The Joy Of Ragtime (Joy Of...Series)

By Annabeth Albert

Book Overview

(Yorktown). 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. Pieces include: Black and White Rag * Cakewalk Parade * Calico Rag * The St.Louis Rag * Maple Leaf Rag * The Chrysanthemum * The Entertainer * and more.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0825680166
• ISBN13: 9780825680168
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Yorktown Press
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 9.1" x 11.9"

Customer Reviews

piano music

Enjoyable middle level piano book. Same quality I've come to expect in the "Joy of" books.

Why have kids on the cover?

Less than a year ago, with a half century looming not far ahead of me, I mentioned to a piano-instructor friend of mine that I wished I had studied piano as a child because I'd always wanted to play Ragtime. His response, of course, was why not start now. With weekly lessons and a lot of practice, I'm at last starting to achieve that aim. The arrangements in the "Joy of Ragtime" are accessible enough for the beginner, but complex enough to make the music fun, challanging, and interesting. Too often piano music for beginners is vapid and banal. The "Joy of" series lets you play real music while still learning the instrument.