Ragtime mallet collection
- Medium
SKU:
TA.TSPB-40
Five
Ragtime Xylophone
Solos. Composed by
Paul Pratt, Scott Joplin,
and W.C. Powell. Arranged
by Eric Rath and Ralph
Hicks. Books and
Education. With piano and
marimba quartet
accompaniment. Book and
CD-ROM. Tapspace
Publications #TSPB-40.
Published by Tapspace
Publications
(TA.TSPB-40).
Ralph Hicks and
Eric Rath, co-authors of
the popular Five Minute
Drill, Nine Minute Drill,
and Beyond Basic
Percussion are partners
in crime yet again
bringing this charming
collection of xylophone
solos to the world of
percussion. The Golden
Age of Ragtime features
some of the most
quintessential pieces of
American music like Maple
Leaf Rag by Scott Joplin
and Funny Folks by W.C.
Powell. These authentic
ragtime xylophone solos
can be played with piano
accompaniment, four-part
marimba ensemble, or
both!
Going one
step further, Hicks and
Rath have provided
supplemental content in
an effort to give an
educational experience to
performers. They've
provided a brief history
of ragtime, a full page
of tips for more unique
performances, suggested
mallets for performance,
and each solo is
accompanied with a list
of historical facts
pertaining to the year
the solo was written.
This book is a must for
any percussion
educator!
Included in this
collection:
1.
Funny Folks by W.C.
Powell (Med-easy -
3'15)
2. The
Nonpareil by Scott Joplin
(Medium - 3'10)
3.
Colonial Glide by Paul
Pratt (Medium - 2'50)
4. Eugenia by Scott
Joplin (Med-Advanced -
3'00)
5. Maple Leaf
Rag by Scott Joplin
(Med-Advanced - 3'00)
The Golden Age of
Ragtime ships as a
fully-bound book with a
sleek cover design by
Jaime Crowley. It also
comes with recordings of
each solo, practice
tracks, parts for
printing or tablet
viewing, and assignment
charts.
Soloist:/
xylophone/
Accompaniment:/ 2
marimbas* -- low A/ Piano
-- can be used with
soloist only, or
optionally in conjunction
w/ marimba quartet
accompaniment./ * One of
the low A marimbas can be
swapped with a low F
marimba (4.5 octave)
allowing extended range
parts to be performed if
a larger instrument is
available.
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