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They all played ragtime by harriet janis rudi blesh isbn. Selected by a noted music historian, this collection of the best piano rags recaptures the lively mood of the ragtime era. Yes, they all played ragtime is still relevant today the. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. They all played ragtime by oar, harriet janis, rudi blesh. They all played ragtime is a lively and fascinating book about a lively and fascinating american music that flowered with the dawn of this century, faded with world war. Rudi blesh, our joremost ragtime scholar, has done much to keep joplins memory alive. This book features joplins complete works for piano, in their original editions. But ragtime also had advocatesits composers, practitioners, and admirers. Produced in cooperation with the new york public library, this comprehensive sheet music collection also. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1.
Rare vintage 1973 classic piano rags large format song book with complete piano transcriptions for 81 old time piano rags. Scott joplin, james scott, joseph lamb, tom turpin. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Blesh published they all played ragtime as first major scholarly work on ragtime music in 1950, which sparked a ragtime revival. He sparked renewed interest in the music of joseph lamb, james p.
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