Some Of The Finest Ragtime, Stride, and Swing Piano Music on the Internet
Get the guaranteed best price on Piano Sheet Music & Songbooks like the Music Sales The Joy Of Ragtime Music Sales America Series at Musician's Friend. The film holds an aggregated score of 92% from Rotten Tomatoes, but a 57/100 from Metacritic indicating mixed or average reviews. Roger Ebert gave the film three-and-a-half out of four stars, writing that 'Ragtime' is a loving, beautifully mounted, graceful film that creates its characters with great clarity.
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Jan 01, 1992 Experience the pleasure and satisfaction of some of the finest and bounciest piano tunes with the. Experience the pleasure and satisfaction of some of the finest and bounciest piano tunes with the Joy Of Ragtime! Here are 29 classic piano rags by Scott Joplin, Joseph Lamb, Tom Turpin, and other ragtime composers. Ragtime is a novel by E. Doctorow that was first published in 1975. Summary Read a Plot Overview of the entire book or a chapter by chapter Summary and Analysis.
| Our friend George McClellan has released two new CDs! | |
| 'Chicago Rapid Transit' 9/3/99 | 'Chicago Rapid Transit' was written on April 12, 1999 by George McClellen and dedicated by him to the memory of John Roache. In George's words, it's 'sorta in the style of Zez Confrey and Robin Frost.' Arranged and sequenced 8/99 by Irwin S. Schwartz. Enjoy the ride! |
| Hey, fans. It's finally here! My second Music CD, 'Hot Kumquats and other Frosty Treats' Click HERE for complete details, RealAudio Sound Clips, Reviews and ordering information for this and my other CD, 'Syncopated Odyssey'. Royal mail advertising mail rate card 2020. I think they like it! I have been getting some nice reviews and fan letters. | |
| Robin Frost Music Folio Released 'Hot Kumquats and Other Frosty Treats The companion Music Folio to my new CD. This is the first NEW music of Robin Frost to be published in TEN years. Contains 18 new compositions. Click HERE for complete details, online MIDI excerpts of all 18 pieces, and ordering information. | |
| Unless otherwise noted, all of the MIDI sequences at this site are my own. To listen to a sample of the type of music you can find here, CLICK HERE >> << CLICK HERE The music you will be listening to is my MIDI sequence, 'The Baltimore Todolo' By Eubie Blake (Scott Kirby's arrangement). If you didn't hear any music, please don't send me e-mail. You need to configure your WWW browsing software. Click HERE for help. |
| ANNOUNCEMENTS |
| Ragtime Store Opens I have had so many requests for ragtime music recommendations that, in association with Amazon.com, I have opened a RAGTIME STORE here in the lobby of the Library. I have searched and researched the Amazon.com database of available material and present my recommendations here for you to purchase. These are all items which I have in my own personal library and I only recommend what I know. All the items in the store are neatly catagorically arranged in tabular form and are just a click away from the purchasing source. I think you will appreciate and use this handy service. Here's what one recent visitor had to say about the Ragtime Store: |
| Meliora Music Rolls Publishes My Arrangements Meliora Music Rolls has published 6 of my piano performance/arrangements The following are now available:
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| MIDI LIBRARY MAKES HEADLINES Article in the Sunday, July 6, 1997 issue of the Baltimore Sun features the Ragtime Midi Library! Read all about it. ' This is the Web at its best ' - Mike Himowitz, Baltimore Sun |
| What is Ragtime, Novelty and Stride Piano Music? For those of you who wanted to know but were afraid to ask (and even for those who asked!), I have written a short multimedia history and comparison of Ragtime, Novelty and Stride Piano music. Be sure to LOOK & LISTEN to this page. |
| Viridiana Productions Ragtime performers/composers Scott Kirby, Frank French and David Thomas Roberts have formed their own record company, Viridiana. Read about all their new releases on their new Web Page. |
| A SOFTWARE wave-table synthesizer! Tired of the pathetic music box sounds of your SoundBlaster sound card? Now you can upgrade to wave-table synthesis with this SHAREWARE program so a piano will finally sound like a piano on your computer. All for $20! Check Out WinGroove. |
| I am pleased to announce that the Weber Piano Company has chosen me to be the featured performer in their 'Great Music - Ragtime' feature. Please visit their site and take a look. Great Music logo © 1997 Weber Piano Co. |
Would you consider adding a LINK to my page from yours? If so, there
are BANNERS available for you to download and use on your web page.
| The Maple Leaf Rag Ring-Devoted To Scott Joplin is owned by Brainbyte Media. and made possible by the Webring. |
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| Last Updated: 7/11/02 |
Website design, graphics & HTML revisions contributed in fond memory by John W. Popp |
| Through his music, his good works, and the fond recall of his many friends, John's presence remains keenly felt. In the course of adding revisions to aid overall efficiency and navigation for the site, there has been a specific effort to preserve the personal flavor of John's original work except where obviously inappropriate. - JWP, July 1999 This site is maintained by Irwin Schwartz, who welcomes your comments and suggestions. |
This copyright notice applies to all content at this website, including music
and HTML, and supersedes any other such notice as may be found herein.
Click HERE for the rules about using John's music.
DISCLAIMER: Please note this is a FREE MIDI musical site. All the songs contained in this site are either in the public domain or the composer and/or publisher has given permission for use. The music and information on this website are intended only for the enjoyment of those who care to listen to it. If there is any infringement on anyone's rights, or any material on this site that the author objects to its use here, we will remove same on being notified.
The Ragtime Midi Libraries of John E. Roache. Send E-MAIL.
The novel opens in the year 1902, in the town of New Rochelle, New York, at the house of an upper class family comprised of Mother, Father, and the little boy. Mother's Younger Brother falls in love with the famous beauty Evelyn Nesbit, whose husband Harry Thaw has recently been charged with the murder of her ex- husband, architect Stanford White. Harry Houdini's car breaks in front of the family's house, and he pays them a visit. Father leaves on a trip to the Arctic with the explorer Peary.
Joy Ratchkramer
An immigrant family, consisting of Mameh, Tateh, and the little girl, live in the Lower East Side in utter poverty. Evelyn Nesbit visits the Lower East Side, where she becomes enchanted with Tateh's daughter, and soon her visits become regular. The little girl becomes ill, and Evelyn cares for her. Mother's Younger Brother begins to follow Evelyn everywhere without her knowledge. Tateh, Evelyn Nesbit, and the little girl attend a socialist meeting whose featured speaker, Emma Goldman, criticizes Evelyn for employing her sexuality to gain prominence in capitalistic society. Mother rescues and claims responsibility for a newborn baby she discovers buried alive in her backyard; she soon learns it is the child of a black washwoman named Sarah.
The following are now available:
- 'Bucktown Buck' by Frank French - My four-hand arrangement.
- 'Snowy Mornin' Blues' by James P. Johnson - A GREAT stride piano piece and a MUST HAVE!
- 'Mule Walk' by James P. Johnson - Another GREAT stride piano classic.
- 'Hot Kumquats' by Robin Frost - The TITLE PIECE from my new CD
- 'Bozo Pants' by Robin Frost - Also from my new CD.
- 'Long and Gentle' by Robin Frost - A great, previously-unpublished Frost composition.
Article in the Sunday, July 6, 1997 issue of the Baltimore Sun features the Ragtime Midi Library!
Read all about it.
' This is the Web at its best ' - Mike Himowitz, Baltimore SunWhat is Ragtime, Novelty and Stride Piano Music?
For those of you who wanted to know but were afraid to ask (and even for those who asked!), I have written a short multimedia history and comparison of Ragtime, Novelty and Stride Piano music. Be sure to LOOK & LISTEN to this page.Viridiana Productions
Ragtime performers/composers Scott Kirby, Frank French and David Thomas Roberts have formed their own record company, Viridiana. Read about all their new releases on their new Web Page. A SOFTWARE wave-table synthesizer!
Tired of the pathetic music box sounds of your SoundBlaster sound card? Now you can upgrade to wave-table synthesis with this SHAREWARE program so a piano will finally sound like a piano on your computer. All for $20! Check Out WinGroove.I am pleased to announce that the Weber Piano Company has chosen me to be the featured performer in their 'Great Music - Ragtime' feature. Please visit their site and take a look.
Great Music logo © 1997 Weber Piano Co.
This location has proudly received distinguished visitors since October 5, 1995 Would you consider adding a LINK to my page from yours? If so, there
are BANNERS available for you to download and use on your web page.
| The Maple Leaf Rag Ring-Devoted To Scott Joplin is owned by Brainbyte Media. and made possible by the Webring. |
| | Previous 5 Sites | Skip Previous | Previous | Next | Skip Next | Next 5 Sites | | Random Site | List Sites | |
| The latest versions of both Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer handle frames better than earlier versions, so I recommend that you upgrade if you haven't already. If you have any problems dealing with the new frame layout, or any other comments and suggestions on the design of these pages, feel free to contact me. |
| Last Updated: 7/11/02 |
Website design, graphics & HTML revisions contributed in fond memory by John W. Popp |
| Through his music, his good works, and the fond recall of his many friends, John's presence remains keenly felt. In the course of adding revisions to aid overall efficiency and navigation for the site, there has been a specific effort to preserve the personal flavor of John's original work except where obviously inappropriate. - JWP, July 1999 This site is maintained by Irwin Schwartz, who welcomes your comments and suggestions. |
This copyright notice applies to all content at this website, including music
and HTML, and supersedes any other such notice as may be found herein.
Click HERE for the rules about using John's music.
DISCLAIMER: Please note this is a FREE MIDI musical site. All the songs contained in this site are either in the public domain or the composer and/or publisher has given permission for use. The music and information on this website are intended only for the enjoyment of those who care to listen to it. If there is any infringement on anyone's rights, or any material on this site that the author objects to its use here, we will remove same on being notified.
The Ragtime Midi Libraries of John E. Roache. Send E-MAIL.
The novel opens in the year 1902, in the town of New Rochelle, New York, at the house of an upper class family comprised of Mother, Father, and the little boy. Mother's Younger Brother falls in love with the famous beauty Evelyn Nesbit, whose husband Harry Thaw has recently been charged with the murder of her ex- husband, architect Stanford White. Harry Houdini's car breaks in front of the family's house, and he pays them a visit. Father leaves on a trip to the Arctic with the explorer Peary.
Joy Ratchkramer
An immigrant family, consisting of Mameh, Tateh, and the little girl, live in the Lower East Side in utter poverty. Evelyn Nesbit visits the Lower East Side, where she becomes enchanted with Tateh's daughter, and soon her visits become regular. The little girl becomes ill, and Evelyn cares for her. Mother's Younger Brother begins to follow Evelyn everywhere without her knowledge. Tateh, Evelyn Nesbit, and the little girl attend a socialist meeting whose featured speaker, Emma Goldman, criticizes Evelyn for employing her sexuality to gain prominence in capitalistic society. Mother rescues and claims responsibility for a newborn baby she discovers buried alive in her backyard; she soon learns it is the child of a black washwoman named Sarah.
Evelyn Nesbit and Mother's Younger Brother start to see a lot of one another. Mother's Younger Brother helps Evelyn search for Tateh and his little girl, but to no avail. Tateh and his daughter happily leave New York City and travel up the Eastern seaboard. Meanwhile, Houdini learns how to fly planes, and performs a demonstration for Archduke Franz Ferdinand and Countess Sophie. Father experiences a feeling of profound isolation upon his return to New Rochelle. Mother's Younger Brother becomes proficient in the use of bombs. Tateh and his little girl travel to Lawrence, Massachusetts, where there is a strike against the textile mills, and continue to many other cities.
In Philadelphia, Tateh finds a novelty store where the owner agrees to buy the movie books Tateh has invented. Tateh decides they will return to Lawrence to settle down. Henry Ford pays a lunch visit to J.P. Morgan and they discuss technology and religion. One afternoon, a black man named Coalhouse Walker stops by their home in New Rochelle, asking to see Sarah, who refuses to see him. After Coalhouse continues to call on her every Sunday, Sarah finally accepts his proposal for marriage. One day Coalhouse Walker is driving to New York when volunteers from the Emerald Isle firehouse bar his path. While Coalhouse seeks help from the police, the volunteers wreck his car. When Coalhouse complains he is arrested. Coalhouse dedicates the funds he originally intended for his wedding toward securing a lawyer. However, he cannot find a lawyer willing to represent him.
One night, Sarah leaves the house to attend an event at which Mr. Taft's Vice- President would be present; she wishes to petition the federal government on Coalhouse's behalf. However, the secret service men hit her hard in the chest; she soon grows ill and dies. Coalhouse and his followers cause an explosion at the Emerald Isle firehouse, killing four volunteers. Father and Mother's Younger Brother fight over the situation, and Mother's Younger Brother leaves the household to join Coalhouse and his followers. Mother and Father move to Atlantic City to escape the scrutiny of the townspeople. Willie Conklin also begins to feel a lot of pressure to leave town. Mother and Father meet Tateh in Atlantic City, and the little boy and the little girl soon begin to spend a lot of time together.
Coalhouse and his followers break into the library of J.P. Morgan, who is abroad at the time. The District Attorney Charles S. Whitman calls Coalhouse, who reiterates to him his original demands that they return his vehicle and that Conklin dies for Sarah's death. Booker T. Washington attempts to persuade Coalhouse to end his siege, but soon leaves out of frustration. Father then meets with Coalhouse, and approaches Whitman with his demands, at which point Whitman presents Coalhouse with both his Model T and Willie Conklin. After his followers leave free of punishment, Coalhouse exits Morgan's house, and Father, still inside, hears the firing squad. Police report that Coalhouse had made an attempt at escaping, but he more likely made a slight movement that he knew would cause his death. Mother's Younger Brother, having secured the use of Coalhouse's Model-T, travels all around the country and soon to Mexico, where he joins revolutionary forces and dies about a year later.
The Joy Of Jazz
As tensions in Europe develop, World War I approaches. Morgan travels to Egypt, where he hopes a visit to the pyramids will restore his sense of spirituality. Rather, he cannot sleep and becomes disheartened by his failure to experience what he has expected. Soon his health rapidly deteriorates and he dies. The narrator describes the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and Countess Sophie. Father dies aboard the Lusitania, and a year after his death, Tateh and Mother marry each other.
