Ma Rag Time Baby 1898 by Fred S. Stone w/notation | PC Ha Gau

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Originally uploaded in 2016, I've added the notation and a "bouncing ball" courtesy of
TempoPerfect Metronome Software www.nch.com.au/metronome/index.html.
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• Nice and Easy #2 - Ma ...
The sustain pedal is not used.
The effect is achieved by holding down the syncopated (anticipated
beat) notes for their full durations. To use the sustain pedal for this
purpose destroys the musicality of the piece.
“ . . . all unnecessary movements must be avoided, for every obliquity of posi­tion, every grimace, and every useless gesture, have a disadvantageous influence on the hands and fingers.”
Czerny’s School Pt1 1839
“ . . . Above all things,” says Mozart, “ a player should possess a quiet and steady hand, the natural lightness, smoothness, and gliding rapidity of which is so developed, that the passages flow like oil . . . all notes, graces, accents, &c., must be brought out with fitting expression and taste.”
The Art Of Pianoforte Playing (By Ernst Pauer) 1877.
" [1] GENERAL DIRECTIONS
[i] Give each note its proper count
[ii] The bass must be kept firm and smooth on the counts 1. 2. 3. 4.
[iii] Avoid playing too fast. Ragtime should be played at slow march tempo.
Winn's Practical Method of Popular Music: Rag and Jazz Piano Playing. [1913 ~ 1920].
This piece is printed in Common 4-4 time, to be played in the
manner of 2-2 (i.e. with a medium accent on the third beat). Just as in 2-4 ragtime,
there are 4 beats per measure and played at the same pace.
The tempo of this two-step is marked "Slow"
"Slow march time" was generally between 90 and 110. That would be a suitable
tempo to accompany the two-step, which was the basic ragtime dance of these years.
"Very slow march time" (such as Joplin's Wall Street Rag of 1909) would be 70 to 90, a bit slow for the two step, but perhaps appropriate for the more involved cakewalk.
"King of Ragtime" - Edward A. Berlin
I play this early slow two-step at a cakewalk tempo of about 75bpm.