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Informationen zum Autor Carol J. Binkowski is a musician, essayist, book reviewer (Library Journal) and nonfiction writer whose work has appeared in the New York Times and the Washington Post among others. She lives in Bloomfield, New Jersey. Klappentext Joseph F. Lamb (1887-1960) composed with enthusiasm and was influenced by a variety of sources, all kinds of music, cultures, traditions and the everyday. Although he is considered one of classic ragtime's "big three"--along with Scott Joplin and James Scott--he did not fit the usual profile. He was musically self-taught, held a corporate job, and composed in his spare time, yet wrote piano rags Joplin enthusiastically championed and returned to composing and well-deserved recognition long after the end of the ragtime era. This biography focuses on his music and his world, and is drawn from family and research sources. It includes a foreword by two of Lamb's children. Zusammenfassung "Ragtime composer Joseph F. Lamb (1887-1960) lived in a musical time that ranged from the Victorian era through Tin Pan Alley to modern times. This is the story of his life! his music! and his world! drawn from family and research sources. Includes a foreword by two of Lamb's children"--Provided by publisher. Inhaltsverzeichnis able of ContentsBR>Acknowledgments Foreword: A Few Words from the Lamb Family by Patricia Lamb Conn and Robert J. Lamb Introduction Prologue 1. Setting the Stage (1887-1899) 2. From New Jersey to Canada (1900-1904) 3. A Montclair Homecoming and California Adventures (1904-1906) 4. An Unforgettable Meeting (1906-1908) 5. A Real Ragtime Composer (1908-1910) 6. Classic Rags and Brooklyn Days (1911-1920) 7. A Time of Transition (1920-1922) 8. A Happy Family (1922-1948) 9. Ragtime Revival (1949-1960) 10. Keeping the Music Alive (1960 and Beyond) Epilogue AppendicesI: The Compositions of Joseph F. Lamb II: Selected Recordings III: Selected Folios of Joseph F. Lamb Compositions IV: Additional Resources Chapter Notes Bibliography Index ...
