King of Ragtime

King of Ragtime
Author: Stephen Costanza
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 60
Release: 2021-09-14
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1534410376

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.

The Joy of Ragtime

The Joy of Ragtime
Author: Denes Agay
Publisher: Yorktown Music
Total Pages: 90
Release: 1974
Genre: Music
ISBN:

(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.

The Joy of jazz

The Joy of jazz
Author: Denes Agay
Publisher: Music Sales
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1992
Genre: Jazz
ISBN: 9780711901261

(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!

Ragtime

Ragtime
Author: E.L. Doctorow
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 252
Release: 2010-11-17
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0307762947

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... First Year Piano

The Joy Of... First Year Piano
Author: Denes Agay
Publisher: Yorktown Music Press
Total Pages: 80
Release: 1987-12-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1783231432

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
Author: Denes Agay
Publisher: Yorktown Music
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1992
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780711901247

(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
Author: Larry Karp
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 261
Release: 2016-04-06
Genre: Music
ISBN: 147662383X

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.

18 Rags in Easier Versions

18 Rags in Easier Versions
Author: Scott Joplin
Publisher: G Schirmer, Incorporated
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1999-03
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780793546213

(Piano Collection). "The Entertainer," "Maple Leaf Rag" and other ragtime classics specially arranged for the student or intermediate pianist. With a minimum of musical adjustment we've made them a lot easier to play.

The Joy of Recital Time

The Joy of Recital Time
Author: Denes Agay
Publisher: Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation
Total Pages: 84
Release: 1972
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780825680144

This is a richly varied assortment of materials for recital and study. It includes compositions suitable for a beginner's first recital, as well as solos and duets for the intermediate grades. There are long-neglected pieces plus jazz and contemporary pieces.