Ragtime Gems

Original Sheet Music for 25 Ragtime Classics

Edited by David Jasen

$9.95

Publication Date: 6th October 2012

Here is a choice selection of 25 of the most famous rags, several of which cannot be found elsewhere. Written during ragtime's golden age from 1904 to 1910, these melodies include three of Scott Joplin's finest works — Searchlight Rag, Rose Leaf Rag, and Fig Leaf Rag — plus songs by Tin Pan Alley's hottest composers of the day: George Botsford, Harry Armstrong, and Egbert Van Alstyne.
Reprinted from the original editions, the songs in this value-packed volume were selected by David Jasen, a noted ragtime performer as well as a composer and historian of popular mus... Read More
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Here is a choice selection of 25 of the most famous rags, several of which cannot be found elsewhere. Written during ragtime's golden age from 1904 to 1910, these melodies include three of Scott Joplin's finest works — Searchlight Rag, Rose Leaf Rag, and Fig Leaf Rag — plus songs by Tin Pan Alley's hottest composers of the day: George Botsford, Harry Armstrong, and Egbert Van Alstyne.
Reprinted from the original editions, the songs in this value-packed volume were selected by David Jasen, a noted ragtime performer as well as a composer and historian of popular mus... Read More
Description
Here is a choice selection of 25 of the most famous rags, several of which cannot be found elsewhere. Written during ragtime's golden age from 1904 to 1910, these melodies include three of Scott Joplin's finest works — Searchlight Rag, Rose Leaf Rag, and Fig Leaf Rag — plus songs by Tin Pan Alley's hottest composers of the day: George Botsford, Harry Armstrong, and Egbert Van Alstyne.
Reprinted from the original editions, the songs in this value-packed volume were selected by David Jasen, a noted ragtime performer as well as a composer and historian of popular music. A splendid array of sheet music accompanies the full musical texts, offering glimpses of popular art from a century ago that range from the serenely beautiful to the eccentric.

Dover Original.
Details
  • Price: $9.95
  • Pages: 128
  • Publisher: Dover Publications
  • Imprint: Dover Publications
  • Series: Dover Classical Piano Music
  • Publication Date: 6th October 2012
  • Trim Size: 9 x 12 in
  • ISBN: 9780486311944
  • Format: eBook
  • BISACs:
    MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Folk & Traditional
Author Bio
David Jasen was a well-known ragtime performer, composer, and historian of popular music.
Table of Contents
BERNARD ADLER
Dat Lovin' Rag
HARRY ARMSTRONG
The Frisco Rag
RAYMOND BIRCH
Powder Rag
GEORGE BOTSFORD
Chatterbox Rag
FORD T. DABNEY
Oh! You Devil
MALVIN A. FRANKLIN & ARTHUR LANGE
Hot Chocolate Rag
ALBERT GUMBLE
The Bolo Rag
ROBERT HOFFMAN
I'm Alabama Bound
HERBERT INGRAHAM
Poison Ivy
CHARLES L. JOHNSON
Dill Pickles
SCOTT JOPLIN
Fig Leaf Rag
Rose Leaf Rag
Searchlight Rag
JOE JORDAN
That Teasin' Rag
F. HENRI KLICKMAN
Knockout Drops
HENRY LODGE
Temptation Rag
LYONS & YOSCO
Spaghetti Rag
JAY ROBERTS
The Entertainer's Rag
J. RUSSEL ROBINSON
Sapho Rag
JEAN SCHWARTZ
The Whitewash Man
JAMES SCOTT
Grace and Beauty
TED SNYDER
Wild Cherries
HARRY A . TIERNEY
The Bumble Bee
EGBERT VAN ALSTYNE
Honey Rag
AL VERGES
Whoa! You Heiffer
Here is a choice selection of 25 of the most famous rags, several of which cannot be found elsewhere. Written during ragtime's golden age from 1904 to 1910, these melodies include three of Scott Joplin's finest works — Searchlight Rag, Rose Leaf Rag, and Fig Leaf Rag — plus songs by Tin Pan Alley's hottest composers of the day: George Botsford, Harry Armstrong, and Egbert Van Alstyne.
Reprinted from the original editions, the songs in this value-packed volume were selected by David Jasen, a noted ragtime performer as well as a composer and historian of popular music. A splendid array of sheet music accompanies the full musical texts, offering glimpses of popular art from a century ago that range from the serenely beautiful to the eccentric.

Dover Original.
  • Price: $9.95
  • Pages: 128
  • Publisher: Dover Publications
  • Imprint: Dover Publications
  • Series: Dover Classical Piano Music
  • Publication Date: 6th October 2012
  • Trim Size: 9 x 12 in
  • ISBN: 9780486311944
  • Format: eBook
  • BISACs:
    MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Folk & Traditional
David Jasen was a well-known ragtime performer, composer, and historian of popular music.
BERNARD ADLER
Dat Lovin' Rag
HARRY ARMSTRONG
The Frisco Rag
RAYMOND BIRCH
Powder Rag
GEORGE BOTSFORD
Chatterbox Rag
FORD T. DABNEY
Oh! You Devil
MALVIN A. FRANKLIN & ARTHUR LANGE
Hot Chocolate Rag
ALBERT GUMBLE
The Bolo Rag
ROBERT HOFFMAN
I'm Alabama Bound
HERBERT INGRAHAM
Poison Ivy
CHARLES L. JOHNSON
Dill Pickles
SCOTT JOPLIN
Fig Leaf Rag
Rose Leaf Rag
Searchlight Rag
JOE JORDAN
That Teasin' Rag
F. HENRI KLICKMAN
Knockout Drops
HENRY LODGE
Temptation Rag
LYONS & YOSCO
Spaghetti Rag
JAY ROBERTS
The Entertainer's Rag
J. RUSSEL ROBINSON
Sapho Rag
JEAN SCHWARTZ
The Whitewash Man
JAMES SCOTT
Grace and Beauty
TED SNYDER
Wild Cherries
HARRY A . TIERNEY
The Bumble Bee
EGBERT VAN ALSTYNE
Honey Rag
AL VERGES
Whoa! You Heiffer