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CLAUDE BOLLING
(1930 - ) |
Claude BOLLING is probably the most famous
French jazz pianist in the world. Composer, arranger and performer, he has used his musical genius in
many different music fields, from classical to modern jazz. He is also responsible of the contemporary Ragtime "rebirth" in France, with the first French LP "Original Ragtime" featuring ragtime piano music. This recording, dated from 1966 and still available nowadays, was commissioned and produced by Jean-Christophe AVERTY. Chantecler Rag - ca1970 Modernistic Rag - ca1980 Bis Scott Rag - 1975 Bad Eye Joe Rag | ||||
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HENRI CLASSENS
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Complainte de l'homme de couleur Tam-Tam | ||||
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ALEXANDRE CARLIN
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Published by éditions
Pierre LAFITAN.
Chroma Rag | ||||
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VLADIMIR COSMA
(1940 - ) 
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Vladimir COSMA
is one of the most celebrated composer of movie music in France. He is
a violonist and an orchestra conductor who studied music under
Nadia BOULANGER's tutelage at the Ecole Normale de Musique in Paris.
COSMA wrote the following Ragtime compositions that were included in the sound track of the Yves ROBERT's films "La Gloire de Mon Père" and "Le Château de Ma Mère" based on the famous novels by Marcel PAGNOL. Partially autobiographic, the action of these films are set in the French Provence, during the "Belle-Epoque" era. Short MP3 extracts of Vladimir COSMA's music The Song of Departure (piano rag) [MP3; 479 Ko] Les Vacances (Ragtime) [MP3; 483 Ko] Le Petit Marcel (piano rag) [MP3; 482 Ko] Massalia Rag [MP3; 478 Ko]
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CYRIL DELISSE
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(1988 - )
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FABRICE EULRY
(1962 - ) 
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According to many musicians and music-lovers,
maybe he is one of the most atonishing and brilliant pianist at the moment in our country. With his
irreprochable keyboard technique, capable of a surprising eclestism going from Classical music to
virtuoso Modern Jazz, Fabrice EULRY has found an original and personnal style to ally music
with showmanship.
EULRY does not like only one music style; as a result, he has a strong interest in Ragtime music and in Scott JOPLIN's works. Very often are rags proposed in his concert's programme. He can also jumps without warning into a hot stride number or a demoniac novelty rag! Rock'N'Roll Rag 1 et 2 - 1979 Easy Rag - 1979 7 Novembre Rag - 1981 13 Novembre Rag - 1981 Dauphine Rag - 1982 [MP3; 465 Ko] Pièce 18 - 1983 [MP3; 354 Ko] Ragtime House - 1986 [MP3; 325 Ko] Ragtime Europhonique - 1994 [MP3; 373 Ko] Les Petits Doisneau - 1996 Ragtime sur l'Aujon - 1997 Ragtime Kaleidoscope - 1997 Loyola Rag - 2000 Regrets - 2008 [MP3; 332 Ko] Wild West Lola Lolo - 2008 [MP3; 362 Ko] Gainsbourags - 2008 [MP3; 295 Ko] Isabelle Ragtime - 2008 [MP3; 480 Ko] | ||||
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JEROME ETCHEBERRY
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Latest Riverboat Rag - 2005 | ||||
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JACQUES FERCHIT
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Accordéon Ragtime - 2001 Written in collaboration with Albert ROBILLARD | ||||
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ERIC GEMSA
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Artist's official site with biography and audio clips: www.eric-gemsa.com.
Wash Rag Romantic Rag Rag Tag Chicken Ribs | ||||
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ANDRE GUIGOU
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Published by éditions
Pierre LAFITAN.
Carqué-Rag - ca2007 | ||||
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BENJAMIN INTARTAGLIA
(1981 - ) 
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Benjamin INTARTAGLIA is an hearing-impaired professionnal musician living in Paris.
After a formal classical musical training in piano, harmony, composition and organ
he started as a church organist in a suburb parisian catholic church in 1999.
He then changed from organ to piano playing in his favorite music repertoire, Ragtime. Benjamin INTARTAGLIA participated to different music events, from pipe organ concerts to ragtime solo piano ("FATS WALLER MEMORIAL" and "RAGTIME PARTIES" in Brussels, "BOHEM RAGTIME & JAZZ FESZTIVAL", Hungary). He also regurlarly played to the nationwide French radio program "Les Cinglés du Music-Hall" directed by Jean-Christophe AVERTY from 2002 to 2005 and worked as a Trad Jazz band pianist mostly in jazz clubs. At the present time, he's employed as church musician (piano and pipe organ) in Protestant Reformed churches of Bethanie and Luxembourg (Paris). An Eccentric Ragtime Two-Step - 1998 Ghost Castle Rag - 1999 [MP3; 1438 Ko] Pas De Porto Pour Mistigri! - 2000 [JPG; 208 Ko] That Rubbishy Rag - 2001 [MP3; 1438 Ko] Feuille De Cognassier - 2003 [MP3; 527 Ko] The C.M.H. Rag - 2004 [PDF; 229 Ko] Old Time Rag - 2005 [MP3; 1918 Ko] | ||||
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| STAN LAFERRIERE |
Pioneer's Rag | ||||
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| MICHEL LE COZ |
Mini Rag Prelude to Rag Jumpin'Rag Parade Ragtime Rapid'Rag | ||||
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MICHEL LECLERC |
One Rag, Please! | ||||
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JEAN-LOUIS LEROY |
Bigoudi Rag | ||||
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CLAUDE LUTER
(1923 - 2006) |
Reincarnation Rag - 1975 [MP3; 2061 Ko] Mouchete Rag Creole Jazz | ||||
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GREGOIRE MARECHAL
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Grégoire MARECHAL
now spend his time teaching music composition at the
Ateliers of Musical Creation in Paris
and acting and composing music in contemporary theater plays.
Christmas Rag - 1992 Blue Roses - 2001 [JPG; 157 Ko] Krazy Kats - 2002 [MP3; 1526 Ko] Black Tea Rag - 2002 [MP3; 1283 Ko] En voiture pour le diner - 2004 Fin du diner - 2004 | ||||
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JEAN MATITIA
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Au Bonheur des Dames Crazy Rag The Devil’s Rag - 1997 Chinese Rag - 1988 Trap Rag - 1997 | ||||
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MAX MÉREAUX
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Published by éditions
Pierre LAFITAN.
Magic Rag | ||||
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GILLES MONFORT
(1981 - ) 
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Gilles MONFORT was born in 1981 in Martinique.
Self-taught pianist, composer and arranger,
he studied euphonium at the École Nationale de Musique of La Rochelle, and tuba
at the Conservatoire National of Rennes and Conservatoire National of Boulogne-Billancourt.
At the same time, he undertook brilliant university studies in biology and was
graduated in Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle of Paris.
He performed and recorded with several ensembles in the area he is currently residing in, from symphonic orchestras to pop-rock groups, from ethnic music to free improvisation... Composer since his childhood, Gilles MONFORT has been recently commissioned to write numerous works for a diverse range of performers and ensembles (Coup d'Marron, Collectif Terra incognita, theatrical compagny Autour de Peter, contemporary ragtime pianist Benjamin INTARTAGLIA, Ivan MILHIET Inouï trio, Tuba Yaga quartet, and many of the ensembles he is playing or played with). Cm Stride – 1996 Gm Stride – 1997 [MP3; 704 Ko] That Strange Rag (ragtime two-step) - 1998 Hemlock Leaf Rag - 2000 [MP3; 1212 Ko] Ragtime Nocturne n°1 - 2000 Impromptu Violet - 2000 [MP3; 1580 Ko] Impromptu Pourpre - 2000 Impromptu Grenat - 2001 Ragtime Nocturne n°1 - 2000 Peut-Etre - 2001 [MP3; 842 Ko] Nil Novi Sub Nubes, II. Ragtime – 2001 Ragtime Nocturne n°2 - 2001 F (hard ragtime) - 2001 La Partie de Poker Tourne Mal... - 2005 [MP3; 757 Ko] | ||||
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JACQUES MONTEBRUNO
(1944 - ) |
Money Rag Mouse Rag | ||||
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PHILIPPE OPRANDI
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Published by éditions
Pierre LAFITAN.
Epoque-Rag Ragtime | ||||
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CLAUDE PASCAL
(1921 - ) |
Paraphrase sur "The Entertainer" | ||||
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JEAN REMISE
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Aero Rag - 2005 [MP3; 992 Ko] | ||||
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PATRICE SCIORTINO
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Vite Fait - 1979 | ||||
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GILBERT SIGRIST
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Old Stomp Rag | ||||
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YANNICK SINGERY
(1929 - 1995) 
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Nicknamed "the French king of ragtime",
Yannick SINGERY started his career as a pianist for André REWELIOTTY's and Claude LUTER's trad jazz
orchestras. He has also frequently played for the "Cinglés du Music-Hall" radio show produced by
Jean-Christophe AVERTY. His beautiful composition, recorded on a 1975 LP, is dedicated to his grandson.
Benjamin Rag - 1975 [MP3; 2087 Ko] | ||||
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JEAN-BAPTISTE VOINET
(1977 - ) |
Jean Baptiste VOINET is a professional
music teacher and choir director. He studied classical harmony, counterpoint and composition at the
National Conservatory of Dijon. At the present time teaching music in public shools,
he has composed piano solos, like his "Ragtime" which is a jazzy 3 parts piece, of whom the PDF score
is viewable below:
Ragtime - 2001 [PDF; 105 Ko] | ||||
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HERVE VOISIN
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Pupil's Rag Joplin's Rag Rag à Gogo | ||||
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OTHER FRENCH COMPOSERS
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The "SACEM" [Société des Auteurs et Compositeurs de Musique]
lists many compositions simply titled RAG or RAGTIME. It's impossible to write an
exhaustive list of French composers who wrote Ragtime compositions here, but here are some names:
Vincent AIRAULT, François MAGNIER , Julien JACOB, David MONCEAU, Fabien CHAMPTOUSSEL, Fabien GITTEAU, Philippe GUTTIERES, Philippe RIBOUR, Vincent LIMOUZIN, Eric NOYER, Remi GUILLARD, Michel MUSSEAU, Laurent CARLE, Sylvain DURAND, Loic BERNARDEAU, Sébastien CONSTANT, David DOSNON, Anthony ABARD, Fabien GITTEAU, Gérard BOULANGER, Pascal PROUST, Pierre GILLET, Denis THEVAL, Olivier ONCLIN, Jean HAUSSAIRE, Thierry GENEVIEVE, Aline SANS, Sylvie BEDEX, Pierre LAURENCY... | ||||