Uploaded January 2020 | Updated September 2026, 3 minutes ago
Here's a Bluestone recut of an original Angelus piano roll done by George Swift back in 1909: simply entitled "Rag Medley no. 6", it features two of Joplin's works. "Pineapple Rag" is one of Joplin's greatest works (in my opinion), and is noteworthy for the trio section which contains a somewhat bluesy sound. "Euphonic Sounds" is another good on, called "a concerto for the left hand" by Eubie Blake. Ed Berlin mentions this roll in his book on Joplin as noteworthy, as "Pineapple Rag" is played in the key of D, like the stock orchestration, and not the piano solo key of B flat, which led him to believe that piano roll arrangers thought their work to be imitating the sounds of band rather than of a single piano player. Enjoy it here on my 1979 Aeolian player piano. Thanks to Iman, my sister, for videoing while I pumped. Angelus Artistyle roll A90198, Bluestone 137156
The original sheet music for both "Pineapple Rag" and "Euphonic Sounds" can be found here from the Library of Congress' website:
Pineapple Rag: loc.gov/item/ihas.200033270
Euphonic Sounds: loc.gov/resource/ihas.200033254.0?st=gallery
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Here's a Bluestone recut of an original Angelus piano roll done by George Swift back in 1909: simply entitled "Rag Medley no. 6", it features two of Joplin's works. "Pineapple Rag" is one of Joplin's greatest works (in my opinion), and is noteworthy for the trio section which contains a somewhat bluesy sound. "Euphonic Sounds" is another good on, called "a concerto for the left hand" by Eubie Blake. Ed Berlin mentions this roll in his book on Joplin as noteworthy, as "Pineapple Rag" is played in the key of D, like the stock orchestration, and not the piano solo key of B flat, which led him to believe that piano roll arrangers thought their work to be imitating the sounds of band rather than of a single piano player. Enjoy it here on my 1979 Aeolian player piano. Thanks to Iman, my sister, for videoing while I pumped. Angelus Artistyle roll A90198, Bluestone 137156
The original sheet music for both "Pineapple Rag" and "Euphonic Sounds" can be found here from the Library of Congress' website:
Pineapple Rag: loc.gov/item/ihas.200033270
Euphonic Sounds: loc.gov/resource/ihas.200033254.0?st=gallery
My FB: facebook.com/omar.rasidagic
My Insta: @that.ragity.ragtimer
