Frederick Hodges@Blind Boone RagFest 06/08

http://www.frederickhodges.com
http://www.motheatre.org
http://www.blindboone.missouri.org
http://www.tabblo.com/studio/view/tabblos/tdub1941

This is a FANTASTIC rendition of the "Russian Rag," written by George L. Cobb from 1918. It's a play on "C# minor Prelude" by Sergei Rachmaninoff.

Frederick Hodges performed in the Missouri Theatre at the Annual Blind Boone Ragtime & Early Jazz Festival. He was spectacular and the audience loved every note!

This concert took place on Sunday evening, June 1st, 2008 in Columbia, Missouri.

I hope you can attend this fantastic festival next year!

Take a peek at the websites shown above for more information and to shop for CD's.

_ 2008 June 08

Category:

Music

Tags:

• blind
• boone
• festival
• ragtime
• tdub1941
• RagJazzMonkey
• tom
• warner
• piano

[ragtimebuddy]

This sounds a lot like "Russian Rag" by George L. Cobb from 1918. Mr. Hodges announces the composer before playing. It's a play on "C# minor Prelude" by Sergei Rachmaninoff.

[tdub1941]

Thanks for your nice comments and this information. I included it in the writeup (more info) above.

Tom Warner

[heinbanjo12]

In Bach's time they called this a Quod Libet. One began to sing and another associated a tune that harmonised with the begin tune and so on. So your joke is also a little bit in Bach's mind.

[tdub1941]

Hello Heinbanjo!

Thanks for your comment. When I am clueless about a title I sometimes put in something ridiculous in order to generate a possible correct answer from viewers. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't.

Thanks for watching!

Tom Warner

[TheKnabe]

Wow! Fireworks! To me this is a fantasy on the Russian Rag. But, I've not tired of Wes Reznicek's still current rendition.

[tdub1941]

Thanks for your nice comments!

Tom

[heinbanjo12]

I have an LP with Russian Rag and the composers name is Cobb. I don't know more.