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Hill Country Ragtime	Earthtones	Miniatures & Exercises	Classics For The Holiday
Sultry Nights	Gifts From The Muse	Summer Serenades	Melodious Modern Ragtime

Hill Country Ragtime Folio and Recordings
	Hill Country Ragtime (2001) 22 Ragtime Piano Solos and ragtime companion pieces, by Greenfield Bowie
(Publication #POMB-20) $25 [also available on compact disc]
Hill Country Flyer - A Ragtime Excursion This piano rag is named after a restored steam-powered tourist train that links Austin and Burnet, Texas. The locomotive which powers the train is Southern Pacific #786, operated by the Austin Steam Train Association.
Sweetheart Rag This sweet rag conveys the cool detachment of a suave, hip someone who isn't anybody's fool!
Altamira Rag The plaintive melodies of this rag convey operatic and theatrical emotions.
Sewing Machine Rag This rag is mechanical and unwavering, as its title suggests.
Sashay-- A Ragtime Novelty This piano novelty rag begins with a casual sauntering, gradually building to an active and loud ending.
Friendship Rag Contrasting major and minor themes are the hallmark of this piece, reflecting the twists and turns of friendship.
Bee Caves Rag This piano rag is named after a small town in the Central Texas Hill Country.
Flying Circus Rag Beginning with classical scales, this ragtime piece eventually builds to a rousing tour de force, with fireworks up in the sky.
Eldorado -- A Ragtime Odyssey This piano rag's quest is for the golden nirvana, or perfection.
Tea Time Waltz - Syncopated This is a syncopated piano waltz companion piece, reminiscent of Victorian music of the 1890s.
Java Rag This piano rag is a conversation, complete with statements, counterclaims, retorts, exclamations, and witticisms.
Sugar Cube Rag This rag presents sweet, innocent, and nostalgic themes, contrasted with tension occurring near the end.
Teal Blue Rag This piano rag blends syncopation with blues-tinged chords and melody, and is one of the composer's favorites.
Peppermint Candy -- Ragtime Vignettes This piano novelty rag strings together a series of syncopated fanfares and grand entrances.
Lantana Rag Like the flower, this piece is quintessential sweet ragtime, with ubiquitous left hand passages and an exciting ending.
Dulce Serenade -- A Ragtime Companion This sentimental ragtime companion piece was inspired by the Latin classic, "Adios."
Tricycle Rag This piano rag features several children's themes interwoven with a number of humorous passages.
Shoe Laces Rag This busy ragtime conversation piece gets tied up in various points of view.
The Filly Rag This piano rag is lively and high-spirited as its title suggests.
Uplifted Rag The title of this piano rag acknowledges a borrowing of melody from a well-known traditional hymn, "Love Lifted Me."
Down The Road Rag This sweet and sentimental piano rag gradually builds towards a barn-burner ending.
Mo-Pac Tracks The title commemorates the Missouri Pacific Railroad line that runs through Austin, Texas, pumping out an ample supply of syncopated thumps, squeaks and pops while speeding down the tracks.

Hill Country Ragtime	Earthtones	Miniatures & Exercises	Classics For The Holiday
Sultry Nights	Gifts From The Muse	Summer Serenades	Melodious Modern Ragtime

Earthtones Suite Folio and Recordings
face	Earthtones Suite (2000) 20 Classical Piano Solos, by Greenfield Bowie
(Publication # POMB-015) $20 [also available on compact disc]
Overture--Terra Firma This opening piece's texture is busy and upbeat, setting an optimistic tone for the pieces that follow.
Prelude--Before The Snow This piece is thoughtful and meditative, featuring parallel and counterpoint passages in both hands.
Fanfare--Migrations This piece is uncompromisingly active, incessantly pulling the listener toward a tempestuous avante-garde ending.
Rhapsody--Earthtones This piece is the cornerstone of the collection; more recently several of its themes were incorporated into the feature film, "PORTRAIT IN SEPIA TONE."
Air--Folkways This piece is like the traditionally lively songs, dances, and jigs of Ireland and Scotland.
Impromptu--Butterflies The busy, rushing melodies and phrases suggest butterflies everywhere: the temporary beauty and fragility of life.
Capriccio--Indigenous People This piano piece honors the premature passing of a close friend of Native American ancestry.
Allemande--Pastoral This piece's crisp chords and tight phrasing convey a sense of clean air, sunlight, and space.
Fugue--Stratocumulous This was composed in the Baroque style of J. S. Bach and G. F. Handel, similar to "Minuet and Musette," also from this collection.
Etude--The Masses This piece has deep pathos and sadness, in honor of those creatures on Earth who toil the hardest for the smallest reward.
Danza--Creoles Jazz-like phrasing and folklore rhythms that celebrate the mixing of cultures are found in this piece.
Fantasía--Prairie Flowers Brave determination and the pioneering spirit to survive and prosper are featured in this piece.
Waltz--Sweet Water This sweetly simple child-like piece honors the conserving and recycling of natural resources.
Improvisation--Droplets This atmospheric piece presents pentatonic shadings and water motif sketches, culminating in a slowly dissipating, echo-filled ending.
Minuet And Musette--Spires This is another composition in Baroque style, similar to "Allemande" from this collection.
Romance--The Redwoods This piano piece suggests the fragile beauty of possibly the oldest living life found on earth, California's giant Redwood and Sequoia trees.
Nocturne--Prayer This piece is both a children's practice number and a prelude selection for church organ or piano.
Meditation--Reflections This is both classical and new-age piano, with themes of complex human imaginings and fantasies.
Courante--In Flight Inspired by witnessing the flight of hooper swans, this piece features soaring melodic phrases and textures that represent boundless flight.
Finale--Sea Change This optimistic and forward-looking closing piece builds toward a loud and percussive ending.

Hill Country Ragtime	Earthtones	Miniatures & Exercises	Classics For The Holiday
Sultry Nights	Gifts From The Muse	Summer Serenades	Melodious Modern Ragtime

Miniatures & Exercises Folio
	Miniatures and Exercises (1997) 24 Piano Solos For The Early Grades by Greenfield Bowie
(Publication # POMB-013) $20
Allemande In C To facilitate the practicing of "right hand alone," this exercise piece has no left hand passage.
Fugue In D To facilitate the practicing of "left hand alone," this exercise piece has no right hand passage.
Praeludium In C This piece is dedicated to the music of John Sebastian Bach.
The Sailor This piece is dedicated to "Old Spice."
The Prince This piece is dedicated to Lalo Schifrin, composer of "Mission: Impossible Theme."
The Princess This piano piece is dedicated to the music of Brazilian musician and composer Pixinguinha (Alfredo da Rocha Vianna, Jr.).
Exercise 1 This exercise piece is one of the composer's first compositions.
Exercise 2 This exercise piece is another one of the composer's first compositions.
Exercise 3 This exercise piece is another one of the composer's first compositions.
Moment Musical This piece is dedicated to the music of Ludwig Van Beethoven.
Interplay This piece is dedicated to the music of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach.
Luck Of The Irish The title of this piece is a self-explanatory cliché.
Assai Allegro This piece is dedicated to the music of George Frideric Handel.
In The Round This piece is dedicated to the music of Edvard Hagerup Grieg.
Prelude In D This piece is dedicated to the music of Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy.
Home In The Country This piece is dedicated to the music of Stephen Collins Foster.
Dedication Hymn This piano piece is an adaptation of James Thornton's comedic 1889 song, "The Upper Ten and the Lower Five."
Bohemian Valse This piece is dedicated to the music of Fréderic François Chopin.
Minuet In F This piece is dedicated to the music of Leopold (Johann Georg) Mozart.
Impromptu In E Minor This piece is dedicated to the music of Franz Peter Schubert.
Innocence This piece is dedicated to the music of Carrie Jacobs-Bond.
Sonatina In A This piece is dedicated to the music of Muzio Clementi.
March Triumphant This piece is a religious fanfare, with a rousing chorus in the same spirit as Arthur Seymour Sullivan's hymn, "Onward Christian Soldiers."
Evening Star This piece is dedicated to the music of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky.

Hill Country Ragtime	Earthtones	Miniatures & Exercises	Classics For The Holiday
Sultry Nights	Gifts From The Muse	Summer Serenades	Melodious Modern Ragtime

Classics For The Holiday Folio
	Classics for the Holiday (1997) 7 Classical Piano Solos, by Greenfield Bowie
(Publication # POMB-012) $15
Emancipation This piano piece was created on "Juneteenth," a special day in Texas that celebrates the actual ending of slavery in America on June 19, 1865.
Riding On Air This piece was composed in the key of E flat, one of the composer's favorites.
The Fallen And The Standing This piece is dedicated to the victims and survivors of the September 11 terrorist attacks in New York, Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania.
Rhapsody In The Other Room This piece is dedicated to the music and memory of Errol Garner.
Expedition This piece is "traveling music"; hence its title.
Capriccio In G Minor This classical piece is serious and sober.
Holiday Fanfare This piece is reminiscent of pipe organ fanfares and postludes.

Hill Country Ragtime	Earthtones	Miniatures & Exercises	Classics For The Holiday
Sultry Nights	Gifts From The Muse	Summer Serenades	Melodious Modern Ragtime

Sultry Nights Folio
	Sultry Nights (1997) 10 Ragtime and Blues Piano Solos, by Greenfield Bowie Lyrics to I Love The Way You Hold Me by Nona Blanchard
(Publication # POMB-011) $15
Nawlins Nights This piano blues piece shows some eastern stride piano influence as well as a New Orleans creole flavor that inspired its title.
Rollin' River Rag This piano rag was draws together elements of both Charles Cohen's "Riverside Rag" (1910), and John Fogerty's "Proud Mary" (1968).
Victory March This piano march is dedicated to the march music of John Phillip Sousa.
Interludes This piece features swingtime rhythm and a melody influenced by the theme from the "Perry Mason" television series.
I Love The Way You Hold Me (But You Always Let Me Go Too Soon)
High Cotton This slow, lazy, southern ragtime piece conveys a sense of prosperity and contentment.
Milk Wagon This piano rag's opening theme bears some resemblance to Anton Karas' "Third Man Theme" (1949).
Witch's Brew This piano piece reveals influences of traditional Eastern European folk music.
Still Wet Rag This piano rag, as the name implies, meanders a bit, and will always be just a little bit "wet behind the ears."
Delta Belle This piece has a subdued G minor melody with some classical motifs and ragtime syncopations.

Hill Country Ragtime	Earthtones	Miniatures & Exercises	Classics For The Holiday
Sultry Nights	Gifts From The Muse	Summer Serenades	Melodious Modern Ragtime

Gifts From The Muse Folio
	Gifts from the Muse (1996) 17 Modern Songs for Voice and Piano, Words by Nona Blanchard, Music by Greenfield Bowie
(Publication # POMB-010) $25
Pick Me Up At Eight
I Wonder Where You Are Tonight
Apple Pie 'N Ice Cream
You Are Heaven Sent
I Start And End With You
Holiday Plans
What Kinda Fool (Would Be Your Girl?)
Till The End Of Our Time
Ride The Carousel
When I Look Back
Playtime Pal
Possibilities
I Don't Blame You
Adieu
Without Me (You Will Only Have the Night)
B.L.T.
All The Days Of My Life

Hill Country Ragtime	Earthtones	Miniatures & Exercises	Classics For The Holiday
Sultry Nights	Gifts From The Muse	Summer Serenades	Melodious Modern Ragtime

Summer Serenades Folio
	Summer Serenades (1996) 14 Pop and Classical Piano Solos, by Greenfield Bowie Lyrics to Make A Wish by Nona Blanchard
(Publication # POMB-009) $18
Shimmering Sunrise The main theme of this piece is expectant and optimistic, as in a morning sunrise.
Carefree This piece is both modern and classical, reminiscent of the mechanical rapid marching of toy soldiers.
Still Morning This piece is optimistic, ambitious and active, with a firm and resolute ending.
Make A Wish
Joy Concert Waltz This piece has a simple melody, chord progressions, and scales that make it an appropriate practice piece for the young pianist.
Enchantment This piece is both classical and modern, with dramatic chords and chromatics supportng a quiet but passionate melody.
At The Movies, Part 2 This piece has both drama and resolution, composed as a possible closing theme for a movie.
New Pony This piece was composed to challenge the finger dexterity of the young pianist.
Rondo In G This piece is an adaptation of H. Lichner's "Pink" (1903).
Girl On A Swing This piano waltz is reminiscent of the Victorian music of more than 100 years ago, apropos its title.
Majestic Sunset The title of this piece is indicative of the vivid hues of a sunset.
Lights Of The City This begins in distinctly chromatic fashion, with classical themes and modulations that follow, finally ending in a chromatic reprise.
Sweet Thoughts Of Home The lonesome melody of this piece is reminiscent of nineteenth century American folk music.
Swift Currents This piece features a dramatic introduction and ending, both of which contrast with the main section.

Hill Country Ragtime	Earthtones	Miniatures & Exercises	Classics For The Holiday
Sultry Nights	Gifts From The Muse	Summer Serenades	Melodious Modern Ragtime

Melodious Modern Ragtime Folio
	Melodious Modern Ragtime (1996) -- 9 Ragtime Piano Solos, by Greenfield Bowie
(Publication #POMB-008) $15
Bubble Rag This ragtime piece has a light and fragile feel to it, like rising bubbles.
Auto Mechanics Rag This piano rag gets its name from some of the sounds of machines and engines which are frequently heard at auto repair shops.
Big Daddy Rag This piano rag has a no-nonsense authoritative feel to it, thus its name.
Flotsam Rag This piano rag went through several name revisions before becoming "Flotsam" because of its persistent rising note patterns.
Little Baby Rag This piano rag is reminiscent of the traditional American folk song, Shortnin' Bread -- "Mammy's little baby loves shortnin' bread".
Roxie Rag This piece is a happy, carefree, and syncopated children's rag.
Scuttlebutt Stomp This piano novelty rag has a quite simple structure; thus, it gossips only a little.
Vaudeville Swing This piano swing's moods and themes are both simple and melodramatic, with a bright and happy burst of energy ending.
Today's Rag This piano rag was composed during a period of prolific composing; it was given the temporary title "Today's" and it stuck.

Hill Country Ragtime	Earthtones	Miniatures & Exercises	Classics For The Holiday
Sultry Nights	Gifts From The Muse	Summer Serenades	Melodious Modern Ragtime