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B.J. Rosco

American composer and pianist

35 works in the index

Biography

B. Jeanie Groh Stoner Bumpus (born 27 November 1932) is an American composer, pianist, and teacher who publishes under the name B. J. Rosco.

Rosco was born in Wilbur, Washington. She studied piano and composition at the Juilliard School, the University of Washington, Whitworth College, and Washington State University. Her teachers included Erwin Freundlich, Randolf Holkanson, Constance Keene, Dr. Loran Olsen, and Margaret Saunders Ott.

Rosco was the Washington State Music Teachers Association (WSMTA) 2004 Composer of the Year. In addition to the WSMTA, she has received commissions from Clavier magazine, the Joanna Hodges Summer Piano Seminar, and the Southwestern Youth Music Festival.

A versatile composer, Rosco is best known for her piano pedagogy compositions. Her multi-volume “Images” series represents the musical styles of many eras, and includes a brief history of each era and a list of its important composers. She also studied 20th century composition techniques in order to incorporate them in her piano teaching pieces and introduce students to contemporary music.

Rosco’s music is published by Alfred Music and Carl Fischer Music, and includes

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Life and musical career

Occupations
composer

Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.

In this catalogue

Common listed instruments
Piano
Works with composition dates
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These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.

Catalogue

Works

Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.

Works and available sheet music details
WorkYear composedCatalogue / opusKey in titleListed instrumentsGenreEditions
Christmas Bells — —— Piano— 7
O Come, All Ye Faithful — —— Piano— 7
We Three Kings Of Orient Are — —— Piano— 5
Promenade of the Trolls — —— Piano— 3
Native Dancers — —— Piano— 2
Floating Clouds at Sunset — —— Piano— 2
Evening Melody — —— Piano— 2
Ave Maria — —— Piano— 3
A Dance in the Castle — —— Piano— 1
March of the Pied Piper — —— Piano— 1
Quiet Moments — —— Piano— 1
On a Sunday Morning — —— Piano— 1
Purple Zigzags — —— Piano— 1
Cinderella's Dance — —— Piano— —
Court Dance — —— Piano— —
Arioso — —— Piano— —
Misty Moonlight — —— Piano— —
Midnight Echoes — —— Piano— —
Hornpipe March — —— Piano— —
Little Sonatina in F — —— Piano— —
Royal Fanfare — —— Piano— —
Berceuse — —— Piano— —
Space Cruisers — —— Piano— —
March of the Prince — —— Piano— —
Bouree — —— Piano— —
Musette — —— Piano— —
Sarabande — —— Piano— —
My Music Box — —— Piano— —
Cotillion Waltz — —— Piano— —
Emerald Reflections — —— Piano— —
Playing Games — —— Piano— —
Away In A Manger — —— Piano— 1
Deck the Halls — —— Piano— 1
Joy To The World — —— Piano— 1
O Little Town of Behlehem — —— Piano— 1

Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year.