Famous Ragtime MP3 Recordings

Original Percussion Arrangements

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This selection contrasts famous ragtime mp3 tunes with some of Scott Joplin's famous Rags. They were all published as sheet music in the early part of the twentieth century . For example Alexander's Ragtime Band was Irving Berlin's first hit in 1911 - it has few of the features found in most rags but enjoys some mild syncopation and has become an anthem of that era. By contrast A Bag of Rags was supposedly the unofficial theme tune for the Keystone Cops.

Ragtime MP3

These pieces have been remixed sympathetically on New World Percussion instruments i.e. steel bands with marimbas and vibraphones:

Digital Ragtime MP3	Length	Price	Listen & Buy
Alexander's Ragtime Band - Irving Berlin (1911)	1:58min	0.29US($)
12th Street Rag - Euday Bowman (1914)	1:57min	0.29US($)
A Bag of Rags - WR McKanlass (1913)	1:37min	0.29US($)
Bees-Wax Rag - Harry Lincoln (1911)	1:32min	0.29US($)
Buck Due Rag- Anon (Piano-Roll)	3:15min	0.49US($)
Canadian Capers - Cohen et al (1915)	5:09min	0.99US($)

These pieces were composed for piano(s) but we have arranged them on steel drums with marimbas and or vibraphones which give a fresh feel to the sound and brings out different aspects of the rhythm and harmony.

Scott Joplin Rags

This selection illustrates the wide range of rags composed by Scott Joplin mixed in with that recurring 'leaf' motif:

Maple Leaf Rag	3:18min	0.49 US($)
Felicity Rag	3:12min	0.49 US($)
Fig Leaf Rag	4:07min	0.69 US($)
Magnetic Rag	5:28min	0.99 US($)
Paragon Rag	3:45min	0.69 US($)
Peacherine Rag	3:18min	0.49 US($)
Rose Leaf Rag	4:54min	0.69 US($)
Searchlight Rag	3:00min	0.49 US($)
Stop-time Rag	3:01min	0.49 US($)

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