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Offline williampiano

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Ragtime Favorites
on: June 27, 2012, 02:19:13 AM
Who are your favorite ragtime composers? What are some of your favorite rags by them?

Any Eubie Blake fans out there?

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Offline scherzo123

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Re: Ragtime Favorites
Reply #1 on: July 18, 2012, 11:07:53 PM
I guess Scott Joplin's The Entertainer and Mapleleaf Ragtime
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Re: Ragtime Favorites
Reply #2 on: November 15, 2012, 07:27:47 PM
Quote from: scherzo123 on July 18, 2012, 11:07:53 PM
I guess Scott Joplin's The Entertainer and Mapleleaf Ragtime

Hey! These are what I would say! In fact, I don't know many rags...

*I've just listened to a couple of pieces by Eubie Blake. I really liked them! But, unfortunately, I'm not very familiar with his music...
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Re: Ragtime Favorites
Reply #3 on: August 04, 2014, 06:05:13 PM
Hi WilliamPiano,

My favourite Ragtime composer is Scott Joplin (surprise!). My favourite Joplin works to play are (in order of increasing awesomeness):

The Easy Winners, Swipesy, Elite Syncopations, and The Strenuous Life.

The Fig Leaf Rag is very entertaining to listen to, but I haven't got to learning it yet.

Cheers! Feel free to email me if you want to get in touch.

Alex Szojka
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