San Antonio Ragtime Youth Festival

Suggested Composers for the Ragtime Competition

NOTE: These composers are suggestions only. This list is NOT complete. If your student would like to play a piece by a composer not listed, please check with the festival committee to make sure it is acceptable. Thank you.

Classic Ragtime Stride

Scott Joplin James Hubert “Eubie” Blake James Scott James P Johnson Joesph Lamb Ferdinand “Jelly Roll” Morton C. Luckey Roberts May Aufderheide Willie “The Lion” Smith Theron Bennett Charles “Charley” Straight George Botsford Thomas “Fats” Waller Eudie Bowman George L. Cobb Contemporary Ragtime James Reese Europe Irene Giblin Robert Hampton “Perfessor” Bill Edwards Charles Hunter Frank French Harry Jentes David Jasen Charles L. Johnson Larisa Migachyov E. Harry Kelly Max Morath Sadie Koninsky David Thomas Roberts Thomas Henry Lodge Trebor Tichenor Arthur Marshall Galen Wilkes Artie Matthews Paul Pratt Novelty Piano and Related Styles J. Russel Robinson Adaline Shepherd Felix Arndt Ted Snyder Roy Bargy Charles Thompson Tom Turpin Rube Bloom Egbert Van Alstyne Nacio Herb Brown Percy Wenrich Edward Claypoole Clarence Williams Zez Confrey H. Clarence Woods W.C. Handy Billie Mayerl Ernesto Nazareth Phil Ohman Arthur Schutt

** Note: for the Ragtime Festival “Scored” Division, any piece in ragtime style, at any level, by any composer is acceptable. The above list is for the COMPETITION only.