Reminder from: EliteSyncopations Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EliteSyncopations/cal Ragtime Rendezvous Sunday January 2, 2011 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm ...
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Ed
edberlin
Jan 1, 2011 11:36 pm
Yes, losing Billy Taylor hurts. I, too, ran into him through the years at receptions. I don't expect that he really knew me, but we always had good talks. Our...
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EliteSyncopations@yah...
Jan 2, 2011 10:26 am
Reminder from: EliteSyncopations Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EliteSyncopations/cal Ragtime Rendezvous Sunday January 2, 2011 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm ...
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jazzpianist
Jan 8, 2011 4:40 am
One week from tonight is the first of three (hopefully) terrific ragtime and stride concerts featuring Martin "the Mauler" Spitznagel, Craig "Stringmonger"...
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John
johncarney54
Jan 8, 2011 3:42 pm
Does anyone happen to know whatever happened to Jaime Cardenas of the Authentic Ragtime Company and how I can reach him or get in contact with him? It seems he...
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ragtime_fanatic
Jan 8, 2011 3:54 pm
Hi John, The Authentic Ragtime Company no longer exists (I can confirm this since I was the co-founder), as Jaime and I decided to stop using the company....
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RsH
torontorsh
Jan 8, 2011 4:04 pm
The following is from the whois record for authenticragtime.com, and dates from the registration of the domain in 2007. It is your obvious starting point ...
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jtimcarney@...
johncarney54
Jan 8, 2011 4:52 pm
Hi Max, thanks for the offer. Do you charge anything for your services? I recall that Authentic R. offered their typesetting services free for the privilege of...
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ragtime_fanatic
Jan 8, 2011 8:01 pm
Hi John, I do charge for my services (as with any work, there's time and effort invested in good typesetting). I don't publish - that's up to the composer to...
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jtimcarney@...
johncarney54
Jan 8, 2011 9:13 pm
Hi Max, I found out about another publisher called The Ragtime Press and thought I'd try them out to see what they're like. I'll keep your offer in mind ...
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elbybee
Jan 10, 2011 8:07 pm
Hi folks, I'm putting together a presentation on the life and music of Scott Joplin, for school children (probably middle school) during Black History Month....
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John Remmers
johnremmers
Jan 10, 2011 10:40 pm
It's a truly fine festival, sufficiently so that I'm willing to travel to northern Wisconsin in the dead of winter to attend it every year, an itinerary that I...
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ragtimefingers
Jan 11, 2011 4:49 pm
Hi there guys After my recent post about 10 days back asking for rags for rolls I received many many great suggestions. It's been a very interesting exercise...
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Ragnar Hellspong
ragnarhellspong
Jan 11, 2011 9:12 pm
<<The first three new piano roll arrangements of 2011 are now at hand and more will follow in the weeks ahead. << Hello Adam, All of them are VERY VERY good...
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pleasantmoments1908
pleasantmome...
Jan 12, 2011 9:38 pm
Hi Adam, May I say that your rolls are excellent! Do you know anything about the piece 'Do Something' written by Sept and Green? Here's a link to Mabel Cowan's...
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EliteSyncopations@yah...
Jan 15, 2011 6:56 pm
Reminder from: EliteSyncopations Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EliteSyncopations/cal Rosebud Rendezvous Sunday January 16, 2011 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm ...
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EliteSyncopations@yah...
Jan 16, 2011 6:59 am
Reminder from: EliteSyncopations Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EliteSyncopations/cal Rosebud Rendezvous Sunday January 16, 2011 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm ...
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Fred
fredhep27
Jan 17, 2011 5:57 pm
Hi, Adam: In my opinion the three rags that you have selected and posted are appealing pieces of music superbly arranged. I like your variations on the...
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ragtimefingers
Jan 19, 2011 1:26 pm
Hi there Fred, Many thanks for the message. I agree 100% with your points on the piece "Mad Scientist", its programatic nature and the fine performance by...
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FredC
fredmcain2003
Jan 20, 2011 6:39 pm
I would try contacting Ed Berlin. He might be able to help you. Also, one thing that sometimes gets overlooked are trolley cars. Often when trying to depict...
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Bryan Cather
catt967
Jan 20, 2011 7:05 pm
You might do in NYC what I did in St Louis: look at the places Joplin was known to have spent time, either living, or giving performances or whatever. Find...
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Chris Christensen
malepiano
Jan 20, 2011 7:10 pm
Fred, You are ABSOLUTELY correct about trolley/street cars. In the Ragtime era, automobiles were a very expensive toy of the richest Americans. Streetcars were...
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Bryan Cather
catt967
Jan 20, 2011 9:32 pm
Whoa hold on there! Lets not get the cart before the horse (so to speak) on this side topic regarding street railways and automobiles. Its easy to make...
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RsH
torontorsh
Jan 20, 2011 9:57 pm
I'd just like to point out that here, in Toronto, Ontario, the streetcar never disappeared. Some of the lines that were running in the 1870s are still running ...
Not a scientific survey - just a cross section. A quick mining of the Lester S. Levy site combined with some selections from my own collection gives us some...
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Chris Christensen
malepiano
Jan 21, 2011 7:01 am
You have a few valid points but you are completey WRONG on others, Bryan!!!! Yes, if you want to split hairs, the "Ragtime Era" did encompass the beginning of...
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Rachel Newstead
aimeetoon
Jan 21, 2011 9:31 am
Hi, Thanks for attaching that song--I love it! I think I might have a new favorite from that era. But I tried to sing it, and well...is it just me, or do the...
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drjames
james_pittpayne
Jan 21, 2011 10:07 am
I apologise - I never meant that midi for this group. I have now sent it to midkar. I didn't write it to be sung so words are just incidental but they all scan...
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jazzpianist
Jan 21, 2011 4:04 pm
Hi Chris. While I do not agree with the tone of your response to Bryan, I have an opinion which lies perhaps halfway between what the two of you said. Rather...
