This book presents the routines and concepts of Roger Klause, noted performer and teacher, with clarity and detail.

Within the pages of this masterful eBook reproduction of the beloved book, you'll find symphonies with coins, rings, bills and keys for both close-up magic and parlor magic settings. All described in precise detail. Like a skilled composer, Roger Klause offers a comprehensive look at the unique construction and principles of magic that can help you raise your level of performance and further your craft.

288 pages | More than 375 photographs

Contents

• Prelude
• Jazz Notes (by Michael Skinner)
• Random Bars (by the author)
• Overture
• Songs of Merfin (by Roger Klause)
• Principia Magicus - I
• Changing the Moment

Opus 1: Tipping the Lght Fantastic (a cantabile)

• The Miser's Cornucopia
• Smokeless
• The Sponge & Sleeve
• Principia Magicus - II
• Fundamentally Speaking and The Secret Aide

Opus 2: Changes (a rondo in six-part harmony)

• The $100.00 Bill Change
• The Torn and Restored Bill
• Even Money
• Cheque
• The Chimerical Bill
• Billusion
• Principia Magicus - III
• Management

Opus 3: The Operator (a suite in four cavatinas)

• The Operator

Opus Four: Tools (etude - one through eight)

• Soft Double
• Double Down
• The Breakout Display
• The Automatic Block Transfer
• The No-Count Zarrow
• The Bluff Bluff Pass
• Framed
• Going South

Opus 5: Finished Works (a medley)

• Triple Play
• The Bantam-Weight Card
• Turnabout
• What's Good For The Goose Is...
• The Chinese Quartet
• Principia Magicus - IV
• Major Minor

Opus 6: Three Classics (a fugue)

• Red and White- The Color Changing Silks
• Through the Looking Glass - Ring Flight
• Ringmaster - A Routine With A Himber Ring

Opus 7: Histories (coda)

• Bibliohistory
• Roger Klause - A Debt of Gratitude
• Last Word: Author's Acknowledgements