Ragtime Jazz Styles
Ragtime
Piano music of the early 1900s by African-American composers such as Scott Joplin, and band and orchestral scorse imitating the original piano compositions. Characterized by left-hand alternating bass notes and chords, and syncopated melodies in the treble. Often in march tempos and march form, complete with trio in relative key, but many rags were slower than commonly believed. Tremendously influential as a precursor to jazz, but also embraced as a symbol of American culture by popular songwriters such as Irving Berlin and George Gershwin.
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- Record label offering early American works and original ragtime compositions by pianists such as Scott Kirby and Frank French, as well as a genre called Terra Verde. Links to online purchasing, artist photos and profiles.
- Ragtime, blues, stride and boogie piano played live by Sue Keller. All performances are uncut and freely available in MIDI format. Sheet music and CDs also available.
- Page from Northwestern University site offers history and links to artists and composers.
- Ragtime MIDI files of piano pieces by Scott Joplin, James Scott, Joseph Lamb, Jelly-Roll Morton, Eubie Blake, and others. Piano Soundfonts.
- Information on ragtime concerts, festivals, societies and clubs; list of CD recordings and sheet music; links to MIDI files, merchandise.
- Publication devoted to preservation and dissemination of articles and items relating to 19th and early 20th century popular music.
- At Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. List of holdings, contact information.
- Ragtime and novelty recordings. Online ordering.
- Historical article following Scott Joplin's musical career.
- Photos of traditional jazz and ragtime musicians by George Fletcher, William Russell, and George Willick.
- Information on ragtime and its composers; MIDI files.
- Huge source of ragtime MIDI files.
- Online companion to quarterly newsletter from nonprofit corporation promoting and preserving the region's ragtime legacy. Archives from 1996.
- Period ragtime recordings reissued on CD; books; produced by David Jasen.
- List of recordings with descriptions, sound bites/MIDI samples.
- Article from Minnesota Public Radio.
- Information on membership and ragtime-related events: festivals, concerts, media programs. Links to MIDI files, publications.
- Essay on important ragtime performers and their recordings.
- Promoting an interest in classical ragtime and related forms of music; membership information, past and upcoming concerts.
- Ragtime, jazz, vaudeville, Roaring '20s recordings reissued on CD and cassette. Online catalog and sound samples.
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