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A great collection of 14 rhythmic pieces for piano in easy to play arrangements, with chord symbols and fingerings. ... Read more

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This is Ragtime
This is Ragtime by Terry Waldo is an extremely well researched book on the history of ragtime and early blues.As a protege' of Eubie Blake, Mr. Waldo provides an inside view into this genre from the turn of the century through the 1970s.Engaging and witty, this history lesson takes the reader on a journey from ragtimes roots, through the baudy houses in which the music was once associated, to its acceptance in popular culture.Mr. Waldo is a very talented performer and songwriter in his own right.His anecdotes and interviews with fellow blues and ragtime performers make this book a highly entertaining and educational read. ... Read more

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In 1919, the world stood at the threshhold of the Jazz Age.The man who had ushered it there, however, lay murdered--and would soon plunge from international fame to historical obscurity.It was a fate few would have predicted for James Reese Europe; he was then at the pinnacle of his career as a composer, conductor, and organizer in the black community, with the promise of even greater heights to come."People don't realize yet today what we lost when we lost Jim Europe," said pianist Eubie Blake. "He was the savior of Negro musicians...in a class with Booker T. Washington and Martin Luther King."

In James Reese Europe, Reid Badger brilliantly captures this fascinating life, tracing a critical chapter in the emergence of jazz through one man's remarkable odyssey.After an early start in Washington, Europe found his fame in New York, the entertainment capital of turn-of-the-century America.In the decade before the First World War, he emerged as an acknowledged leader in African-American musical theater, both as a conductor and an astonishingly prolific composer. Badger reveals a man of tremendous depths and ambitions, constantly aspiring to win recognition for black musicians and wider acceptance for their music.He toiled constantly, working on benefit concerts, joining hands with W.E.B. Du Bois, and helping to found a black music school--all the while winning commercial and critical success with his chosen art.In 1910, he helped create the Clef Club, making it the premiere African-American musical organization in the country during his presidency.Every year from 1912 to 1914, Europe led the Clef Club orchestra in triumphant concerts at Carnegie Hall, winning new respectability and popularity for ragtime.He went on to a tremendously successful collaboration with Vernon and Irene Castle, the international stars who made social dancing a world-wide rage.Along the way, Europe helped to revolutionize American music--and Badger provides fascinating details of his innovations and wide influence. In World War I, the musical pioneer won new fame as the first African-American officer to lead men into combat in that conflict--but he was best known as band leader for the all-black 15th Infantry Regiment. As the "Hellfighters" of the 15th racked up successes on the battlefield, Europe's band took France by storm with the new sounds of jazz. In 1919, the soldiers returned to New York in triumph, and Europe was the toast of the city. Then, just a few months later, he was dead--stabbed to death by a drummer in his own orchestra.

From humble beginnings to tragic end, the story of Jim Europe comes alive in Reid Badger's account.Weaving in the wider story of our changing culture, music, and racial conflict, Badger deftly captures the turbulent, promising age of ragtime, and the drama of a triumphant life cut short. ... Read more

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Jim Europe, The Founder of the International Jazz Movement
In a true sense of the word pioneer James Reese Europe, brought the only true American Art form tocontinental europe in the early part of the twentieth century. Reid Badger has captured the essence of a time inhistory that brought jazz and the cultural attitudes of black America tothe international scene.

The very detailed text is a wonderful read, thatgives you a sense of the push and pull of being an American Black living inthe early 1900's. The book reads as if it were an adventure tale with allthe action one could wish for.

The author has done a wonderful job ofputting together facts and photos in a fast moving easy to understandacademic work. His understanding of the contribution that Europe made tothe growth of Jazz is clear and compeling. The details of the stature ofthe man that was Jim Europe reveals his human and sometimes non perfectpersonality.

Of particular interest to all should be his tenure as theBand Master of the famous 369th Infantry "Hell-Fighters" bandduring WWI in Europe.

This a must read for any student of jazz ormilitary history and all who read about contributions to African-Americansociety. ... Read more

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9x12" folio, 13 rags for piano: Temptation Rag (by Henry Logan); Dill Pickles (Chas. L. Johnson); Riverside Rag (Chas Cohen); Sugar Cane (Scott Joplin); Black and White Rag, (George Botsford); Bugle Call Rag, Beets and Turnips, Tanglefoot Rag, Bees-Wax Rag, Something Doing, etc. ... Read more

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This sheet music was newly engraved from early and authoritative editions. ... Read more

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This sheet music was newly engraved from early and authoritative editions.First Line is Oh ma honey, oh ma honey, better hurry and let's meander Come on and hear, come on and hear, Alexander's ragtime band ... Read more

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The Boswell Sisters sing"Alexander's Ragtime Band"
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R3JNIOTAB3PH95 The Boswell Sisters great performance of "Alexander's Ragtime Band". This vintage 1938 sheet music features the original ornate cover as drawn in 1911, suitable for framing. (This is the Standard sized sheet music, not large format. Based on the motion picture starring Alice faye, this is a complete arrangement for voice (lyrics) with piano accompaniment, symbols for guitar and chords for ukulele and banjo in the key of C-Major.(special thanks to pax41 on youtube)

Irving Berlin sheet music arranged for voice, piano accompaniment, guitar, banjo and ukulele:
Easter Parade
Always
Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor
Here We Are
Just a Little Longer
Homesick
White Christmas
Marie
I'm On My Way Home
Irving Berlin Waltzes, Book 1) ... Read more

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Scott Joplin was a gifted and talented composer in the era of American ragtime music. He rose through a difficult life to become known as the King of Ragtime. His works are among the greatest of classical music compositions. Marvin Hamlisch arranged some of Joplin s most beautiful tunes for the movie The Sting and won Academy Awards for them over 50 years after Joplin s death. ... Read more

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THE SUNDIALA CLASSY RAGTIME PIANO SOLO Recorded on the STARGOLD MUSIC LABELJON Weaver iii Plays Nashville Ragtime THOSE LONG GONE DOG GONE NASHVILLE RAGS ... Read more

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The Scott Joplin Melody Dicer is a jazz composing game for all instruments. The measures of Joplin's music are arranged on cards. The player tosses dice to select the measures. After 10 tosses and 10 cards, the rag is ready to be played. There is almost no limit to the number of pieces you can create with this fun and educational music composing game. ... Read more

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CD Sheet Music(TM) is the revolutionary series of masterworks on CD- or DVD-ROM that transforms a PC or MAC computer into a virtual music library. Now you can quickly locate, view and print the great works of the classical repertoire. Compared to traditional printed sheet music or music downloads, it is incredibly inexpensive. Original sources are out-of-copyright standard editions from publishers such as Breitkopf and Härtel, C.F. Peters, G. Schirmer, Carl Fischer, G. Ricordi, Durand and many others. The discs also include biographical and analytical information from Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 1911 Edition. American Ragtime and Music Hall Piano Music includes the complete works of Scott Joplin along with highlights from dozens of other composers' repertoire, including Lamb, Scott, Nola, and more. 850+ pages of music. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Maine is a state of the United States, located in a regioncalled New England. Its musical tradition possibly extendsback thousands of years to the music of the Penobscot,Passamaquoddy, and other indigenous peoples. Modernmusicians from Maine include the bluegrass brothers Rolandand Clarence White and the contemporary ragtime performerGlenn Jenks, singer/songwriter Bruce Thulin. In thecolonial era, the talented composer, singer, and compilerof tune books and Maine resident Supply Belcher (1751?1836)was known in his time as "the Handel of Maine." Belcherorganized the first choir in Maine. ... Read more