American Piano Music | Composers, Performances & Recordings

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American Piano Music

Discover remarkable piano music by celebrated and overlooked American composers.

Biographies • Performances • Recordings • Sheet Music Resources

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Composers

Discover American composers across generations and traditions. Read their stories, hear complete performances, and find their piano music.

EXPLORE COMPOSERS

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Albums

Explore the American Piano Music recording collection. Preview tracks, read liner notes, and discover the composers behind each album.

BROWSE ALBUMS

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About The Project

Discover how a lifelong fascination with American piano music became a project devoted to performance, research, discovery, and preservation.

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A Growing Archive of American Piano Music

American Piano Music is a performance and research project created by pianist Corte Swearingen to explore the remarkable breadth of America's piano repertoire. From familiar figures to composers whose music has nearly disappeared from view, the goal is simple: to help more people discover, hear, and play this extraordinary music.

Preserving the past. Celebrating the present. Inspiring discovery.