To my knowledge, Confrey wrote at least 4 pieces imitating a coin piano or orchestrion (either of which may be colloquially known as a "nickelodeon"), or a...
... Piano Pro", regarding a 1980's concert tour recreating the famous Paul Whiteman Aeolian Hall premiere of Rhapsody In Blue (In 1924; which had the composer...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egxqCZ6W-DQ&mode=related&search= Isn't Youtube wonderful? Anyone know where I can get a copy of this on VHS or DVD? -Adam...
Andrew, Thanks for the information on the nickelodeon imitations by Confrey. Was this "Twaify's Piano" an actual un-published comosition by Confrey or an exact...
I have offered up to the powers that be in Peoria a presentation of musical Vaudeville acts that were preserved on film. I have a ton of this stuff, including...
... this on VHS or DVD? ... Yes, it's very cool. For things like this I would check Barnes and Nobles. I know they carry some historical (educational)...
... Certainly, ragtime is used a lot in Japanese video game scores. In fact, eight or nine years ago, I was sent a MIDI file by someone in Japan who I think...
Well, unless "Polly" was in existence as a manuscript at that time, I can't imagine how it could have been included, wasn't it only first published in 1926? ...
I think I read this "March of Time" film was done in 1937. I've never heard of the "March of Time" series before. But imdb.com does not turn up any results and...
If you google 'March of Time Newreel' quite a bit comes up. The ODJB did do a silent movie called The Good For Nothing in 1917 or 1918. I think it was done...
Just thought I'd announce it to the group; I've finally gotten my act together and put together a decent website (for some value of "website"). Here goes: ...
John Stark, Joplin's publisher, in advertising promoting The Cascades, wrote "It is as high-class as Chopin..." [1]. Considering the source (that is, Stark),...
Just caught part of a great special on NPR and it's archived on the web! The link is: http://www.riverwalkjazz.org/site/PageServer?pagename=home_template The...
Thanks for letting us know about this show. The Jim Cullen band is a fine group of musicians, but it is just too polite for my taste. Give me Turk Murphy. ...
Great - love the graphics! I'll add a link to your site from my site. I also enjoyed listening to your compositions and plan on purchasing them shortly. Ted ...
And I've had it on my shelves for a some time now. In conjunction with the recently released full biography of Walt Disney by Neal Gabler (11/06), an...
My family has always been big Disney fans. Our porch/patio at our old house is in the shape of one big circle and two smaller ones... The Disney Treasures...
... backyard railroad! ... No jealous required. It was just happenstance. For those who don't know, my paternal grandfather, William Motley, was both a dentist...
... Patrick Aranda performs at the Coca-Cola Pavilion, I know. He's quite a pianist. I have video of him (well, I have a few clips of him but usually on...
From what I understand they have something like seven piano players on the roster at Refreshment Corner in Disneyland. Patrick is one of them. Alan Thompson...
Dear Group, I wanted to let you know that I've included one score for the fampous "Chopinata" on my site. This rare sheet music has been difficult to find, but...
... A note to all group member who put out URL links on Yahoo groups. Either include a space before a period, or simply use no period or punctuation, since...
I finished it about 90 minutes ago. Huzzah! http://users.california.com/~keeper/music/flyswat.mp3 This is my 19th ragtime composition (if you count the Indian...
