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Rialto ripples in A minor

George Gershwin

What's this piece like?
George Gershwin's 1917 famous rag "Rialto Ripples" was his first publication, and was a commercial success. It has all the hallmarks of Gershwin's piano style, with stride left hand patterns and ragtime syncopation typical of that era.
Who's this piece for?
This is a great piece for intermediate level pianists with a solid foundation and strong technique.
1-2 pages
Jazz
A minor

MOOD: Playful and humorous.

TECHNIQUE: Block chords and syncopation.

Ranking
Equivalent to RCM level 7
Equivalent to ABRSM level 7
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1912

Titanic sinks on its first voyage.

1913

Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring premieres in Paris.

1914

World War I begins with the assassination of Austrian Archduke Francis Ferdinand.

1915

Alexander Scriabin died.

1917

Rialto ripples was composed by G. Gershwin at the age of 19 years old.

1917

First American combat troops in France as the U.S. declares war on Germany.

1917

Russian Revolution begins.

1917

U.S. buys Virgin Islands from Denmark for $25 million.

1918

Claude Debussy died.

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