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Music Appreciation

alfredo

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2. Thanks. That is a favorite at Ragtime competitions.

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Mon Mar 3, 2014, 02:51 PM

Mar 2014

His works are not for beginners.

Some musicologist found that the publisher Albert F Marzian wrote ragtimes under the name Mark Janza. Maybe he just wanted it to appear he had clients for his publishing company, or it might have seemed unseemly for an early 20th century music teacher and church organist to write/play ragtime.

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Research success. My great uncle was a musician, teacher, composer, band leader, and publisher. [View all] alfredo Mar 2014 OP

Lion Tamer Rag Downwinder Mar 2014 #1

Thanks. That is a favorite at Ragtime competitions. alfredo Mar 2014 #2