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Put your hands on the remote! browse music »The Great American Ragtime Revival by Ralph Press
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fave it Ragtime | Dixieland
12 tracks | 43 minutes
Released Jan 2001
on The Digital Entertainment Network
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:39 The Cascades lyrics BUY MP3 03:39 The Cascades lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:39 The Cascades
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 01:58 A Ragtime Nightmare lyrics BUY MP3 01:58 A Ragtime Nightmare lyrics "GIFT MP3" 01:58 A Ragtime Nightmare
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:50 Pegasus lyrics BUY MP3 03:50 Pegasus lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:50 Pegasus
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:49 Maple Leaf Rag lyrics BUY MP3 02:49 Maple Leaf Rag lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:49 Maple Leaf Rag
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:16 A Tennessee Tantalizer lyrics BUY MP3 03:16 A Tennessee Tantalizer lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:16 A Tennessee Tantalizer
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:48 Kansas City Rag lyrics BUY MP3 03:48 Kansas City Rag lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:48 Kansas City Rag
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:25 The St. Louis Rag lyrics FREE 03:25 The St. Louis Rag lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:25 The St. Louis Rag
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:32 Cum-Bac Rag lyrics BUY MP3 04:32 Cum-Bac Rag lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:32 Cum-Bac Rag
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:35 The Entertainer lyrics BUY MP3 04:35 The Entertainer lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:35 The Entertainer
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:35 American Beauty Rag lyrics BUY MP3 04:35 American Beauty Rag lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:35 American Beauty Rag
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:45 The Buffalo Rag lyrics BUY MP3 02:45 The Buffalo Rag lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:45 The Buffalo Rag
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:11 Victory Rag lyrics BUY MP3 04:11 Victory Rag lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:11 Victory Rag
Ragtime Piano with Sound Effects.
Bio / Background
Ralph Press plays twelve Piano Rags by six of the Greatest Ragtime Composers: Scott Joplin, Tom Turpin, James Scott, Charles Johnson, Charles Hunter and Joseph Lamb.Sound effects have been added to create a unique and entertaining listening experience.
Mr. Press was born in Brooklyn, NY in 1951 and began playing the piano at the age of five. He took classical piano lessons for 5 year from Mr. James di Martini of The Brooklyn Conservatory of Music followed by two years with Mr. Adam Garner of The First Piano Quartet. After this initial phase of formal training Mr. Press pursued the path of independent musical study. He is a graduate of Stuyvesant High School and The State University of New York at Stony Brook. Mr. Press is an acknowledged computer expert and is the President of The Digital Entertainment Network at www.tden.com.
Ragtime, which stands for "Ragged" time, is an American Syncopated style of piano music that was played predominantly between 1880 and 1920.
↓ more ↓Ragtime contains elements of Classical, Blues, Dixieland, Gospel, and Jazz music. Some of its major proponents (e.g. Scott Joplin) were in fact classically trained musicians.
Ragtime underwent a large resurgence of popularity during the 1970's when 'The Entertainer' by Scott Joplin was featured in the movie The Sting. While Scott Joplin was the most prolific of the Ragtime writers and is generally recognized as The King of Ragtime, there are other equally inspired Ragtime composers whose works are also featured on this CD.
Sound effects have been added both within and between pieces. The combination of Ragtime and sound effects produces quite an exciting effect. Of particular interest is Victory Rag which was composed by James Scott to celebrate the end of World War I. Our version opens with FDR's 'Fear Itself' Speech and contains cheering crowds, marching men, mechanized vehicles, jet fighters, and a twenty one gun salute, all of which are implied in the music.
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