Song ListJoplin: Bethena (A Concert Waltz)
Joplin: Eugenia
Joplin: Maple Leaf Rag
Joplin: Original Rag
Joplin: Solace
Joplin: The Entertainer
Joplin: The Strenuous Life
Joplin: Bethena (A Concert Waltz)
Joplin: Eugenia
Joplin: Maple Leaf Rag
Joplin: Original Rag
Joplin: Solace
Joplin: The Entertainer
Joplin: The Strenuous Life
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�It�s never right to play Ragtime fast.�
(Scott Joplin)
Most listeners associate �ragtime� with the music of Scott Joplin, one of the earliest African-American composers to straddle the divide between classical and popular music. It was Joplin who brought this musical style to the pinnacle of perfection.
The term �ragtime� stems from �ragged time� and describes the contrast between the sprightly syncopated melodies in the right hand and the accentuated �oom-pah� bass in the left. This collection offers deeper insight into Joplin�s art, a combination of folk music, African rhythms and classical piano music. Jean Kleeb has simplified the works and added fingering.
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�It�s never right to play Ragtime fast.�
(Scott Joplin)
Most listeners associate �ragtime� with the music of Scott Joplin, one of the earliest African-American composers to straddle the divide between classical and popular music. It was Joplin who brought this musical style to the pinnacle of perfection.
The term �ragtime� stems from �ragged time� and describes the contrast between the sprightly syncopated melodies in the right hand and the accentuated �oom-pah� bass in the left. This collection offers deeper insight into Joplin�s art, a combination of folk music, African rhythms and classical piano music. Jean Kleeb has simplified the works and added fingering.