Ragtime came to the world’s attention with the publication of Scott
Joplin’s Maple Leaf Rag in 1899. This one great piece of music
unleashed African-American syncopation into the mainstream of both popular and concert music, and might well be considered the single most important American musical composition. It set the stage for all of 20th century American popular music, and had wide and far-reaching effect on many musical styles.
The first part of The Ragtime Century is a survey of ragtime in its
early heyday, 1898 to 1917. Naturally, there are tunes by Scott Joplin, and other “classic” ragtime. There are folk and popular rags as well. And there are songs — some are truly ragtime songs, others are just syncopated popular songs.
In the second part, Jane Voss & Hoyle Osborne reveal some of the far-reaching and long-lasting effects of ragtime. They offer examples of tunes with ragtime syncopation from country music, swing, Latin music, even rock’n’roll. Closing the concert with their own compositions – Osborne’s piano numbers, Voss’s songs – they show how ragtime is a living, dynamic musical style.
Whenever technically possible, Voss & Osborne will present slides of original ragtime sheet music covers during the concert.
Program subject to change
Sadie Koninsky: Eli Green’s Cake Walk (1896)
Howard & Emerson: Hello, My Baby (1899)
Harry Von Tilzer & Andrew B. Sterling: Alexander (1904)
Shelton Brooks: The Darktown Strutters’ Ball (1917)
Scott Joplin: The Entertainer (1902)
Scott Joplin: Maple Leaf Rag (1899)
Alex Rogers & Bert A. Williams: Nobody (1905)
Eubie Blake: Baltimore Todolo (1908)
Clarke, Abrahams & Muir: Ragtime Cowboy Joe (1912)
Joseph F. Lamb: Ragtime Nightingale (1915)
The Original Dixieland Jazz Band: Tiger Rag (1917)
Kalmar & Leslie: Hello, Hawaii, How Are You? (1915)
~ Intermission ~
Walter Donaldson: My Papa Doesn’t Two-Time No Time (1924)
Harry Baisden: Camp Cody Blues (1917)
Irving Berlin: Puttin’ on the Ritz (1928)
Fats Waller & Andy Razaf: Ain’t Misbehavin’ (1929)
A.P. Carter: My Dixie Darling (1936) (music based on
“Dixie Darlings” by Percy Wenrich, 1907)
George Botsford: Black and White Rag (1908)
Sam M. Lewis & Ira Schuster: In the Hills of Tennessee (1932)
Leroy Carr: Papa’s on the Housetop (1930)
Zequinha Abreu: Tico-Tico No Fuba (1943)
John Lennon & Paul McCartney (The Beatles): When I’m 64 1967)
Hoyle Osborne: Hesperus (A Syncopated Waltz) (1996)
Jane Voss: You’re Wrong! (1983)
Hoyle Osborne: Shootin’ the Rapids (1991)
