Rags and Ragtime

Rags and Ragtime

Author: David A. Jasen

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2013-02-13

Total Pages: 386

ISBN-13: 0486144577

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Definitive history traces the genre's growth and diversification from its 19th-century origins through its heyday and modern revival. Discusses 48 major composers and 800 rags. More than 100 photos.


Ragtime

Ragtime

Author: Dave Jasen

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2020-08-13

Total Pages: 572

ISBN-13: 1000143848

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Ragtime: An Encyclopedia, Discography, and Sheetography is the definitive reference work for this important popular form of music that flourished from the 1890s through the 1920s, and was one of the key predecessors of jazz. It collects for the first time entries on all the important composers and performers, and descriptions of their works; a complete listing of all known published ragtime compositions, even those self-published and known only in single copies; and a complete discography from the cylinder era to today. It also represents the culmination of a lifetime’s research for its author, considered to be the foremost scholar of ragtime and early twentiethh-century popular music. Rare photographs accompany most entries, taken from the original sheets, newspapers, and other archival sources.


Alfred's Group Piano for Adults: Teacher's Handbook 1 (2nd Edition)

Alfred's Group Piano for Adults: Teacher's Handbook 1 (2nd Edition)

Author: E. L. Lancaster

Publisher: Alfred Music

Published:

Total Pages: 76

ISBN-13: 9781457420252

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Each unit in this highly popular series contains a balance of theory, technique, sight-reading, repertoire, harmonization, improvisation and ensemble activities. Updated for the 2nd edition of Alfred's Group Piano for Adults, the Teacher's Guide includes:new repertoire preparation and analysis suggestions, recommended examinations teaching tips, lesson plans and answer keys, improvisation exercises and two new sections: Reading Focus and Planning Group Lessons.


They All Played Ragtime - The True Story of an American Music

They All Played Ragtime - The True Story of an American Music

Author: Rudi Blesh

Publisher: Read Books Ltd

Published: 2011-03-23

Total Pages: 350

ISBN-13: 144654690X

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Blesh published They All Played Ragtime as first major scholarly work on ragtime music in 1950, which sparked a ragtime revival. He founded Circle Records in 1946, which recorded new material from aging early jazz musicians as well as the Library of Congress recordings of Jelly Roll Morton. He sparked renewed interest in the music of Joseph Lamb, James P. Johnson, and Eubie Blake, among others.


The Song Index of the Enoch Pratt Free Library

The Song Index of the Enoch Pratt Free Library

Author: Ellen Luchinsky

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2020-12-23

Total Pages: 1384

ISBN-13: 1135659265

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The Song Index features over 150,000 citations that lead users to over 2,100 song books spanning more than a century, from the 1880s to the 1990s. The songs cited represent a multitude of musical practices, cultures, and traditions, ranging from ehtnic to regional, from foreign to American, representing every type of song: popular, folk, children's, political, comic, advertising, protest, patriotic, military, and classical, as well as hymns, spirituals, ballads, arias, choral symphonies, and other larger works. This comprehensive volume also includes a bibliography of the books indexed; an index of sources from which the songs originated; and an alphabetical composer index.


Alfred's Basic Piano Library - Ensemble Book 3

Alfred's Basic Piano Library - Ensemble Book 3

Author: Gayle Kowalchyk

Publisher: Alfred Music

Published: 2005-05-03

Total Pages: 66

ISBN-13: 1457442000

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Alfred's Basic Piano Library Ensemble Books contain eight 4-part ensembles, carefully coordinated with material in the Lesson Books. Part 1 is a selected favorite from the Fun Book or the Recital Book. Parts 2, 3 and 4 use the same concepts and hand positions at the same level of difficulty. Includes suggested electronic sounds for those ensembles using electronic instruments.