The leaves are lanceshaped and not so broad as those of russian comfrey. Symphytum is a genus of flowering plants in the borage family, boraginaceae. A member of the borage family, comfrey symphytum spp. Get zez confrey dizzy fingers sheet music notes, chords. Edward elzear zez confrey april 3, 1895 november 22, 1971 1 was an american composer and performer of novelty piano and jazz music. Unfortunately, we have recently learned that it can be carcinogenic when taken internally, but it is still used as a topical treatment for skin irritations, cuts, sprains, and swelling.
In britain it remained a medicinal herb until 1771 when first imports of comfrey from russia were made and it started to be grown as a fodder crop by farmers. Print and download in pdf or midi kitten on the keys. When zez was four, his eldest brother jim who played seven instruments was taking piano lessons, and after one of the lessons, zez toddled over to the piano and picked out the same piece jim was being taught. Transpose, print or convert, download pop pdf and learn to play piano score in minutes.
He served in the us navy during world war i, and went on to make many piano rolls. Comfrey bocking 14 in the under story of a walnut juglans regia in our forest garden. Comfrey can infuse well into the massage oil and does a good job at relieving the tender spots. Kitten on the keys sheet music for piano download free in. Zez confrey kitten on the keys sheet music piano solo. Zez confrey has long been known as one of the most popular progenitors of the novelty piano style that was born out of the desire for piano roll arrangers to give their works more bite. In western europe, comfrey has been used topically for treating inflammatory disorders such as arthritis, gout, and thrombophlebitis, and internally for treating diarrhea. Comfrey should not be applied to open wounds or broken skin. Zez confrey was born edward elzear confrey on april 3, 1895 in a modest little house in peru, illinois. Kitten on the keys dizzy fingers soliloquy flapperette farmerette this 45page volume is arranged for piano duetfour hands at one keyboard there is minor separation at either end of the spine.
Feb 23, 2012 in a noninterventional study of a comfrey root extract cream containing 35% of a comfrey root extract 1. The performances of the said party pieces are fast, furious and fun, but there are also some great blues renditions, and some lyrical, reflective pieces. Dizzy fingers zez confrey piano solo by david hicken sheet music for piano david hicken is an english pianist, composer and shigeru kawai artist, whose piano sheet music is popular with. Comfrey is a tall, perennial, herb plant, also known as boneset because it was used to heal broken bones. Kitten on the keys easy piano sheet music pdf by zez confrey. Zez confrey dizzy fingers compositions musicales piano. Even though this plant contains poisonous chemicals called pyrrolizidine alkaloids pas, some people use the leaf, root, and rootlike stem rhizome to. Comfrey is traditionally used for bones that are impossible or difficult to castsuch as broken toes or ribs. Songwriter kitten on the keys, stumbling, dizzy fingers, pianist, composer and author, educated at chicago musical college.
Results published by henry doubleday research association show that 1 litre of fresh comfrey leafmould contains 658mg of n nearly all as nitrate ammonium n causes problems for fruit, 36mg of phosphate, 1179mg of potash, and 102mg of magnesium. The flowers can range in color from white to purple and the plant is mainly found in northern europe. Aug 31, 2016 comfrey was once commonly called knitbone because of its amazing ability to heal broken bones and knit them back together again. True comfrey is really the nicest of the comfrey clan in my opinion. Buy kitten on the keys easy piano sheet music pdf by zez confrey ebook online at lulu. Zez confrey kitten on the keys sheet music piano solo in. Dizzy fingers sheet music for piano download free in pdf. If garden space is at a premium, consider placing your comfrey in large tubs to contain them. Jan 17, 2019 comfrey s original name, knitbone, derives from the external use of poultices of its leaves and roots to heal burns, sprains, swelling, and bruises. Licensed to virtual sheet music by hal leonard publishing company. This is the natural way to make broken bones heal faster.
Kitten on the keys sheet music for piano download free. The melody that appears in the middle between the hands, as it were in dizzy fingers track 1 illustrates this. From the luscious leaves to the thick, mucilageladen roots i find nothing to compare. Kitten on the keys easy piano sheet music pdf by zez. The indications for which randomized clinical trials of ointments containing these kinds of extracts have been conducted include wound healing, myalgia and acute ankle joint. Comfrey is a tall, easy to care for perennial plant that is often grown simply for its beauty. Dizzy fingers by zez confrey cory hall, pianistcomposer. There are up to 35 species, known by the common name comfrey pronounced. Piano solo zez confrey novelty piano solos zez confrey on. Piano digital download composed by edward elzear zez confrey 18951971. The flowers of true comfrey symphytum officinale are generally very richly arrayed and colored dark purple.
Comfrey will thrive in full sun or in partial to near full shade there is usually a disused corner that will make a great site for your comfrey bed. They are not to be confused with cynoglossum virginianum, known as wild comfrey, another member of the borage. Written in a quasiragtime style, dizzy fingers utilizes fun syncopations and lots of fun righthand runs anchored by a solid quarternote pulse in the left hand. Once you have established a comfrey patch it will be bard to get rid of it. The word comfrey comes from the latin word for grow together. Aug 19, 2012 zez confrey performs his kitten on the keys on edison recreation 50898l 8226, recorded in new york city on september 21st in 1921. The cut was long and deep, and wild yarrow was the first plant applied to stop the rapid bleeding. The preparation was used to treat a variety of conditions such as contusions 61. Zez confrey dizzy fingers sheet music for piano download.
It is a member of the boraginaceae family, which also include borage, forgetmenots, lungwort, and brunnera. How to use comfrey for arthritis effectively at home. It was cultivated by both the greeks and the romans as a medicinal herb at least. Acne, eczema, rashes, scalp problems it washes out easily and also conditions the hair, poor blood circulation, shavers rash, sunburn, varicose veins. Studying at the chicago musical college and becoming enthralled by french impressionists played a critical role in how he composed and performed music.
It doesnt like thin, chalky soils and the roots go down a fair way so dig deeply and break up the subsoil to get it off to a good start. Because of that study, comfrey has been tainted with somewhat of a bad rap. Use coupon code spring20 at checkout to receive 20% off your order. Dizzy fingers for piano solo, intermediate piano sheet music. Despite the variety of works zez confrey undertook, it is as the king of novelty ragtime that his reputation is made. From the post six fantastic resaons for growing and using comfrey comfrey is a vigorous growing plant, often spreading 2448 wide. Growing and using comfrey leaves mother earth news. Available in south africa only miracle comfrey oil comfrey in a mineral oil base. Comfrey is a perennial herb found in moist grasslands in western asia as well as in north america. Jun 03, 2016 comfrey bocking 14 in the under story of a walnut juglans regia in our forest garden. Uses, side effects, interactions, dosage, and warning. Zez confrey performs his kitten on the keys on edison recreation 50898l 8226, recorded in new york city on september 21st in 1921. Comfrey was once commonly called knitbone because of its amazing ability to heal broken bones and knit them back together again. It may contain small amounts of toxic pyrrolizidine alkaloids.
The incredible healing action this plant has on broken bones and wounds comes from a constituent contained in the leaf and root called allantoin. Dizzy fingers play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the largest and best organized classical music site on the web. He died november 22, 1971 in his beautiful home in lakewood, new jersey. Print instantly, or sync to our free pc, web and mobile apps. Occasional key changes and transitions make for a fun, challenging performance. The composer of over one hundred songs and instrumental pieces, zez confrey will always be especially remembered for his outstanding novelty ragtime hit, kitten on the. You may use topical the comfrey root remedies to treat sprains and strains, back pain, bone fractures, varicose veins, bruises, conjunctivitis, or minor wounds.
For hundreds of years, comfrey has been a great healer and was even used to feed people. In addition to kitten on the keys, confrey is also known for the popular song stumbling 1921 and pieces such as you tell em ivories 1921, coaxing the piano 1922, dizzy fingers 1923, and nickel in the slot. Comfrey can infuse well into the massage oil and does a. Healing with comfrey our experience the opportunity to observe comfreys excellent ability to knit a wound presented itself when my husband sliced open his thumb. He led his own orchestra in vaudeville, night clubs, theatres and on radio. Dizzy fingers zez confrey piano music for intermediate pianists duration. Maturing rapidly, confrey was already leading his own dance band in high school. Published by johns hopkins university sheridan libraries lv. These works are also probably still under in the u. Includes an high quality pdf file to download instantly.
However, comfrey was once grown as a popular medicinal herb. Postgraduation, confrey undertook a course of study in serious music at the chicago musical college and there became enamored of the french impressionists, whose modernistic sense of harmony would play a key. Dizzy fingers sheet music for piano download free in pdf or midi. High quality and interactive, transposable in any key, play along. Even the sheet music doesnt reveal exactly what mr confrey has done. The performances of the said party pieces are fast, furious and fun, but there are also some. I transcribed it to the exact articulation from a zez confrey piano book that my mom owns and i plan to do the rest of them and upload them to the internet.
Zez confrey dizzy fingers sheet music notes, chords. Edward elzear zez confrey was born in peru, il, and began to play piano at the tender age of four. Dizzy fingers benny goodman stumbling teddy wilson kitten on the keys zez confrey arrangements of this song. Edward who may have just as often been called elzear as he was. While the benefits of comfrey are too good to ignore, there has been some controversy surrounding it. Besides the comfrey roots, all the parts of the plant that grow above ground symphyti herba or the leaves symphyti folium are also utilized for medical purposes schmidt, 2006. Choose from zez confrey sheet music for such popular songs as kitten on the keys, dizzy fingers, and greenwich witch. Zez was the youngest of five children born to thomas j. He composed a small suite of tunes at the end of the decade, but many of his efforts remained in manuscript form until after. The most common medicinal use of comfrey are in poultices to help heal swellings, inflammations and sores. Consumed as a tea, comfrey is said to treat a variety of.
Two new and original zez confrey themes are contained in each lesson, parts one and two of which, if com. Edward elzear zez confrey april 3, 1895 november 22, 1971 was an american composer and performer of novelty piano and jazz music. Dizzy fingers piano solo singles alfred publishing. Use the quick absorbing oil for the following conditions. Zez c%nfrey avoids the usual dullness of most piano studies by giving you practical melodies as well as attractive exercises. Instantly view and print zez confrey piano sheet music online dizzy fingers. Confrey, zez all original works compositions and arrangements of this person are still under in canada, the eu, japan and elsewhere and are thus subject to immediate deletion. He made several recordings of this novelty piano piece kitten on the keys, which was published by mills music inc in 1921. Interestingly enough, there is a decent amount of debate regarding the safety of using comfrey, as some of the volatile. There are several varieties of comfrey and any can be used to make fertilizer.
Comfrey is actually a broader genus scientifically known as symphytum, which is used extensively in herbal medicine. Comfrey is also known as knitbone because its so quick at healing wounds and broken bones. Comfrey is a native herb in britain and has long been known as a medicinal herb. A native to europe and asia, the comfrey plant with which most are familiar, symphytum officinale, has been used as a blood coagulant, a treatment for maladies of the lung, and as a poultice to aid in the healing of wounds and broken bones. Allantoin supports connective tissue regrowth and structural supportan all around good thing, i should say. The plant most commonly referred to and used in gardens is russian comfrey symphytum x uplandicum, a naturally occurring hybrid of two wild species. A study came out in the late 1990s that indicated comfrey might be carcinogenic. Confrey and his wife margaret brown confrey in rural peru, illinois at the dawn of the ragtime era.
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