If your destination is music services, hop to the music tab, where youll find helpful information and a sample of recordings. Barrel house rag by the american ragtime ensemble 2015 director, violin. Producer and host of the ragtime machine on kusffm, san francisco. He was a recording engineer on the grammywinning red back book album of the nec ragtime ensemble and later played with them. David has been involved with ragtime from the getgo, and was present for the famous red back book recordings by the new england conservatory ragtime ensemble in the early 1970s, as well as virtually every scott joplin festival.
If you are the publisher or author of this book and. He was a recording engineer on the grammy winning red back book album of the nec ragtime ensemble and. The only known photo of gunther schuller and joshua rifkin, at a ragtime double bill, pasadena, california, april 8, 1984 photo by david reffkin donita joplin fowler, niece of scott joplin, in 1981. Such lps, cassettes and 78s from commercial, custom and homemade sources ended up in the collection of david reffkin. Doctorow was putting the final touches on his fourth novel, ragtime, which would later be identified within the greater context of his career as his breakthrough book. David jansen biography from west coast ragtime festival. It evokes not the ragtime era, but american modernism in the forties copland, gould, and bernstein, for example. A talented violinist and longtime radio host in san francisco, he has accrued an impressive knowledge. He is hard at work on three more tomes directly related to ragtime at this juncture, and. Mar 28, 2020 barrel house rag by the american ragtime ensemble 2015 director, violin. Meet david reffkin, cmcs new associate program director. David reffkin, director of the american ragtime ensemble.
The selections on this disc were recorded in june 1975thank goodness theyve finally found their way to compact disc. Selected by the modern library as one of the 100 best novels of all time. David reffkin center reflected in mirror, director the american ragtime ensemble, is reflected in a mirror of a 1915 ford as looks over the car after playing with the american ragtime ensemble. American ragtime ensemble american ragtime ensemble. Both authors are widely celebrated composers, performers, collectors, historians, and critics of ragtime music. This historical mystery from larry karp is the first book of the ragtime historical mystery trilogy and was released by poisoned pen press on november 4, 2006.
The story opens in 1906 in new rochelle, new york, at the home of an affluent american family. Doctorows bestknown and bestselling novel, ragtime 1975. Producer and host of the ragtime machine on kusffm, san francisco when fifteen. I thank everyone who has contributed to the larry karp memorial fund, a worthy gesture of thanks to a ragtime fan whose words on the printed page translates to music for all to hear. In conjunction with the book, campbells music is fully explored on essays in ragtime. He first completed a 400 page book on composerpublisher e. Ever wonder about the ragtime records that you passed up in the used bins and garage sales. Ragtime is a great billiard game of events, ideas and personages at the turn of the century, where the real protagonist is america herself captured in the last gasps of complacency and social darwinismwaging territorial wars abroad for god, country and mammon, breaking strikes and throwing charity balls at home while ww i hovers in the wings. Join us in welcoming david reffkin, cmcs first associate program director, to our community. One of david s particularly important projects was the first recording of the new england conservatory ragtime ensemble, a grammywinning lp called the red back book. As an nec student i was one of the recording engineers on the album, went on to create my own group the american ragtime ensemble, play with the nere in their last four tours, and actually found by accident an original set of red back book parts actually called. My professional life intersects the art and science of activities and interests that include performance, management, research, journalism, and education.
Time magazine included the novel in its time 100 best englishlanguage novels from 1923 to 2005. Feb 27, 2017 he became very fond of sedalia, and he admired the respect it pays to joplin, campbell, and others with our annual ragtime festival. David reffkin offers the possibility that brun might have heard another pianist play carbarlick acid with a substantial run, liked it, and copied it. Join us in welcoming david reffkin, cmcs first associate program director, to our. It is the only known example of acollectionof ragtime orchestrations published in that period. And i quoted from the art of ragtime, a book by william schafer, a phrase which described the arranged piece for ensemble as a threedimensional working. In the case of ragtime players, they are often referring to the major repertoire piece. Meet david reffkin, cmcs new associate program director san. Along the way he provides deserving recognition for several creators of the art form, aside from scott joplin and the ragtime kid, brun campbell. The journalism tab leads to excerpts of writing and editing projects, and further tabs take you to the research and broadcastaudio areas. This wellknown, highly praised book is the definitive history of ragtime music and its composers. Among his honors are the national book award, three national book critics circle awards, two penfaulkner awards, and the presidentially conferred. Apr 06, 2016 scott joplin nicknamed his white protege the ragtime kid. The main characters of this fiction, historical story are emma goldman, evelyn nesbit.
The story opens in 1906 in new rochelle, new york, at the home of pdf an affluent american family. There are a lot of characters to meet right off the bat, so sit back and make yourself comfortable. Ragtimers celebrate larry karps life the syncopated times. Theres a lot here i didnt know in pictures, music, and words. A selfdescribed new yorker, larry and his wife myra have lived in seattle for 46 years. Divided into three sections, and written by the leading authority on ragtime music, ragtime is the most wellresearched and complete reference for anyone interested in the history of ragtime and jazz. During an especially poignant moment at this years scott joplin ragtime festival, david reffkin presented the 2019 lifetime achievement award to swedish ragtime performer, composer, read more lew shaws jazz beat now available on amazon. Musicologist and templeton ragtime festival coordinator, david jasen, led tours of the templeton museum and david reffkin interviewed each of the performers during oneonone interviews as well as panel discussions. The 15 individual rags it contains were all issued separately, but publisher stark had the ingenuity to group his most popular rags together in one volume for the convenience of orchestra leaders. Published in 1975, ragtime changed our very concept of what a novel could be. What became of those offbeat rags played by unknown musicians on suspect labels. Dust jacket is nicely cleaned up and protected with acid free clear archival cover. He has studied, recorded, and performer ragtime music for over five decades. A number of readers, including this one, had a problem with e.
An extraordinary tapestry, ragtime captures the spirit of america in the era between the turn of the century and the first world war. The red back book is a nickname for a collection of ragtime orchestrations, issued about 1912 by joplins publisher, john stark. Doctorow posted on january 16, 2016 by john walters a quote by scott joplin, a famous ragtime musician, at the beginning of this novel, affirming that ragtime can never be played fast, gives away the style and tone. I pursue activities that utilize my interests and skills while offering new challenges and growth. A composer and entertainer at the dawn of the ragtime era, brun was a prime mover in the ragtime revival of the 1940s and helped establish joplins prominence as one of americas most innovative composers.
David reffkin and alex hassan northern virginia ragtime. Dec 28, 2011 it will be the standard text and reference work in the ragtime field. He was a recording engineer on the grammy winning red back book album of the nec ragtime ensemble and later played with them. Jasen is considered to be the worlds foremost authority on ragtime music. After karps death, his wife myra and son casey karp set up the larry karp memorial fund. Her publications to date have included duos, trios and quartets in every conceivable string combination, utilizing tunes from all over the world. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. David reffkin, director of the american ragtime ensemble, is a leading authority on ragtime orchestration and performance. The rest of the site includes background, biographical and whimsical bits of curiosities. David reffkin contributes clear and refined arrangements, and his american. This famous lp and gunther schullers editing of the joplin orchestrations therein were the primary inspirations for the wildly popular soundtrack for the movie the sting.
This historical mystery from larry karp is the first book of the ragtime historical. Jun 01, 2018 after karps death, his wife myra and son casey karp set up the larry karp memorial fund. Scott joplin nicknamed his white protege the ragtime kid. David reffkin and alex hassan northern virginia ragtime society. Nov 01, 2016 larry karps book was published simultaneously with a cd of campbells compositions essays in ragtime featuring ensemble pieces arranged and directed by ragtime legend, violinist david reffkin, director of the american ragtime orchestra and issued by rivermont records. The red back book earned a grammy award for best chamber music performance of 1973. On essays in ragtime, violinist david reffkin and his american ragtime. While many of us would be happy just to own this stuff, karp saw in it the essence of a nonfiction book, filling in the missing pieces about the life of the original ragtime kid. The american ragtime ensemble, directed by violinist and ragtime radio show host david reffkin, is essentially a string quartet with added bass and piano. Ragtime enthusiasts will be delighted with her latest compilation, ragtime trios, which is as usual, available in multiple string parts, depending on players preferences for clefs. An encyclopedia, discography, and sheetography is the definitive reference for this important popular form of music, which flourished from the 1890s through the 1920s. David reffkin is the awardwinning producer and host of the weekly radio program the ragtime machine kusffm, san francisco. Reflective rag strikes me as the oldest in sensibility.
The ragtime machine was a weekly onehour radio program about ragtime music, produced and hosted by david reffkin and broadcast on the university of. Ragtime is a musical with music by stephen flaherty, lyrics by lynn ahrens, and a book by terrence mcnally. During an especially poignant moment at this years scott joplin ragtime festival, david reffkin presented the 2019 lifetime achievement award to swedish ragtime performer, composer, read more. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 320 pages and is available in paperback format. David reffkin, festival historian special thanks to those who have donated to the larry karp memorial fund, including. The ragtime traveler is the fourth book of an historicalmystery series, following the ragtime kid, the king of ragtime, and the ragtime fool. David will be working with cmc private lesson faculty and students to increase participation and strengthen curricular ties and communication among several areas of cmcs onsite programs.
The new england ragtime ensemble was a boston chamber orchestra dedicated to the music. It is a work of historical fiction mainly set in the new york city area from 1902 until 1912 in 1998, the modern library ranked ragtime number 86 on its list of the 100 best englishlanguage novels of the 20th century. Judith lang zaimonts treatment of ragtime is characterised by respect and. I had seen your article on the red back book some years ago but am inspired to respond to it for some reason now. He is a violinist and graduate of the new england conservatory, where he performed with the new england ragtime ensemble and also served as a recording engineer on its album the red back book.
Mar 16, 2017 this ragtime doesnt yet have the consistent, steady confidence that marcia milgrom dodge achieved with her kennedy center version. This ragtime doesnt yet have the consistent, steady confidence that marcia milgrom dodge achieved with her kennedy center version. His most recent work, the ragtime encyclopedia routledge, 2007, is hailed by critic david reffkin in the mississippi rag, who wrote, you really should have this book. As for the musical scores, karp contacted ragtime musician, author, critic and historian david reffkin.
It spent 54 weeks on billboards top 100 albums list. Additionally, seminars will be led by tracy doyle, david jasen, and david reffkin. David reffkin, recipient of the 2006 scott joplin award and director of san franciscos american ragtime ensemble, has adapted several of these movements for his group. It was part of the inspiration for the use of ragtime as adapted by marvin hamlisch for the movie,the sting,which in itself caused a national rediscovery of ragtime music. Brilliantly written in a rickyticky ragtime prose, the book. Along with their original piano versions, two reffkin arrangements are included here reflective rag and lazy beguine from the snazzy sonata, plus my own flute and piano. David reffkins smallgroup arrangement is attractively straightforward, a tasteful watercolor of the original blackandwhite kansas to oz, so to speak. At fifteen, sanford brunson campbell 18841952 became enchanted with the new sounds of ragtime and ran away from his rural kansas home, hopping a train to sedalia, missouri, determined to take piano lessons from a black musician he had never met. The lp was called the red back book, and it became the top classical. David reffkin, july 2015 theres no stopping deborah greenblatt in her search for more entertaining music in the chamber music arena. Larry karps book was published simultaneously with a cd of campbells compositions essays in ragtime featuring ensemble pieces arranged and directed by ragtime legend, violinist david reffkin, director of the american ragtime orchestra and issued by rivermont records.
One of davids particularly important projects was the first recording of the new england conservatory ragtime ensemble, a grammywinning lp called the red back book. Musicologist and templeton ragtime festival coordinator, david jasen, led tours of the templeton museum and david reffkin interviewed each of the performers during. It is based on the 1975 novel of the same name by e. The first edition of the novel was published in 1974, and was written by e. Free download or read online ragtime pdf epub book. The red back bookfascinates me as an artifact of music history. The story opens in 1906 in new rochelle, new york, at the home of an affluent. Karps friend, ragtime professional violinist david reffkin, of san francisco, also sits on the committee. William albright, stefan kozinski, kenneth laufer, rob carriker, david reffkin and one of his own compositions, sandpoint rag.
The ragtime fool by larry karp nook book ebook barnes. He lived long enough to be able to say that the brun campbell book and recording project was one of the most exciting, fascinating, and satisfying works of. David reffkin is director of the american ragtime ensemble and a leading authority on ragtime orchestration and performance. Ragtime author larry karps legacy of kindness, storytelling. Paull in 2011, followed up by a nearly page encyclopedia of over 530 female composers of the time period initially completed in 2014, and revised in 2019 still pending publication. Welcome to the early 1900s in new rochelle, new york. First theres an upper middle class family that includes father, mother, grandfather, mothers younger brother and little boy. A talented violinist and longtime radio host in san francisco, he has accrued an impressive knowledge base of.
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