American Piano Music

A performance and research project exploring America's piano repertoire

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

Created by pianist Corte Swearingen, American Piano Music brings together well-known composers with lesser-known, newly rediscovered, and rising voices, showcasing the extraordinary range of America’s piano music.

Listen. Discover. Play