Good news to all music-lovers who appreciate piano and Ragtime music!
I’ve have remarked these last years, a growing number of websites proposing for free download many instrumental scores published
between 1850 and 1930, most of them now in the public domain.
But, after spending many many hours visiting these sites (they are so many that they can not be referenced here)
I’ve frequently had the disappointment of not finding a particular rare ragtime gem I was looking for; this frustration finally led me to do an important work of
transcription, mainly from old piano rolls featuring piano rags that have been never published, and to propose it to all who love Ragtime.
Of course, this page is first dedicated to pianists. As a pianist myself, I tend to
collect and create an important private sheet music collection and also I have the idea of sharing on this page in the near
future, interesting public domain “musique française de salon pour piano” that have been published in France between 1850
and 1920.
To conclude, I really hope that you’ll find this page amazing and useful and,
if you are a pianist, that my very little contribution will help you to grow your appreciation of Ragtime music.
Benjamin INTARTAGLIA
ORIGINAL RAGTIME PIANO SHEET MUSIC (PUBLIC-DOMAIN):
HOW CAN I GET IT (Spencer WILLIAMS)
Transcribed from the Vocalstyle piano roll played by Herb JOHNSON.
LOW DOWN PAPA (Spencer WILLIAMS, 1923)
Transcribed from the Columbia piano roll played by Clarence JOHNSON.
BUTCHER SHOP BLUES (James BLYTHE, 1926)
Transcribed from the Capitol piano roll played by the Composer.
HURRY AND BRING IT HOME BLUES (Cow Cow DAVENPORT, 1926)
Transcribed from the Vocalstyle piano roll played by the Composer.
BREAD AND BUTTER RAG (Ted EASTWOOD, 1918) [PDF, 900 Ko]
Transcribed from the Uni-Record piano roll played by the Composer.
NEARER MY GOD, TO THEE (MASON, ca1870) [PDF, 192 Ko]
Transcribed from the Duo-Art piano roll played by Henri BERGMAN.
GEORGETTE [PDF, 447 Ko]
Transcribed from the QRS piano roll played by Pete WENDLING.
CRAZY BLUES (Perry BRADFORD, 1921) [PDF, 1282 Ko]
Transcribed from the Vocalstyle piano roll played by Walter DAVISON.
JELLY'S BLUES (Clarence JOHNSON, 1924)
Transcribed from the QRS piano roll played by the Composer.
HOT HANDS (Charley STRAIGHT, ca.1916)
Transcribed from the QRS piano roll played by the Composer.
PICK ME UP & LAY ME DOWN
(KALMAR & RUBY 1922) [ZIP, 770 Ko]
Transcribed from the QRS piano roll played by Joseph R. ROBINSON.
47th STREET ROMP (James BLYTHE) [ZIP, 499 Ko]
Transcribed from the Capitol piano roll played by the Composer.
FAST STUFF BLUES (James BLYTHE) [ZIP, 300 Ko]
Transcribed from the Capitol piano roll played by the Composer.
SOCIETY BLUES (James BLYTHE) [ZIP, 275 Ko]
Transcribed from the Capitol piano roll played by the Composer.
RAZZ-BERRIES (Frank E BANTA, 1918)
Transcribed from the Duo-Art piano roll played by the Composer.
FRANKIE AND JOHNNY [ZIP, 400 Ko]
Transcription from the QRS piano roll played by Max KORTLANDER.
KITTEN ON THE KEYS (Zez CONFREY, 1921)
Transcribed from the Duo-Art piano roll played by Rudy ERLEBACH.
DOWN HOME BLUES (Tom DELANEY, 1921)
Transcribed from the QRS piano roll played by James P. JOHNSON.
RIALTO RIPPLES RAG (George GERSHWIN, 1917) [ZIP, 318 Ko]
Transcribed from the UNI-RECORD piano roll played by the Composer.
KITTEN ON THE KEYS (Zez CONFREY, 1921)
Transcribed from the Ampico piano roll played by Herbert CLAIR.
MY PET (Zez CONFREY, 1917)
Transcribed from the QRS piano roll played by the Composer.
PLAYMOR (Charley STRAIGHT, ca.1916)
Transcribed from the QRS piano roll played by the Composer.
HUMPTY DUMPTY RAG (Charley STRAIGHT, ca.1916) [PDF, 714 Ko]
Transcribed from the QRS piano roll played by the Composer.
CLOVER CLUB (Fox-Trot) (Felix ARNDT, 1916) [PDF, 1490 Ko]
Transcribed from the Duo-Art piano roll played by the Composer.
HOCK SHOP BLUES
Transcribed from the QRS piano roll played by Cliff JACKSON
LAST GO ROUND BLUES
Transcribed from the QRS piano roll played by Thomas "Fats" WALLER.
LAUGHIN' CRYIN' BLUES (GRAINGER & RICKETTS, 1923)
Transcribed from the QRS piano roll played by Thomas "Fats" WALLER.
18th STREET STRUT (Bennie MOTEN, 1925)
Transcribed from the QRS piano roll played by Thomas "Fats" WALLER.
YOU CAN'T DO WHAT MY LAST MAN DID (James P JOHNSON, 1923)
Transcribed from the QRS piano roll played by Thomas "Fats" WALLER.
THE CLEARING HOUSE BLUES (HONESTY & WEBB, 1924)
Transcribed from the QRS piano roll played by Thomas "Fats" WALLER.
SNAKE HIPS (Spencer WILLIAMS, 1923)
Transcribed from the QRS piano roll played by Thomas "Fats" WALLER.
SQUEEZE ME (WALLER & WILLIAMS, 1925)
Transcribed from the QRS piano roll played by Thomas "Fats" WALLER.
TAIN'T NOBODY'S BIZNESS IF I DO (GRAINGER & ROBINS, 1922)
Transcribed from the QRS piano roll played by Thomas "Fats" WALLER.
NOBODY BUT MY BABY (RAZAF & WILLIAMS, 1926)
Transcribed from the QRS piano roll played by Thomas "Fats" WALLER.
HAITIAN BLUES (MILES & WILLIAMS, 1923)
Transcribed from the QRS piano roll played by Thomas "Fats" WALLER.
DO IT Mr SO & SO (BARGER & JOHNSON, 1923)
Transcribed from the QRS piano roll played by Thomas "Fats" WALLER.
A NEW KIND OF LOVE (CLARE & FLOTOW, 1923)
Transcribed from the Standard piano roll played by Thomas "Fats" WALLER.
DON'T TRY TO TAKE MY MAN AWAY
Transcribed from the QRS piano roll played by Thomas "Fats" WALLER.
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