William Joseph Mayerl was an English pianist and composer born on 31 May 1902 in London. He achieved professional recognition for a musical style specializing in light music and syncopated novelty piano solos, having studied at the Trinity College of Music from age seven. Mayerl achieved professional recognition as the soloist in the London premiere of George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue (1925). In 1926, he established the School of Syncopation, which offered the correspondence course How to play like Billy Mayerl. His recording career includes the track “Marigold” (1927). Mayerl composed over 300 piano pieces and works for orchestra, including the Aquarium Suite (1937) and the musical theatre productions Sporting Love (1934), Twenty to One (1935), and Over She Goes (1936). Mayerl died on 25 March 1959 in Beaconsfield.
| Piers Lane Goes to Town Again: Aspects of the Dance |
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Three Dances In Syncopation - A Programme of Light Music (Original Recordings 1928 - 1930)
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Puppets Suite - A Programme of Light Music (Original Recordings 1927 - 1928)
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Jazzaristrix - A Programme Of Light Music (Original Recordings 1925 - 1927)
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Sweet Nothings- A Programme of Light Music (Original Recordings 1938 - 1942)
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Four Aces (Original Recordings 1930 - 1934)
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Aquarium Suite - A Programme of Light Music (Original Recordings 1934 -1937)
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| Rarities Vol. 1 |
| Piers Lane Goes to Town: Encores & Party-Pieces for Piano |
| At The Piano 1925-1939 |
| Piano Greats |
| The Syncopated Impressions of Billy Mayerl |
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Reno Runaway
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| Four Aces and Aquarium Suites |
| Zzzz. Carnival of the Insects - A Symphony for Life |