14 famous themes from music history, from Bach to Offenbach, each with its own jazzy interpretation - just as in Vol. 1. This edition shows that 'classical music' and jazz are not that distant from one another after all. Just imagine Grieg's Piano Concerto played on a bandoneon - and you have got the perfect tango! Brahms' Hungarian Dance No. 1 is also ideal as a salsa ('Hungarian Salsa No.1'). Sc…

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Level 3 Early Intermediate Level-5 fun to play solos: Big City Rag (Charles L. Johnson) - Easy Winners (Scott Joplin) - Honeysuckle Rag (Joseph M. Lamb) - Maple Leaf Rag (Scott Joplin) - Nappy Lee (Joe Jordan).

The talented Scott Joplin was a pioneer of the Piano Rag and he wrote some of the most popular and recognisable pieces in this genre. This is the first book of Joplin rags in collection spanning three volumes.

Additional books to complement the tutor for adults and young people Play the Piano! Levels 1 & 2, are now available providing specially arranged favourite pieces in keeping with the technical level attained by the end of each course book. Whilst still under Mike's guiding hand, here is the chance for players to explore and enjoy more beautiful music in a variety of styles, confident that the tech…

String Quartet. Par JOPLIN SCOTT. First published in 1901 this rag has remained one of the most popular of Joplin's distinctive ragtime pieces. This version for string quartet is fun to play and will make a delightful concert encore item. / Niveau : Intermédiaire / Répertoire / Educatif

Adapted from the well-known piano composition Graceful Ghost Rag here is William Bolcom's own very elegant and effective version for symphonic band. Written in a moderate ragtime tempo this work utilizes a transparent scoring style along with soloistic passages contrasted with brief soli features for various sections of the ensemble. Unique and rewarding.

Jalapeno Rag brings together the festive sounds of Latin and ragtime music. This fun-to-play piece features energetic rhythms articulation and contrasting dynamics.

Cette leçon de DVD est le joueur de guitare fingerstyle intermédiaire et avancé. C'est pour l'étudiant qui se sent confortable avec une alternance technique basse et veut étendre et d'explorer des idées dans le blues et le ragtime, en utilisant des techniques plus avancées de droit et de la main gauche. Les quatre instrus en vedette dans ce lesosn sont toutes les compositions étendues offrant une …

I had a call from an English pianist who was going to do a series of recitals in Mexico. He asked me if I had an original ragtime composition. I said I will write one for you in the next couple of days. So Brittania Rag started as a solo piano piece then I converted it to a piano duet and then to the saxophone quartet that you see here.

La méthode de Fingerstyle de guitare acoustique vous présente les approches fingerstyle plus essentielles pour jouer de la musique de racines américains : Travis cueillette et style stationnaire-bass. Dans chacune des 18 leçons approfondies, vous allez apprendre de nouvelles techniques, les concepts et les voicings de la corde et les façons de pratiquer et d'obtenir leur sous vos doigts. Ensuite, …