 6 Fables de La Fontaine: No. 4, La cigale et la fourmi - Zzzz. Carnival of the Insects - A Symphony for Life - Billy Mayerl
- Johnson: Where the Bee Sucks (For Shakespeare's "The Tempest") - Zzzz. Carnival of the Insects - A Symphony for Life - Billy Mayerl
- Nicolai: Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor, Act 3: Mückentanz. "Mücken, Wespen, Fliegenchor" (Spärlich, Cajus, Falstaff, Reich, Chor) - Zzzz. Carnival of the Insects - A Symphony for Life - Billy Mayerl
- Chausson: 7 Mélodies, Op. 2: No. 3, Les papillons - Zzzz. Carnival of the Insects - A Symphony for Life - Billy Mayerl
- Roussel: Le festin de l'araignée, Op. 17, Pt. 2: XIII. Funérailles de l'Éphémère - Zzzz. Carnival of the Insects - A Symphony for Life - Billy Mayerl
- Purcell: Dioclesian, Z. 627, Act 4: Butterfly Dance - Zzzz. Carnival of the Insects - A Symphony for Life - Billy Mayerl
- Martin: 5 Songs of Ariel: No. 5, Where the Bee Sucks There Suck I - Zzzz. Carnival of the Insects - A Symphony for Life - Billy Mayerl
- Crumb: Black Angels "Thirteen Images from the Dark Land": Threnody I. Night of the Electric Insects - Zzzz. Carnival of the Insects - A Symphony for Life - Billy Mayerl
- Ravel: Histoires naturelles, M. 50: No. 2, Le grillon - Zzzz. Carnival of the Insects - A Symphony for Life - Billy Mayerl
- Mayerl: 4 Insect Oddities: No. 3, Praying Mantis - Zzzz. Carnival of the Insects - A Symphony for Life - Billy Mayerl
- Samazeuilh: Le cercle des heures: V. Si j'étais une luciole - Zzzz. Carnival of the Insects - A Symphony for Life - Billy Mayerl
- Friml: The Firefly, Act 1: "Love Is Like a Firefly" (Nina) - Zzzz. Carnival of the Insects - A Symphony for Life - Billy Mayerl
- Mussorgsky: Mephistopheles' Song in Auerbach's Cellar "Song of the Flea" - Zzzz. Carnival of the Insects - A Symphony for Life - Billy Mayerl
- Gallot: Dialogue ou Chaconne "La mouche" - Zzzz. Carnival of the Insects - A Symphony for Life - Billy Mayerl
- Plakidis: 2 Grasshopper Dances for Solo Violin: No. 2, Happy Dance - Zzzz. Carnival of the Insects - A Symphony for Life - Billy Mayerl
- Puccini: Madama Butterfly, Act 2: "Come una mosca prigioniera" (Suzuki, Butterfly) - Zzzz. Carnival of the Insects - A Symphony for Life - Billy Mayerl
- Elgar: The Wand of Youth, Suite No. 2, Op. 1b: III. Moths and Butterflies - Zzzz. Carnival of the Insects - A Symphony for Life - Billy Mayerl
- Shostakovich: Romance from The Gadfly - Zzzz. Carnival of the Insects - A Symphony for Life - Billy Mayerl
- Delage: Fables de La Fontaine, Op. 20: No. 2, La cigale et la fourmi - Zzzz. Carnival of the Insects - A Symphony for Life - Billy Mayerl
- Offenbach: Orphée aux enfers, Act 2: Duo de la mouche. "Il m'a semblé sur mon épaule" (Eurydice, Jupiter) - Zzzz. Carnival of the Insects - A Symphony for Life - Billy Mayerl
- Porter: Hitchy-Koo: Bring Me Back My Butterfly - Zzzz. Carnival of the Insects - A Symphony for Life - Billy Mayerl
- Andreyev: The Butterfly - Zzzz. Carnival of the Insects - A Symphony for Life - Billy Mayerl
- Wilbye: The Second Set of Madrigals: No. 17, Sweet Honey Sucking Bees: Pt. 2 - Zzzz. Carnival of the Insects - A Symphony for Life - Billy Mayerl
- Lincke: Lysistrata, Act 2: Glühwürmchen-Idyll. "Wen die Nacht sich niedersenkt" - Zzzz. Carnival of the Insects - A Symphony for Life - Billy Mayerl
- Franck: Roses et papillons, FWV 81 - Zzzz. Carnival of the Insects - A Symphony for Life - Billy Mayerl
- Bee - Zzzz. Carnival of the Insects - A Symphony for Life - Billy Mayerl
- Caplet: 3 Fables de La Fontaine: No. 2, La cigale et la fourmi - Zzzz. Carnival of the Insects - A Symphony for Life - Billy Mayerl
- Fauré: Papillon, Op. 77 - Zzzz. Carnival of the Insects - A Symphony for Life - Billy Mayerl
- Messager: Madame Chrysanthème, Act 3: "Écoutez, c'est le chant des cigales" (Madame Chrysanthème) - Zzzz. Carnival of the Insects - A Symphony for Life - Billy Mayerl
- Milhaud: Quatrains valaisans, Op. 206: No. 5, Beau papillon - Zzzz. Carnival of the Insects - A Symphony for Life - Billy Mayerl
- Gounod: Faust, Act 5, Appendice: Chanson. "Maître Scarabée, ayant fait fortune" (Méphistophélès) - Zzzz. Carnival of the Insects - A Symphony for Life - Billy Mayerl
- Hersant: Poèmes chinois: No. 5, Papillon de nuit - Zzzz. Carnival of the Insects - A Symphony for Life - Billy Mayerl
- Rosenthal: Papillons - Zzzz. Carnival of the Insects - A Symphony for Life - Billy Mayerl
- Scarlatti, A: Le papillon léger - Zzzz. Carnival of the Insects - A Symphony for Life - Billy Mayerl
- Beethoven: 29 Songs of Various Nations, WoO 158: No. 20, Como la Mariposa Soy - Zzzz. Carnival of the Insects - A Symphony for Life - Billy Mayerl
- Handel: Partenope, HWV 27, Act 2: Aria. "Qual farfalletta" (Partenope) - Zzzz. Carnival of the Insects - A Symphony for Life - Billy Mayerl
- Strauss, R: Krämerspiegel, Op. 66: No. 9, Es war mal eine Wanze - Zzzz. Carnival of the Insects - A Symphony for Life - Billy Mayerl
- Strauss, Jos.: Die Libelle, Op. 204 - Zzzz. Carnival of the Insects - A Symphony for Life - Billy Mayerl
- Dvořák: Moravian Duets, Op. 32, Pt. 2, B. 62: No. 13, Wilde Rose - Zzzz. Carnival of the Insects - A Symphony for Life - Billy Mayerl
- Telemann: Pimpinone oder die ungleiche Heirat, TWV 21:15: Duett. "Wilde Hummel!" (Pimpinone, Vespetta) - Zzzz. Carnival of the Insects - A Symphony for Life - Billy Mayerl
- Haydn: Die Schöpfung, Hob.XXI:2, Pt. 2: No. 21, Rezitativ. "Gleich öffnet sich der Erde Schoss" (Raphael) - Zzzz. Carnival of the Insects - A Symphony for Life - Billy Mayerl
- Enescu: Impressions d'enfance, Op. 28: No. 6, Grillon - Zzzz. Carnival of the Insects - A Symphony for Life - Billy Mayerl
- Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in E Major, Op. 8 No. 1, RV 269 "Spring": III. Allegro - Zzzz. Carnival of the Insects - A Symphony for Life - Billy Mayerl
- Loewe: 4 Fabellieder, Op. 64: No. 1, Der verliebte Maikäfer - Zzzz. Carnival of the Insects - A Symphony for Life - Billy Mayerl
- Bach, JS: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1048: III. Allegro - Zzzz. Carnival of the Insects - A Symphony for Life - Billy Mayerl
- Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74 "Pathétique": III. Allegro molto vivace - Zzzz. Carnival of the Insects - A Symphony for Life - Billy Mayerl
- Polonaise in C Major, Op. 89: Polonaise in C Major, Op. 89 - Live - Rarities of Piano Music at »Schloss vor Husum« from the 2022 Festival - Billy Mayerl
- Piano Sonata no. 8, D568: II. Andante molto - Live - Rarities of Piano Music at »Schloss vor Husum« from the 2022 Festival - Billy Mayerl
- 3 Bagatelles, Op. 1: I. Allegretto - Live - Rarities of Piano Music at »Schloss vor Husum« from the 2022 Festival - Billy Mayerl
- 2 Pieces, Op. 5: I. Désir - Live - Rarities of Piano Music at »Schloss vor Husum« from the 2022 Festival - Billy Mayerl
- 4 Preludes, Op. 37: I. No, 1 in B-Flat Minor - Live - Rarities of Piano Music at »Schloss vor Husum« from the 2022 Festival - Billy Mayerl
- Romance sans paroles, Op. 56: Romance sans paroles, Op. 56 - Live - Rarities of Piano Music at »Schloss vor Husum« from the 2022 Festival - Billy Mayerl
- Au pays dévasté, Op. 155: Au pays dévasté, Op. 155 - Live - Rarities of Piano Music at »Schloss vor Husum« from the 2022 Festival - Billy Mayerl
- Variations on a Well-known Tune: I. Theme - Live - Rarities of Piano Music at »Schloss vor Husum« from the 2022 Festival - Billy Mayerl
- Variations on a Well-known Tune: II. Var. 1 Skipping to School - Live - Rarities of Piano Music at »Schloss vor Husum« from the 2022 Festival - Billy Mayerl
- Variations on a Well-known Tune: III. Var. 2 Baby’s Bath - Live - Rarities of Piano Music at »Schloss vor Husum« from the 2022 Festival - Billy Mayerl
- Variations on a Well-known Tune: IV. Var. 3 The President of Class 6x - Live - Rarities of Piano Music at »Schloss vor Husum« from the 2022 Festival - Billy Mayerl
- Variations on a Well-known Tune: V. Var. 4 Walk through Central Park - Live - Rarities of Piano Music at »Schloss vor Husum« from the 2022 Festival - Billy Mayerl
- Variations on a Well-known Tune: V. Var. 5 Big Brother and Baby Brother - Live - Rarities of Piano Music at »Schloss vor Husum« from the 2022 Festival - Billy Mayerl
- Variations on a Well-known Tune: VII. Var. 6 A musical Neighbour - Live - Rarities of Piano Music at »Schloss vor Husum« from the 2022 Festival - Billy Mayerl
- Variations on a Well-known Tune: VIII. Var. 7 Story in Bed - Live - Rarities of Piano Music at »Schloss vor Husum« from the 2022 Festival - Billy Mayerl
- Variations on a Well-known Tune: IX. Var. 8 Happy Dreams - Live - Rarities of Piano Music at »Schloss vor Husum« from the 2022 Festival - Billy Mayerl
- Variations on a Well-known Tune: X. Var. 9 Another Day – Procession - Live - Rarities of Piano Music at »Schloss vor Husum« from the 2022 Festival - Billy Mayerl
- 5 Piano Pieces Op. 101: III. Allegro non troppo - Live - Rarities of Piano Music at »Schloss vor Husum« from the 2022 Festival - Billy Mayerl
- Play Piano Play “10 Pieces for Yuko”: VI. Presto possible - Live - Rarities of Piano Music at »Schloss vor Husum« from the 2022 Festival - Billy Mayerl
- Oliver Twist: Oliver’s Sleepless Night - Live - Rarities of Piano Music at »Schloss vor Husum« from the 2022 Festival - Billy Mayerl
- Jill All Alone in G Major: Jill All Alone in G Major - Live - Rarities of Piano Music at »Schloss vor Husum« from the 2022 Festival - Billy Mayerl
- Andante appassionato Op. 2: Andante appassionato Op. 2 - Live - Rarities of Piano Music at »Schloss vor Husum« from the 2022 Festival - Billy Mayerl
- 3 Studio da Concerto Op. 31 (1915, ed. 1929): I. Vivacissimo - Live - Rarities of Piano Music at »Schloss vor Husum« from the 2022 Festival - Billy Mayerl
- Smile-Improvisation on a Chaplin tune: Smile-Improvisation on a Chaplin tune - Live - Rarities of Piano Music at »Schloss vor Husum« from the 2022 Festival - Billy Mayerl
- Sadko: Cradle Song - Live - Rarities of Piano Music at »Schloss vor Husum« from the 2022 Festival - Billy Mayerl
- Fantasy on George Gershwin: ”The Man I Love" - Live - Rarities of Piano Music at »Schloss vor Husum« from the 2022 Festival - Billy Mayerl
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