Teddy Bears' Picnic,The (Halloween)
Music composed in 1907 by American John Walter Brannon, lyrics by Irishman Jimmy Kennedy.
Toccata & Fugue In D Minor (J.S.Bach) (Halloween)
Organ work by J.S. Bach(1685-1750), BWV 565, published posthumously in 1833 at the behest of Bach's re-discoverer Felix Mendelssohn(1809-1847).
Valse Triste (Sibelius) (Holidays/Halloween)
"Sad Waltz," 1904 orchestral piece by Finnish composer Jean Sibelius(1865-1957). Originally composed as incidental music for a play by his brother-in-law entitled "Kuolema(Death)."
Watch Your Step! (Halloween)
Pen & ink tricks played on eyes and brain by Dutch artist M.C. Escher (1898-1972). Music original to this site.
Yama Yama Man, The (Halloween)
Bogeyman warning from the Broadway show "Three Twins," (1908), music by Karl Hoschna ("Cuddle Up A Little Closer"), lyrics by Collin Davis. First performed in clown suit & pointed hat by vaudevillian Bessie McCoy, later by Irene (Foote) Castle, re-enacted by Ginger Rogers in the Astaire-Rogers biopic, "The Story Of Vernon and Irene Castle"(1939).
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