The Big Book Of Ragtime Piano

(Piano Solo Songbook). A great collection of more than 60 classic ragtime solos, including: American Beauty Rag * Bethena * The Easy Winners * The Entertainer * Harlem Rag * Kitten on the Keys * Maple Leaf Rag * Something Doing * Tiger Rag * Twelth Street Rag * Wild Cherries Rag * and more.

These rollicking, easy-to-play ragtime favorites include "Maple Leaf Rag," "The Entertainer," "Tiger Rag," and other melodies by such favorites as Scott Joplin, James Scott, Joseph Lamb, and Eubie Blake. All songs available as downloadable MP3s.

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.

Reprinted from the publishers' original editions, offers all thirty-eight piano rags by the respected master of the form, along with the original sheet music covers.

Eighty-three popular piano classics arranged for the beginning student are accompanied by a short history of each piece and advice on playing each arrangement.5NjBwBT

(Faber Piano Adventures ). This book is a treasury of the most popular and most requested masterworks of Western music. The selections are taken from original non-keyboard sources and arranged to create a "big" sound while remaining within the intermediate level. Contents include: Arioso (from Cantata No. 156) by J.S. Bach * Canon in D by Pachelbel * Danse Macabre by Saint-Saens * The Great Gate of Kiev (from Pictures at an Exhibition ) by Mussorgsky * Habanera (from the opera Carmen ) by Bizet * Hornpipe (from Water Music ) by Handel * Hungarian Dance No. 5 by Brahms * Liebesfreud by Kreisler * Rondeau (from Suite de Symphonies No. 1 ) by Mouret * Russian Sailor's Dance (from the opera Sadko ) by Rimsky-Korsakov * Spring Song by Mendelssohn * Tales from the Vienna Woods (Opus 325) by J. Strauss, Jr. * Theme from Symphony No. 40 by Mozart.

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.

This comprehensive collection contains many works by Scott Joplin, as well as works by other composers, including Irving Berlin, Mark Janza, "Eubie" Blake, and Joseph Lamb, to name but a few. The rags are presented in their original form, and the editor has indicated fingering, pedaling and metronome marks to aid in interpretation. Titles: * Alexander's Ragtime Band * A Breeze from Alabama * The Easy Winners * Elite Syncopation * The Entertainer * The Lion Tamer Rag * Maple Leaf Rag * Red Pepper Rag * Solace * St. Louis Blues * Sunflower Slow Drag * and more. 144 pages.