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was created as a means of displaying my music. After that proved successful
I expanded it to show my poetry. Then I had a wild idea: add a section
to show some of the fascinating marine projects I was involved with
during my working days. It became huge, and it needed a lot of time
to download. So I've broken it up into three sections. Click here to E-mail me |
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So now you are looking at the music page. Now, if you like poetry
but wonder if you should admit it, or if you like some humor with
your culture, go to the Poet's
Corner To see the strange boats and amphibious vehicles with which I was
involved, go look at my
Scrapbook |
You will find here a number of compositions ranging
from Ragtime to Stride, from Country to Latin...and now, Swing and DIXIELAND!!
Most of the tunes
are written for piano. Several have vocals, and these include ballads and
comedy. Those with vocals have text files with links adjacent the titles which
you can call up and print, but I cannot provide a human voice in a MIDI file.
Instead, I've substituted instruments such as horns or accordion as appropriate.
Music scores cannot be downloaded from this site, but scores are available
via snail mail on receipt of cash, check or money order in the proper amount. .
These tunes were all written by me, and all are copyrighted.
All rights are reserved.
Click on the titles you'd like
to hear.
I hope you enjoy them.
Now available for
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first CD, entitled, "That's Ragtime, by George !" The music on this one is all Ragtime piano. |
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Two music folios are now available. The first is all ragtime and the second is a mix of novelty,
stride and jazz. Each contains twelve tunes that are heard on the two CDs of the same titles.
Now available for online sale!
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<<Rags>> <<Novelty>>
<<Jazz>>
<<Stride & Blues>>
<<Tunes I wrote for my wife>>
<<Ballads>> <<Latin>>
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IMPORTANT ADDITION: SEE THE LINK BELOW.
Links to my favorite websites:
Irwin
Schwartz's Midi Music: http://members.aol.com/midimusic
John Roache's
Ragtimers: http://www.johnroachemusic.com
Warren Trachtman's
wonderful website: http://trachtman.net/ragtime/
The Roseleaf Club: http://roseleafrag.tripod.com
For some really
fine music, visit The Perfessor, Bill Edwards, at http://perfessorbill.com
Jorgen
Haffgaard's site: http://staff.iha.dk/jhg/lost_the_spirit.htm
The Old Time
Piano Contest is in Peoria (I useta woik in dat town! ) See at : http://members.tripod.com/~oldtimepiano
John Farrell's
terrific stride piano is at http://homepages.tesco.net/~stridepiano/midifiles.htm
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My first rag, and a not too shabby one at that, I think. |
Khartoum |
Inspired by a street in Ketchikan, Alaska. |
A piano duo about a train ride up a spectacular mountain pass. |
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A ragtime tone poem about a Sunday ride in a Model T Ford. |
This one has style. |
A quiet, graceful and tasteful tune. Won honorable mention at a Scott Joplin Ragfest. This was sequenced by Irwin Schwartz. Good work, isn't it ! |
The first of the Ex Files Trilogy |
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Second of the Ex Files Trilogy |
The third and last of the Ex Files Trilogy |
This one is for fast fingers. |
My wife said, "That tune sounds like Thank God It's Friday!" |
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Sorta spooky but very simple |
Not as pastoral as you might think. |
Lots of BIG chords in the left hand. Difficult. |
She is so emotional! The fine hand of Irwin Schwartz is in the sequencing. Interesting dynamics. |
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Rag This is really one of my early ones, recently resurrected. It's so simple that even I can play it. |
I first called this one "Nine To Five" .. but someone said Dolly Parton might not like that. |
Somnambulation
Rag Quiet and peaceful .. maybe even stately. Relatively easy to learn. Must be played softly whilst wearing your 'jammies ... and don't forget your teddy. |
Ragtime Ricksha An echo of the 20s, it's a novelty rag with a hokey oriental sound. Lots of consecutive 4ths and 5ths in the treble. Can be difficult to play. |
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Rag for Rosinante
This rag was written for a Danish internet friend, ragtime aficionado, engineer, humorist and Associate Professor named Jorgen Haffgaard. He named his automobile, a Russian-built Lada, for Rosinante, Don Quixote's horse, thereby drawing an interesting parallel, obviously not too complimentary to the automobile...or maybe it was an insult for the horse. Jorgen has a very interesting website, for which a link is shown in the list of links, above. Go take a look! |
Patrick's Rag
This one was written with a well known ragtime pianist in mind: Patrick Gogarty. We remember him as one who never mistreated a piano, and his performances were a pleasure to hear. |
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Cleopatra's Asp With a sub-title of "Snakewalk" this tune has a hokey Egyptian sound. Anything to be different. |
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A Quiet Night in Bedlam
"Bedlam" is a euphemism for insane asylum, you know... But this piece is sane! Sane, I tell you!! |
Nocturne?
The question mark gives you a clue. Maybe this isn't the soothing, calming strain you thought you would hear. Will it be Peace or pieces? |
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Includes some Charleston type rhythms and characteristics |
Has a '40s sound - slow and easy |
Reminds me of '30s player piano styles, but playable by one person |
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Stride piano with rolled tenths in the bass |
Take off your coat and tie and kick up your heels! |
You'd better get off this wagon before it gets to its destination! |
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Hang on for a fast ride to Chicago's Downtown Loop! Dedicated to the memory of John Roache |
This is dark, sinful nightclub stuff. Uses tenths with divided responsibility, left and right hands together sharing each tenth. |
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Good Night |
Steamboat Shuffle |
Ballads and songs with lyrics
Click the tune title to get the music, and then click
for lyrics and you can sing along!
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This guy looks for a return to an earlier, easier, more mellow way of life. A bit of light Dixieland. |
Irving Berlin had it wrong with "When the Midnite Choo Choo Leaves for Alabam." This is the way it really happened. Click here for lyrics. |
Life out west isn't always easy, as this cowpoke will tell you. Several tales of woe prove the point. |
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To Me Two old pals try to get on track with an old, familiar tune, but memory fails. It's a duet with laughs. Might be fun for a PTA meeting. Click here for lyrics. |
A husband's faulty memory of their first meeting is corrected by his loving wife. |
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Written in 1992 B.C. (before computer) as a birthday present for my wife.Using pen and paper, I made a lot of errors! This is the corrected version. |
I wrote this one for my wife, Wesie. I thought it was 'Music for the Nineties'...and it was: The 1890s!!! Somewhat old fashioned. Click here for lyrics. |
I tried to put her characteristics and mannerisms into music.To a limited degree, I succeeded. Written in 2000 A.C. (AfterComputer.) |
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PuertoBello Here is my 'other' Latin piece; this one for piano. I tried to provide some Iberian flavor without making it too difficult to play. The name? The town on Panama's Atlantic coast where the pirate Morgan landed to cross the Isthmus and raid Panama City in the 1600s is named "Porto Bello." I liked it but my wife said, "That sounds like a mushroom." And thus we compromise. See my Poets' Corner. |
New!!
New tunes will be added in this section as they are produced.
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Gabby |
Vertigo |
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Prices for Scores
From this point onward, all sales will be through John Roache Music in the
interest of uniformity of pricing and S&H charges.
Rather than selling individual scores, folios will be generated, each with
a dozen or more tunes. In certain instances, such as
White Pass, my piano duo and Quierida Mia, an orchestration,
scores will be sold individually, but the general rule will be in favor of
folios, as stated above.
NEW!
In recent months I came into possession of John
Roache Music, the company he founded to offer his music to the public.
This is part of an effort to keep his music alive and available to the public.
All credit card sales, including John's two CDs, Synopated Odyssey and Hot
Kumquats and three music folios made through John Roache Music. My CDs and
folios are now offered for online sales. Cash purchases can be made by mailing
check or money order to my address:
John Roache Music The story of my life in twenty-five words or less:
George McClellan, Owner
244 North San Marino Avenue
San Gabriel, CA 91775
Pricing and Order Information at John Roache Music
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I wish to thank Stephen Kent Goodman for the generous support and encouragement he has given me since I first began writing music. Without him, my composing efforts probably would have ceased at an early date. Stephen's wife, Kelly Goodman helped me outgrow my trepidations with regard to the internet. I also wish to thank Irwin Schwartz for his assistance in judging my works, advising how they might be improved, and sequencing and placing some of them on display on his website. I must also thank the memory of JohnRoache, who found something of value in what I was doing and promoted my music by publishing some of it on his website and his first CD, Syncopated Odyssey. His and Irwin's sequencing skills made works of art from some very raw materials.
Thanks also to Lee Roan, Bill Mitchell and others who have told me that I 'write good stuff.'