Tickled to Death; Why We Smile; Ragtime March and Two Step
Title | Tickled to Death; Why We Smile; Ragtime March and Two Step PDF eBook |
Author | Charles Hunter |
Publisher | |
Pages | 7 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | |
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Rags and Ragtime
Title | Rags and Ragtime PDF eBook |
Author | David A. Jasen |
Publisher | Courier Corporation |
Pages | 386 |
Release | 2013-02-13 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 0486144577 |
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.
They All Played Ragtime - The True Story of an American Music
Title | They All Played Ragtime - The True Story of an American Music PDF eBook |
Author | Rudi Blesh |
Publisher | Read Books Ltd |
Pages | 350 |
Release | 2011-03-23 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 144654690X |
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.
Ragtime
Title | Ragtime PDF eBook |
Author | Edward A. Berlin |
Publisher | Univ of California Press |
Pages | 276 |
Release | 1984 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 9780520052192 |
Ragtime, the jaunty, toe-tapping music that captivated American society from the 1890s through World War I, forms the roots of America s popular musical expression. But the understanding of ragtime and its era has been clouded by a history of murky impressions, half-truths, and inventive fictions.
Ragtime
Title | Ragtime PDF eBook |
Author | Dave Jasen |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 572 |
Release | 2020-08-13 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 1000143848 |
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.
The Gold in Your Piano Bench
Title | The Gold in Your Piano Bench PDF eBook |
Author | Marion Short |
Publisher | Schiffer Book for Collectors |
Pages | 184 |
Release | 1997 |
Genre | Antiques & Collectibles |
ISBN |
The musical golden age of Tin Pan Alley, from about 1880 to 1950, comes alive with this series of books about sheet music as collectible treasures. Here the focus is on Ragtime, Blues, Black songs and Tearjerkers. Beautifully illustrated by original sheet music covers with artistic designs from the period, the book provides a wealth of historical reference material.
The Encyclopedia of American Music
Title | The Encyclopedia of American Music PDF eBook |
Author | Edward Jablonski |
Publisher | Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday |
Pages | 656 |
Release | 1981 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN |
This reference presents short introductory essays to major periods of American music. It also lists 1200 entries on the lives and works of musicians and composers from each period.