3 Ragtimes, by R. Hampton, Ch. L. Johnson, D. Geller, for flute (violin), cello and piano, Score and parts

Arr.:Geller, Doris

After the 1893 world fair in Chicago where a larger audience had listened to ragtime for the first time, it came down the country with a vengeance. Ragtime is regarded as the precursor of jazz, but it is still fully composed music - whereas jazz is not. The interpretation of ragtime music has changed remarkably over the years: initially a kind of dance music, it was played in a rigid tempo. In the recent past, however, when performers of classic music came to adopt the ragtime, such pieces have been played more like serious romantic piano pieces, i.e. in a free and more flexible tempo, in a more expressive and sensitive manner. An edition which all classic piano trios will thoroughly enjoy!

CONTENIDO:

R. Hampton: Cataract Rag (1914)
C.L. Johnson: Cum-Bac Rag (1911)
D. Geller: Geller-Rag (1984)