 | Complete Piano Rags by Scott Joplin
Buy new: $11.01 / Used from: $3.87 Almost complete (see my review) and worthwhile if you are only interested in Joplin rags.
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 | Solace and Other Short Works by Scott Joplin
Buy used from: $62.96 The logical companion to the book above, this makes the collection more complete, but still omits Chrysanthemum.
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 | Classic Piano Rags
Buy used from: $4.81 A.K.A. the 'pink book,' this is still a best seller for Dover after 30 years, and an excellent starting point.
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 | Ragtime Rarities (Dover collections for the piano)
Buy used from: $14.07 The follow up to the above that started a cascade of ragtime folios. A few great selections, including my signature, The Lion Tamer.
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 | Ragtime Rediscoveries
Buy used from: $11.72 More of the same, yet different. Cannon Ball and Chicken Chowder are both great.
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 | Ragtime Gems: Original Sheet Music for 25 Ragtime Classics
Buy used from: $15.79 Some of the more innovative rags of the early teens are here, plus a few classics.
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 | Ragtime Jubilee: 41 Piano Gems, 1911-21
Buy used from: $44.77 This is one of the best Jasen compilations, with challenging pieces that are well-known.
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 | Cakewalks, Two-Steps and Trots for Solo Piano: 34 Popular Works from the Dance-Craze Era
Buy used from: $49.99 Less Ragtime oriented and more into dance-driven music forms, there are still many worthy entries within.
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 | Library Of Ragtime and Early Blues Piano ((the Library of....)) by Peter Pickow
Buy new: $20.40 / Used from: $13.99 A wide ranging collection. A bit of duplication with the Dover editions above, but enough unique to justify the investment.
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 | All-American Ragtime Vol. 2 for Intermediate Piano (The All-American Ragtime Series) by John L. Haag
Buy new: $12.95 / Used from: $10.36 Volume One is out of print. This is a compact way to add to your library, though with Dover duplication.
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 | All-Amerian Ragtime Vol.3 for Intermediate Piano (The All-American Ragtime Series)
Buy used from: $75.00 Some of the items within are unique to this collection, but many are expected ragtime standards.
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 | All-American Ragtime Vol. 4 for Intermediate Piano (The All-American Ragtime Series) by John L. Haag
A wide variety of authentic ragtime, some easy to play. Should be purchased as part of the set. Volume 5 is out of print.
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 | Giants Of Ragtime by Wolfgang Mozart
Not as essential as those above, but a nice focus on Eubie Blake and Luckey Roberts.
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 | Max Morath - Best Of Ragtime Piano by Max Morath
A sparse but carefully chosen selections of a core repertoire. Good if you want your library size minimal.
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 | Complete Rags for Piano: Piano Solo
Buy new: $17.24 / Used from: $20.48 Bolcom is a great contemporary composer and his rags show wit and beauty all at once. Most are fairly difficult.
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 | Ferdinand Jelly Roll Morton: The Collected Piano Music: Piano Solo by Jelly Roll Morton
Buy new: $29.70 / Used from: $18.50 Out of the realm of ragtime, but on the same track, these are transcriptions of exactly how Morton played, so a bit difficult.
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 | Harlem Stride Piano Solos/F0693 by Riccardo Scivales
Buy used from: $198.78 Stride is the direct ancestor of ragtime, so these pieces aren't that far removed from what you may already know.
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