Virtual ragtime piano

Virtual piano

This section is a complement to the Piano rolls page and contains some of my favourite piano rags that I have not yet been able to find as piano rolls (in reasonable condition).

Most of these pieces have been sequenced from original music scores by me but some (marked RR below) were sequenced by Raymond Robijns. If you just want to listen to a few pieces here, choose his. They are superior in every way and couldn't have been played better by a top notch ragtime pianist.

I have also added a couple of early jazz piano tunes by Jelly-Roll Morton.

Note: Piano roll performances - even recorded ones - were often embellished and chords were complemented afterwards for a richer sound. This haven't been done here. All tunes are performed exactly as written.

1897

Harlem Rag

Turpin, Tom

1898

Mandy's Broadway Stroll

Broady, Thomas E.

1900

Swipesy Cake Walk

Joplin, Scott & Marshall, Arthur

1901

Peaceful Henry

Kelly, E.H.

1901

Sun Flower Slow Drag

Joplin, Scott & Hayden, Scott

1901

Peacherine Rag

Joplin, Scott

1902

A Breeze From Alabama (RR)

Joplin, Scott

1902

Double Fudge

Jordan, Joe

1902

Elite Syncopations

Joplin, Scott

1902

The Entertainer

Joplin, Scott

1902

The Strenuous Life

Joplin, Scott

1903

A Summer Breeze

Scott, James

1903

The Fascinator

Scott, James

1903

Why We Smile

Hunter, Charles

1904

On The Pike

Scott, James

1904

The Buffalo Rag

Turpin, Tom

1904

The Chrysanthemum

Joplin, Scott

1905

A Black Bawl

Thompson, Harry C.

1905

Chicken Chowder (RR)

Giblin, Irene M.

1905

Hosier Rag

Niebergall, Julia Lee

1905

Leola

Joplin, Scott

1906

Eugenia

Joplin, Scott

1906

Rag-Time Dance (RR)

Joplin, Scott

1906

The Watermelon Trust

Thompson, Harry C.

1906

Zig-Zag

Burke, Andy L.

1907

Brain-Storm Rag

Stark, Etilmon J.

1907

Heliotrope Bouquet

Joplin, Scott & Chauvin, Louis

1907

Rose Leaf Rag

Joplin, Scott

1907

The Smiler (RR)

Wenrich, Percy

1908

Crab Apples

Wenrich, Percy

1908

Ham And!

Marshall, Arthur

1908

Klondike Rag

Botsford, George

1908

Meddlesome Rag

St.John, Clarence H.

1908

Sugar Cane (RR)

Joplin, Scott

1908

The Peach

Marshall, Arthur

1908

The Pippin

Marshall, Arthur

1908

The White Wash Man

Schwartz, Jean

1909

Cabbage-Leaf Rag

Copeland, Les

1909

Cherry Leaf Rag

Cota, El

1909

Clover Leaf Rag

Seymour, C.

1909

Everybody's Rag

Goldsmith, Dan & Sharp, Robert D.

1909

Excelsior Rag

Lamb, Joseph F.

1909

Great Scott Rag

Scott, James

1909

Texas Steer Rag

Botsford, George

1909

The Cutter

Mc Clure, Elma Ney

1909

The Thriller

Aufderheide, May

1909

Thunderbolt Rag

Whitehouse, Fred T.

1910

A Totally Different Rag

Aufderheide, May

1910

Aggravation Rag

Cobb, George L.

1910

Alabama Shuffle

Barton, Roy

1910

Champagne Rag (RR)

Lamb, Joseph F.

1910

Chanticleer Rag

Gumble, Albert

1910

Chatterbox Rag

Botsford, George

1910

Chilly-Billy-Bee Rag

Muir, Lewis F.

1910

Cotton States Rag

Ford McKnight, Annie

1910

Dynamite Rag

Robinson, J. Russel

1910

Riverside Rag

Cohen, Chas.

1910

Stoptime Rag

Joplin, Scott

1910

Sure Fire Rag

Lodge, Henry

1910

The Georgia Rag

Gumble, Albert

1910

Wild Grapes Rag

Jones, Clarence

1911

A Slippery Place

Hacker, Phil M.

1911

Black Wasp Rag

Fischler, H.A.

1911

Checker Rag

Goldsmith, Dan

1911

Fire Cracker Rag

Held, Will

1911

Gasoline Rag

Mentel, Louis

1911

Horseshoe Rag

Niebergall, Julia Lee

1911

Jay Roberts Rag

Roberts, Jay

1911

Louisiana Rag

Block, Leon M.

1911

The Fanatic Rag

Tierney, Harry Austin

1911

The Princess Rag

Scott, James

1911

Wig-Wag Rag

Thompson, Harry C.

1912

Aeroplane Rag

Vanasek,A & Koerner,E

1912

Electric Park Rag

Ledies, Jean

1912

Fashion Rag

Cohen, Chas.

1912

Fiddlesticks

Coney, Al B.

1912

Red Rambler Rag

Niebergall, Julia Lee

1912

Slippery Elm Rag

Woods, Clarence

1913

Bunny Hug Rag

Cobb, George L.

1913

Brush Creek Rag

Beauchamp, Eleanora

1913

Elephant Rag

Franklin, Malvin M.

1913

The Lion Tamer Rag (RR)

Janza, Mark

1913

The Tierney Rag

Tierney, Harry Austin

1914

Cataract (RR)

Hampton, Robert

1914

Fizz Water (RR)

Blake, Eubie

1914

Pan-Am Rag

Turpin, Tom

1915

Buster Rag

Powell, Bessie M.

1915

Contentment Rag

Lamb, Joseph F.

1916

Boomerang Rag

Botsford, George

1916

Chromatic Rag

Held, Will

1916

Spring-time Rag

Pratt, Paul

1917

Efficiency Rag (RR)

Scott, James

1917

Paramount Rag (RR)

Scott, James

1917

Smiles And Chuckles

Klickmann, F. Henri

1918

Rag Sentimental

Scott, James

1919

New Era Rag

Scott, James

1919

Troubadour Rag

Scott, James

1920

Modesty Rag

Scott, James

1920

Pegasus

Scott, James

1921

Don't Jazz Me Rag

Scott, James

1922

Broadway Rag (RR)

Scott, James

1923

Wild Cat Blues (Rag)

Waller, Fats

1923

Grandpa's Spells

Morton, Jelly-Roll