Music

Fantasia

Dr. Birnbaum's doctoral composition for his PhD in Musical Arts, submitted to Columbia University in 1982, Fantasia is designed to "appear as if thirteen players are improvising on certain materials." A detailed explanation of the work is provided in his essay accompanying the score (pdf).

Dr. Birnbaum's student Sylvie Yannello has entered the score into MuseScore notation software and generated a MIDI rendering of the composition.

score pdf

MuseScore mscz

A Little Blasphemy

An original composition appearing 2005's Ab Ovo, "A Little Blasphemy" exemplifies Dr. Birnbaum's blues-inflected ragtime style. Dr. Birnbaum's student Sylvie Yannello has transcribed the studio recording.

YouTube

Dr. Birnbaum had a YouTube channel with several dozen videos including clips from his tenure on The Joe Franklin Show. This channel is no longer maintained, but Sylvie has archived all the content. Should YouTube take the channel down, she may re-post the videos to ensure their continued availability.

Discography

Much of Dr. Birnbaum's music is available on streaming services including Amazon Music, Apple Music, and Spotify. You are invited to explore Dr. Birnbaum's music wherever you can find it. However, be advised that these catalogues are no longer being maintained by any representative of Dr. Birnbaum; they may be incomplete, and parties not affiliated with Dr. Birnbaum may be collecting any revenue generated from these sources. You are welcome to contact Sylvie for CDs, mp3, pdfs, or other materials.

This Is Entertainment!	2004	Intro/Charleston Tiger Rag/Ain't She Sweet 12th St. Rag/Joe & Lou Talking Happy Days Are Here Again/Take the "A" Train Five Foot Two Eyes of Blue/California Here I Come Primrose Lane The Entertainer Poem Op.32 #1 Kitten on the Keys Mr. Jelly Lord A Mexican Serenade Kansas City Stomp Sidewalk Blues Maple Leaf Rag Pineapple Rag Black Bottom Stomp Tocatta in D Minor Sonata Op. 68 #9 Froggie Moore Henry's Rag Lucifer Rising Temple of the Evening Star
Dreamland: Piano Gems circa 1903	2004	Heliotrope Bouquet Poppies Sounds and Scents Poem Op. 52 #1 Leola Etude Op. 8 #8 Sunken Cathedral Lotus Land Minstrels Prelude Op. 33 #1 Prelude Op. 16 #4 Delphic Dancers Heliotrope Bouquet #2 A Walk in the Woods Prelude Op. 11 #5 Gladiolus Scott Joplin's New Rag Vers la Flamme Lento Windin' Boy Moon of the Falling Star
Hot Piano!	2004	California Here I Come Buddy Bolden's Blues Solace Darktown Strutter's Ball Tiger Rag Sophisticated Lady Shreveport Stomp Rhapsody in Blue Sheik of Araby My Blue Heaven Alabama Bound Blues Trickeration Child of the Stars The Fun House King Porter Stomp Funeral March Kansas City Stomp Reverie Kitten on the Keys An American Dream Scott Joplin's New Rag Bergamasque Prelude Sonata #10 Child of the Earth
Smashing Piano	2004	Got 'Em Smashing Piano Goodnight Blues
Ab Ovo	2005	Improv on the Battle Hymn of the Apocolypse Got 'Em Smashing Piano Good Night Blues Smooth n' Low Gerswhin Blues Jelly Blues Eubie on 2nd Avenue A Little Blasphemy Prelude #1 in C Major Song for Diana Night of the Morning Star Lucifer Rising A Walk in the Woods Child of the Stars Star of the Silver Sun Star of the Silver Moon Fantasia in C Minor
Cool Piano	2006	Solace The Entertainer Heliotrope Bouquet #1 Leola Gladiolus Maple Leaf Rag Scott Joplin's New Rag Minstrels Sunken Cathedral Sounds and Scents Delphic Dancers Reverie Bergamasque Prelude Funeral March Poem Op. 52 #1 Poem Op. 32 #1 Sonata #9 Sonata #10
Jelly Roll Morton's Missing New Orleans	2006	Dr. Jazz Windin Boy Blues Darktown Strutter's Ball Midnight Momma Wolverine Blues Mr. Jelly Lord Way Down Yonder in New Orleans Feets Too Big Ain't She Sweet Maple Leaf Rag Ain't Misbehavin' Medley (1920's) Tiger Rag The Entertainer Dark Star
Duality Wrecks with Bill Schimmel	2007	Duality Wrecks - Performed as a continuum with interludes
Accordion/​Piano/​Piano/​Accordion with Bill Schimmel	2009	Tango Sonata (in Three Movements) Dimitry 15 Heaven's War The Skinny
Weather Watch Free Jazz with Bill Schimmel	2009	Weather Watch Scriabin at a Picnic with his Mistress and Biographer
Ragtime Trip-Hop	2011	Welcome! Carnival for Eubie Heartbeat Outta Keys Outta Keys Bass Ragtime Trip-Hop Ragtime Trip-Hop Irony Irony Outta Keys Cry Outta Keys Vocalise Outta Keys Vocaleeze Outta Keys Cried Luna Keys Luna Keys Cry Luna Keys Cryer Luna Keys Cried Luna Keys Reprise Lex & 53rd!