The Joy of Ragtime

The Joy of Ragtime
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Publisher : Yorktown Music
Total Pages : 90
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ISBN-10 : UCSD:31822012139101
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (01 Downloads)

Synopsis The Joy of Ragtime by : Denes Agay

(Yorktown). Experience the pleasure and satisfaction of some of the finest and bounciest piano tunes with the Joy Of Ragtime ! Here are 29 classic piano rags by Scott Joplin, Joseph Lamb, Tom Turpin, and other ragtime composers. Pieces include: Black and White Rag * Cakewalk Parade * Calico Rag * The St.Louis Rag * Maple Leaf Rag * The Chrysanthemum * The Entertainer * and more.

King of Ragtime

King of Ragtime
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 60
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ISBN-10 : 9781534410374
ISBN-13 : 1534410376
Rating : 4/5 (74 Downloads)

Synopsis King of Ragtime by : Stephen Costanza

A stunning, rhythmic picture book biography of African American composer Scott Joplin, whose ragtime music paved the way for jazz. There was something special about Scott Joplin… This quiet kid could make a piano laugh out loud. Scott, the son of a man who had been enslaved, became a king—the King of Ragtime. This celebration of Scott Joplin, whose ragtime compositions paved the way for jazz, will captivate audiences and put a beat in their step, and the kaleidoscope-like illustrations will draw young readers in again and again.

Ragtime

Ragtime
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Publisher : Random House
Total Pages : 252
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ISBN-10 : 9780307762948
ISBN-13 : 0307762947
Rating : 4/5 (48 Downloads)

Synopsis Ragtime by : E.L. Doctorow

Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best novels of all time Published in 1975, Ragtime changed our very concept of what a novel could be. An extraordinary tapestry, Ragtime captures the spirit of America in the era between the turn of the century and the First World War. The story opens in 1906 in New Rochelle, New York, at the home of an affluent American family. One lazy Sunday afternoon, the famous escape artist Harry Houdini swerves his car into a telephone pole outside their house. And almost magically, the line between fantasy and historical fact, between real and imaginary characters, disappears. Henry Ford, Emma Goldman, J. P. Morgan, Evelyn Nesbit, Sigmund Freud, and Emiliano Zapata slip in and out of the tale, crossing paths with Doctorow's imagined family and other fictional characters, including an immigrant peddler and a ragtime musician from Harlem whose insistence on a point of justice drives him to revolutionary violence.

The Joy of jazz

The Joy of jazz
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Publisher : Music Sales
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 0711901260
ISBN-13 : 9780711901261
Rating : 4/5 (60 Downloads)

Synopsis The Joy of jazz by : Denes Agay

(Yorktown). A hot and funky selection of piano solos tracing the changing face of jazz through a wide range of styles and sounds, all suitable for the early-intermediate performer. From the ragtime two-step of Scott Joplin to the bebop innovations of Monk and Charlie Parker, this unique set of pieces provides a valuable early taste of the rigours and joys of playing great jazz!

The Joy of Boogie and Blues

The Joy of Boogie and Blues
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Publisher :
Total Pages :
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ISBN-10 : OCLC:1147924811
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Rating : 4/5 (11 Downloads)

Synopsis The Joy of Boogie and Blues by : Denes Agay

Ragtime for the Rockies

Ragtime for the Rockies
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Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages : 211
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781479722686
ISBN-13 : 1479722685
Rating : 4/5 (86 Downloads)

Synopsis Ragtime for the Rockies by : Karl A. Lamb

This tragic love story unfolds in and around the town of Platteville, Colorado in 1925 and 1926. In the Roaring Twenties, young women challenge their elders by dancing to jazz music, wearing abbreviated clothing, and drinking prohibited alcohol. Some men express their opposition in church. Otbers join the Klux Klan,which expands into the Northern States, promising violent resistance to social change. OWEN MATTISON comes to Platteville High School as athletics coach and science teacher, including Vocational Agriculture. Owen's bride, RUBY, a Home Economics graduate, is an accomplished pianist and jazz fan whose clothes and bobbed hair show the triumph of flapper fashion. We meet Owen and Ruby, married for six weeks, sharing a picnic on the LYDELL farm overlooking the river. Inspired by natural beauty, Owen sings a favorite hymn, and Ruby harmonizes. Returning to their tiny rented home, Owen receives a telephone call from ARTHUR STARK, a School Board member. Stark's son later says Stark dislikes the twentieth century and wants to hold it back. Stark changes a meeting date with Owen to attend a luncheon where he joins the Ku Klux Klan, with OLIVER SCOTT, the Platteville barber. Both men participate in the next Klan raid on a dancehall. Eager to teach moral values, the School Board votes to require readings of the King James Bible as part of classroom opening ceremonies. This distresses Catholic parents, whose children will be required to hear a proscribed text. FREDERlCK KOBLENZ, owner of the Platteville Mercantile store, organizes a protest student walkout. FRANCIS (FRA1\K) KOBLENZ, Frederick's son, leads the walkout from Owen's classroom. The School Board soon writes to all parents, requiring all students to remain for the Bible readings

The Joy Of... First Year Piano

The Joy Of... First Year Piano
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Publisher : Yorktown Music Press
Total Pages : 80
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781783231430
ISBN-13 : 1783231432
Rating : 4/5 (30 Downloads)

Synopsis The Joy Of... First Year Piano by : Denes Agay

Dennis Agay. A method and repertory for the beginner. Optional duet part for some pieces. All in large notes, very clear and easy to read.

The Joy of Folk Songs

The Joy of Folk Songs
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Publisher : Yorktown Music
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 0711901244
ISBN-13 : 9780711901247
Rating : 4/5 (44 Downloads)

Synopsis The Joy of Folk Songs by : Denes Agay

(Yorktown). A great piano collection of easy-to-play folk songs complete with lyrics and chord symbols. Includes popular folk lullabies and spirituals arranged by Denes Agay. Suitable for grade 3 standard pianists.

Brun Campbell

Brun Campbell
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Publisher : McFarland
Total Pages : 261
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781476623832
ISBN-13 : 147662383X
Rating : 4/5 (32 Downloads)

Synopsis Brun Campbell by : Larry Karp

At fifteen, Sanford Brunson Campbell (1884-1952) became enchanted with the new sounds of ragtime and ran away from his rural Kansas home, hopping a train to Sedalia, Missouri, determined to take piano lessons from a black musician he had never met. Scott Joplin nicknamed his white protege "The Ragtime Kid." A composer and entertainer at the dawn of the ragtime era, "Brun" was a prime mover in the ragtime revival of the 1940s and helped establish Joplin's prominence as one of America's most innovative composers. Campbell's own legacy was tarnished by his inability to tell a straight story and he was often dismissed as a liar and a clown. Based on his memoirs, musical compositions and correspondence with music industry notables, this first comprehensive biography of Campbell reveals an engaging storyteller and a devotee wholly dedicated to a musical genre that had been largely forgotten. His firsthand account of life as an itinerant pianist in the Midwest provides a unique picture of life a century ago.

Ragtime Tumpie

Ragtime Tumpie
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Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Total Pages : 37
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780316092692
ISBN-13 : 031609269X
Rating : 4/5 (92 Downloads)

Synopsis Ragtime Tumpie by : Alan Schroeder

One of the most colorful periods in American history is vividly brought to life in this stirring account of Josephine Baker's childhood. Tumpie, inspired by the vivacious ragtime music of turn-of-the-century St. Louis, dreams of escaping her life on Gratiot Street and becoming a famous honky-tonk dancer. Her determination, pluck, and exuberance will have children clapping, tapping, and rooting for her from the beginning.