Easy Winners: Piano: Instrumental Album

Piano Solo. Solo piano arrangements of ten Scott Joplin selections adapted by Marvin Hamlisch for this Academy Award-winning movie: The Easy Winners · The Entertainer · Gladiolus Rag · The Glove · Hooker's Hooker · Little Girl · Luther · Pineapple Rag · The Ragtime Dance · Solace.

Pianoworks Duets 2 is the perfect resource for developing pianists to explore duet-playing. They'll develop balance playing in time and sight-reading while learning attractive and accessible arrangements in a huge variety of styles and genres including 'Spring' from Vivaldi's The Four Seasons Joplin's exuberant rag 'The Easy Winners' and the traditional Scottish song 'Afton Water'. In addition the collection contains several new and original gems by Alan Bullard the co-author of this celebrated series. 21 duets with parts of equal standard compiled and arranged for beginner to intermediate pianists (approx.Grades 3-5) Wide range of styles including Classical Romantic jazz folk and contemporary CD contains backing tracks of each part to allow solo practice Useful tips on style and technique and background information on every piece Perfect companion to Pianoworks Book 2 and Pianoworks Collection 2

Contents include: The Easy Winners; Cleanin' Up in Georgia; Original Rags; Maple Leaf Rag; The Entertainer; Bohemia; Echoes from the Snowball Club; Evergreen Rag; Doc Brown's Cake Walk; Elite Syncopations; Funny Folks; Sunburst Rag; One o' Them Tings!; Meteor Rag; syncopation exercises historical information and more.

Level 3 Early Intermediate Level-5 fun to play solos: Big City Rag (Charles L. Johnson) - Easy Winners (Scott Joplin) - Honeysuckle Rag (Joseph M. Lamb) - Maple Leaf Rag (Scott Joplin) - Nappy Lee (Joe Jordan).

This compilation of easy-to-play ragtime favourites features 24 rollicking melodies by 'The Big Three' of ragtime - Scott Joplin, James Scott, and Joseph Lamb - plus pieces by Eubie Blake, Tom Turpin, and other artists. Popular tunes include Maple Leaf Rag, The Entertainer, and Tiger Rag. Novices of all ages will delight in these simplified arrangements of carefully selected pieces. The editor provides suggested fingerings and comments on each piece that include background on the composers and tips for performance.

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 In Recital: Duets range offers a terrific collection of some of the most musically engaging duets by leading composers and arrangers. The selection is diverse too and you will find original duets as well as duet arrangements of classical themes and popular songs. The purpose of the series is to focus on this fabulous repertoire with the intention of motivating students with entertaining pieces and outstanding arrangements. Comprising six levels that feature a comprehensively levelled curriculum with gentle transitions between each stage In Recital: Duets has something for all students even those who work ahead at their own pace! This is VolumeOne - Book Six which contains material suitable for Late Intermediate Pianists with wonderful pieces such as Scott Joplin’s Easy Winners and Mozart's Rondo Alla Turca addressing a wide variety of different musical and technical abilities as well as different genres. The enclosed companion CD is a superb teaching and learning tool which help to get the best from students. Listen to the demonstration recording as a reference to hear the personality of each track and then Play-along with the performance tracks. As a further aid the series provides practice tips rehearsal suggestions and duet performance strategies to help students be even more successful!

Who would have thought that ragtime would enjoy another renaissance! But more than 50 years after the death of its main representative Scott Joplin the film 'The Sting' has made this once popular style well-known and fashionable again. This small selection of Joplin rags is of course not complete without 'The Entertainer'. In comparison 'Easy Winners' and 'Rag-Time Dance' are no less fun to play particularly since in the latter the performer not only has to play but also stomp his foot. Excellent music providing entertainment for many occasions!