Scott Joplin: Piano Rags Book 1: Piano: Instrumental Album

Description Scott Joplin: 18 Rags In Easier Versions A selection of 18 rags arranged for the beginner to intermediate pianist. Songlist Elite Syncopations Heliotrope Bouquet Kismet Rag Lily Queen Magnetic Rag Maple Leaf Rag Palm Leaf Rag Paragon Rag [Joplin, Scott] Pine Apple Rag Ragtime Dance Swipesy The Chrysanthemum The Easy Winners The Entertainer The Favourite The Nonpareil The Sycamore Weeping Willow

Compiled by noted music historian Rudi Blesh this collection of the best Piano rags recaptures the lively mood of the ragtime era.All the greats are here including Scott Joplin James Scott and Joseph Francis Lamb as are such popular pieces as Maple Leaf Rag The Entertainer Elite Syncopations Swipesy Cake Walk and American Beauty Rag.

The talented Scott Joplin was a pioneer of the Piano Rag and he wrote some of the most popular and recognisable pieces in this genre. This is the first book of Joplin rags in collection spanning three volumes. / Piano

Scott Joplin's rags are twice the fun when played with a partner!Joplin Ragtime Duets features full-sounding intermediate-level arrangements for one Piano four hands.

Rags marches waltzes-This Comprehensive Book Contains Scott Joplin's Entire Output For The Piano Which Apart From A Small Number Of Songs And Two Operas In Fact Made Up Everything He Wrote. The 41 Rags Five Waltzes And Six Marches Include PopularFavourites Such As The Entertainer And Maple Leaf Rag As Well As The Lesser-known Heliotrope Bouquet And The Crush Collision March. the Roots Of Pop Music Today Can Be Traced Right Back To TheMusic Of Scott Joplin. Ragtime Of The 1890s In Turn Influenced Jazz Country Music Skiffle And Rock 'N' Roll Through To Pop In The 1960s. Its Energetic Style Is Driven By The Rhythm Of The Left Hand Against The Syncopation OfThe Right. Ragtime Music Instantly Appealed To Millions And More Than A Hundred Years After Its Birth It Still Enjoys Great Popularity Today. the Greatest Ragtime Composer Of All Scott Joplin Is Rightly Regarded As ATrue Musical Giant.

Une belle sélection des plus célèbres chefs d'oeuvres par Scott Joplin pour piano solo, dont `Elite Syncopations`, `The Easy Winners` et les toujours aussi populaires `The Entertainer` et `Maple Leaf Rag`. / Jazz / Partition /

In the interests of playability these two wonderful Piano Rags have been simplified while still allowing the spirit of the originals to shine through. The optional Companion CD allows for sections to be practised before putting the whole thing together - ideally in the company of another human!

Alabama Dream George D. Barnarda Ragtime Nightmare Tom Turpinchopsticks Euphemia Allencotton Bolls Chas Huntercreole Belles J. Bodewalt Lampeheliotrope Bouquet Louis Chauvin/Scott Joplinjust AskMe Chas Hunterpossum And Taters Chas Hunterqueen Of Love Chas Hunterrag Medley No. 1 John W Boonerag Medley No. 2 John W Boonesure Fire Rag Henry Lodgethe St Louis Rag Tom Turpintickled ToDeath Chas Hunter forewordthe Latter Half Of The Nineteenth Century Was A Period Of Great Development In American Music. Ragtime Became Extremely Popular And It Dominated The Popular Music Of The Early TwentiethCentury. One Tends To Imagine That Scott Joplin Was The Only Ragtime Composer But There Were Many Others. The Recent Revival Of Ragtime Has Led To The Rediscovery Of Many Lost Compositions. The Manner In Which RagtimeDeveloped Is A Matter Of Conjecture. Some Suggest That The Catalyst Was 'Chopsticks' Which Was Written By A 16 - Year - Old English Girl Euphemia Allen. It Was Published In 1877 And Became An 'Overnight Success'. The TechniqueNeeded To Play It Is In Some Ways Similar To That Which Is Needed For Ragtime.ragtime Undoubtedly Has Afro-american Roots. The Great Ethno- Musicologist Trebor Jay Tichenor Has Written That The End Of The Civil War Gave BlackMusicians Much Greater Access To Keyboard Instruments And That This Was A Factor In Ragtime's Development. It Was However Preceded By Dances Known As 'Cakewalks'. They Became All The Rage And Were So Called Because Black CouplesWould Dress Up In Their Finest Clothes And Parade About Town - The Best Dressed Were Said To 'Take The Cake'. Needless To Say As Ragtime Developed Many Prudes Condemned It As The 'Music Of Satan' - One Recalls SimilarReactions To 'Rock And Roll'. Ragtime Achieved A Vitality And Spontaneity Which Transformed Popular Music. It Led To A Great Craze For 'Animal Dances' - The Foxtrot Is A

Two contrasting piano rags by the inimitable Scott Joplin arranged by Pat Goddard for Violin and Piano. Grade: 5 - 6

Five of Scott Joplin's most popular rags made accessible here in easy yet satisfying arrangements. Includes chord symbols.