Respectfully dedicated to Mr. Michael Shea.

Structure: INTRO AA BB A C[C] DD

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Key: C major

Key Ab

Structure: INTRO AA BB A CC B

A-section begins with the echo which usually comes at the end section.
It has been suggested that this piece was inspired by the silent movie accompaniments.
The C-section is extraordinarily clever in the descending approach of the left hand which swells frombeing part of the right hand to a full traditional left hand.
The effect is orchestral and a welcome break from the usual approach.

Structure: INTRO AA BB A CC DD A

An outstanding rag which pioneered the use of bird calls in ragtime.
Among the greatest syncopated masterpieces, the unity of feeling is superb.
The A-section looks ahead to what was going to happen in the Novelty rags.
The C-section is, of course, another way of stating the C and bits of B from the 'Maple Leaf Rag' [Apr 21 - 2018].
The D-section illustrates the high degree of musicianship which Scott possessed; he took a Midwestern blues device and reshaped it on an ascending circle-of-fifths connected with chromatic runs.

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Structure: INTRO AA BB A CC INTRO B

A graceful and characteristic rag with an unusual adaptation of Joplin's C-section of 'Maple Leaf Rag' - [April 21 - 2018], in this C-section (it is usually the B-section which is borrowed).

Structure: INTRO AA BB A CC INTRO B

The B-section is a reworking of Joplin's 'Cascades' - [april 30].
The C-section is a tour de force and is a fine contrast to B - an answer, in effect, to Joplin's pianistics.

JAMES PRICE JOHNSON - New Brunswick, New Jersey, February 1, 1891 - Jamaica, New York, November 17, 1955

To the East Coast ticklers, this was their MAPLE LEAF RAG, the tune used in all cutting contests.

The A-section begins with a descending progression based on a floating folk strain which was adapted and modified by rag composers and jazz musicians alike,most particularly in the respective A strain of 'Wild Cherries, 'Perfect Rag', 'Buddy's Habits' and 'Little Rock Getaway'.

The remainder of the rag is built on call-and-response patterns shifting back and forth from treble to bassregisters with dramatic syncopation.

He preferred a busy single-note melody line in many of his rags, especially hist first two (Caprice and Daintiness).

He preferred a busy single-note melody line in many of his rags, especially hist first two (Caprice and Daintiness [June 25 - 2019]).
This one is spiced with quick triplets with the traditional octave-chord ragtime bass.

LIZA - George Gershwin [ June 15 - 2018 ] -' as played' by James P. Johnson

Key: F major

Billy Mayerl was a prolific composer with a predilection for naming his works after flowers. His most successful number, which became his theme song, was 'Marigold', followed by 'Hollyhock'. While his novelty rags were called 'Syncopated Impressions' and were patterned after Zez Confrey's enormous successes [Feb 23 - 2019 and later ], Mayerl developed his own original phrases, harmonics and rhythmical devices as well as rich and beautiful melodies.

Key: Eb major.

Billy Mayerl plays it in 01:50

A magnificent example of Novelty ragtime at its most complex

C-Section contains a Drum simulation

B flat minor

Structure: INTRO AA BB A TRIO-INTRO CC B[B]

A great rag, reflecting the joyousness und sunny spirits inherent in the time tradition.
Contains all of Scott's hallmarks and could be used to sum up the best of Scott.

Allegretto semplice - D major. Dedicated to Anna Avramova
Album Leaf / Albumblatt / Feuillet d'Album
From: Six Pieces Opus 19 - 1873

0:00 - Var. XI.. - Alla Schumann - Allegro brillante
0:49 - Var. XII. - L'istesso tempo
1:43 - Coda.. ..- Presto

Dedicated to his lifelong friend Hermann Laroche, this theme, 12 variations and 'coda' show the composer at his most assured. Although only one of the variations is labeled 'Alla Schumann' [VAR XI], the elder composer's shadow permeates this work.
The simple, expressive sixteen-bar theme is subjected to a wide variaty of treatments, endings with a two-page virtuoso 'coda'. This work enjoyed great popularity among pianists, becoming a frequently included item in the programmes of Hans von Bülow and Emil Gilels, among many other virtuosi.

00:01 - Var. 07. - Moderato assai
00:42 - Var. 08. - Allegro
01:22 - Var. 09. - Alla mazurka
02:29 - Var. 10. - Andante, non troppo, un poco rubato*

Dedicated to his lifelong friend Hermann Laroche, this theme, 12 variations and 'coda' show the composer at his most assured. Although only one of the variations is labeled 'Alla Schumann' [VAR XI], the elder composer's shadow permeates this work.
The simple, expressive sixteen-bar theme is subjected to a wide variaty of treatments, endings with a two-page virtuoso 'coda'. This work enjoyed great popularity among pianists, becoming a frequently included item in the programmes of Hans von Bülow and Emil Gilels, among many other virtuosi.

Opus 19 Nr.6

*** End Part II ***

0:00 Thema - Andante non tanto [F major]
0:38 Var.1 - L'istesso tempo
1:13 Var.2 - L'istesso tempo*
1:51 Var.3 - Allegretto
2:24 Var.4 - Allegro vivace leggiero
3:00 Var.5 - Andante amoroso [Db major]
4:04 Var 6 - Allegro risoluto [F major]

*** End Part One ***

Dedicated to his lifelong friend Hermann Laroche, this theme, 12 variations and 'coda' show the composer at his most assured. Although only one of the variations is labeled 'Alla Schumann' [VAR XI], the elder composer's shadow permeates this work.
The simple, expressive sixteen-bar theme is subjected to a wide variaty of treatments, endings with a two-page virtuoso 'coda'. This work enjoyed great popularity among pianists, becoming a frequently included item in the programmes of Hans von Bülow and Emil Gilels, among many other virtuosi.

Opus 19 Nr.6

In Germany : Spinnerlied
In France : La Fileuse
In England and U.S.A: The Bee's Wedding

0:01 Miserere - Il Trovatore - Giuseppe Verdi
1:04 Wedding March - Felix Mendelssohn
1:10 Wedding March Lohengrin - Richard Wagner
1:13 Soldiers Chorus Faust - Richard Wagner
1:18 Barcarolle - Hoffmann's Tales - J. Offenbach
1:42 Tannhäuser - Richard Wagner
1:48 March Aïda - Giuseppe Verdi
1:55 Samson et Delilah - Camille Saint Saëns
2:30 Duet Faust (4 bars)
2:36 Torreador Song - Carmen - Bizet
2:50 Quartet Rigoletto - Giuseppe Verdi

Composer of 'Marionette' [Oct 17]