Ragtime, Vocal Selections (Paperback)

by Stephen Flaherty (Author), Lynn Ahrens (Author), Sy Feldman (Editor)

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Product Description
Titles are: Back to Before * Buffalo Nickel Photoplay, Inc. * Gliding * Goodbye, My Love * Make Them Hear You * New Music * Our Children * Ragtime * Sarah Brown Eyes * Till We Reach That Day * Wheels of a Dream * Your Daddy's Son.

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Titles are: Back to Before * Buffalo Nickel Photoplay, Inc. * Gliding * Goodbye, My Love * Make Them Hear You * New Music * Our Children * Ragtime * Sarah Brown Eyes * Till We Reach That Day * Wheels of a Dream * Your Daddy's Son.

Product Details

• Paperback: 103 pages
• Publisher: Alfred Publishing Co., Inc. (May 12, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1576239551
• ISBN-13: 978-1576239551
• Product Dimensions: 11.8 x 9 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #569,873 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ragtime has some of the most glorious songs on Broadway!, August 30, 2000

By	T. Young - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I had an urge to play some Ragtime tunes on my piano, so I bought this book and began to play. It has the vocal selections along with the sheet music. I find that the sheet music consists of many many chords, making it more difficult, but it's still great fun to play and sing! Great for auditions!

Ragtime has awesome music, and though not all of the best songs are in this, most of them are. My favorite song from Ragtime is Wheels of a Dream, and I was SO happy to see it in here.

One thing I enjoyed about the Ragtime music book was that it wasn't chopped up. When I say that, I mean from experience with other piano books. Many books with chop up the song like from movies for instance. The songs are translated and arranged horribly, but I loved that since a lot of the music from the musical was in piano solo, the music plays EXACTLY the same as you would've heard on Broadway!

Overall, each song is wonderful and this music is an absolute delight to play! Enjoy!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book, September 28, 1998

By A Customer

This book is put together great and has a great selection of songs from the show. Most show books like this have the treble focusing on the melody, but here there are some nice piano parts that are all harmonies and accomapaniments

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautifully Compiled Selections, June 1, 1998

By	Megan S. (Washington, D.C.) - See all my reviews

I'm an avid musician, and I adore books of showtunes like this. Many times, musicals contain great duets or chorus songs. But the books you buy only contain a melody line, no harmony. This book not only contains both lines in all the duets, but has a few six part lines, making it wonderful for any musician. A great buy.