Table Of ContentListeningto Ragtime
‘What is Ragtime?’, ‘How FastShould Ragtime be Played?’ These, and many
otherfrequentlyasked questions are answered byWinterinthis in-depth studyof
ragtime’s musical language and style.
Let me Perform!
Broken down intothree easy-to-access sections, you can
learn howto playa rag(‘PlayingPiano rags’), see and learn aboutthe dances
that Ragtime music inspired (‘Ragtime Dancing’), and hearourfeatured singers
talkcandidlyabout ragtime songs andthechallenge ofperformingthem
(‘SingingRags’).
Reference Room
Access acollection ofover200striking ragtime sheet musiccovers, a composer
gallery, aturn-of-the-century movie arcade and over200 articleswith searchable
text. You mayalso browsethrough hundreds ofdrawings and photographs, as
well as read up on wheretofind even more information onthe ragtime years.
Makeyourown Rag
Create and saveyourown ragsfrom hundreds ofmusical phrases. Who knows,
you maybethe nextScottJoplin!
Technical helpservices
Forhelpwiththis disc, pleasecall ourtechnical help line on 0345697008 (calls
charged atlocal rate).
About RobertWinter
RobertWinterhasestablished himselfas a pioneeringmultimedia author, an artist
withthe unusual combination ofscholarlycredibility, a knackforcommunicatingwith
mass audiences, andthe natural abilitytothink interactively. While Robert’sfirst
fourtitlesfortheVoyagerCompanyand Microsoftall dealtwith Western classical
music, he has longtaught and played popularmusic. HisfirstCalliopetitle
introduces a sidethat maybe newtoconsumers ofRobert’s early multimedia work
butwill befamiliarto allthosewho know him.
Forthe record, Robertearned a B.A. from Brown University, an M.F.A. in Pianofrom
the State UniversityofNewYork at Buffalo, and a Ph. D. inthe History&Theoryof
Musicfromthe UniversityofChicago. Hejoinedthe UCLA musicfaculty in 1974,
served asChairofthe Music Department in 1992-93, and hasjust been appointed
tothe Presidential Chair in Music and InteractiveArts. He remains awidelysought
afterspeakerand spokespersonforthe digital arts. Workingcloselywith his partner
Jay Heifetz, Robert is responsible foroverseeingand implementingthe development
ofCalliope’s product line.
About Macmillan Interactive Publishing
RobertWinter’s CrazyforRagtime is marketed and distributed inthe UK, Ireland,
Australia, NewZealand and parts ofEurope byMacmillan Interactive Publishing.
Partofthe Macmillan group, we are dedicatedto providing high quality
entertainment and education multimediatitlesforthewholefamily.
Author/producer:RobertWinter;SoftwareDesign&Engineering:MichaelE.Cohen,StevenWhalen;MusicNotation&
Animation,MIDI:MichaelStanley;QualityAssurance,DigitalVideo,TextEditing:PaulPhillabaum;VocalSoloists:DaleFranzenand
NmonFord-Livene;AudioEngineering:JanetDodson,withEnterprise(AdrianVanVelsen);VideoProduction:TedAshton&
Associates;VideoProcessing:StudioSoftware&Digivision,withPaulPhillabaumandJanetDodson;Permissions:AnnetteSimons;
BoxDesign:BuzDesignGroup,withMichaelRowley;TextManagement;KarenMurray.VerySpecialThankstoJuliaWinter.Special
ThankstoAbelFinePianos;AdobeSystems,Inc.;AppleComputer,Inc.;RichardBernacchi,Esq.,Irell&Manella;CyborganicMedia;
InternationalBusinessMachinesCorporation;KaleidaLabs;TheLibraryofCongress;TheLimitedPartnersofCalliopeMedia,L.P.;
MacmillanInteractivePublishing;Maxis;ThePerformingArtsLibraryatLincolnCenter;LisaSpangenberg;UCLA;YamahaCorporation
ofAmerica.ThanksAlsotoThreeRagtimeGiants:EdwardBerlin,JohnEdwardHasse,MaxMorath.
INSTALLATION PROCEDURE
Apple Macintosh
1 Insertthe CD intoyourCD-ROM drive.
2 Inthewindowforthe RagtimeCD, double-clickthe Ragtime Installer icon.
3 ClickInstallforthe default installer, oron the Custom button forotheroptions.
4 Checkthe Readmefilefor late-breakingtips.
5 Restartyourcomputersothe newextensionswill load (ifpromptedto do so by
the installer).
6 Double-clicktheCrazyforRagtime icon onthe hard drive. The programwill begin.
Optional Performance Enhancements
1 Recommended: In the Memorycontrol panel, turn offVirtual Memory, and set
CacheSizeto 64K.
2 Recommended: Forbest performance, quitanyopen applications andturn off
file sharing, screen savers, and anyother programthatmight puta dialogbox
onthe screen.
3 Ifyou have afast Macintoshthatsupportsvideo atthousands ofcolours (16-bit
video) ormillions ofcolours (24-bitvideo), you can improvethe appearance of
thevideo inthe program bysettingyourmonitorto one ofthose settings. Use
the Monitors control panel to setyourmonitortothe colourdepth you desire.
Runningin thousands ormillions ofcolours demands more processingpower,
butthe movieswill lookbetter. Thousands ofcolours should be morethan
adequate. Ifyou experience slownessordifficultywhile using highercolour
settings, switch colourdepth backto 256 colours.
4 You can also increase performance by increasingRagtime’s memoryallocation.
To do so:
a) In the Finder, pull downtheApple menu and selectAboutThis Macintosh...
b) Make a note ofthe sizeofthe Largest Unused Block...
c) Clickonce ontheScriptX Player icon on your hard diskandthen selectGet Info
fromthe File menu.
5d) Nextto Preferredsize, eitherenterthe largestamountofmemoryyou have
available, oryourown desired amount. Be surethe amountyou enter is at
least 600K lessthan the Largest Unused Block(to allowforwhatare known
as ‘buffers’).
e) Close the Get Infowindowto registerthechangesyou have made.
Foroptimum sound, we recommend external speakers.
PC/Windows
1 Insertthe CD into yourCD-ROM drive.
2 Ifyou are usingWindows3.x, inthe Program Manager, pull down the File
menu and select Run... Ifyou are usingWindows ‘95, choose Run...fromthe
Start menu.
3 Type D:\SETUP and pressthe Enter key(ifnecessary, substitutethe letterof
yourCD-ROM drivefor D).
4 Followthe instructionsonthescreen.
5 Checkthe READMEfile on the CDforlate-breakingdetails.
6 Afterthe installerhasfinished. Ifyou’re usingWindows3.x, your Program
Managerwill contain an icon labelled CrazyForRagtime. Double-click onthe
icon to launchthe program.
OR...
Ifyou are usingWindows ‘95, the Programs item ofyourStart menu will
contain an item labelled Calliope (orthe nameyou enteredwhen installing)
whichwill contain an item labelled Crazy ForRagtime. Choosethis itemto
launch the program.
7 Foroptimum sound, we recommend external speakers.
YOUR GUIDE AROUND THIS DISC
Control BarTo accessgeneral controls, clickonthe small handletothe rightofthe
? inthetop left hand cornerofthe screen, andthe Control Barwill slide out. There
are sevenfunctions ontheControl Bar:
Quit Produces a dialogboxthatasksyou whetheryou reallywantto quit. Clicking
‘Yes’ quitsthis program; clicking ‘No’ cancelsthe request.
Contents Brings up a pop-down listthat replicatesthe listingatthe bottom ofthe
Main Contents screen. Italso includesthe sub-sectionswithin the Reference Room.
Clickingon any linetakesyou directlytothatsection.
Find Brings up a panel thatenablesyou to search foranytextwithinthe program.
Glossary Producesthefirstentry(‘accent’) intheglossarypanel. Move
alphabeticallyforward and backwardthrough entries byclickingthe on screen arrow
buttons, orusethe arrow keys onyourkeyboard.
RetraceProduces a pop-down listofthe lastfifteen placesyou’ve been inthe program.
J Takesyoutothe lastsection you were in.
? Brings upthe Help panelforthe section you are currently in.
The RagtimeCraze
Watch and listentothe storyofAmerica’s love affairwith ragtime. From ‘Minstrels
and Cakewalkers’ to ‘Tin PanAlley’, follow alongwith RobertWinteras hegivesyou
aguided tourofAmerican culture attheturn ofthecentury.
A RagtimeSampler
Contains over60 rags in digital audio and/or MIDI formats. Select afavourite rag
and read about its composerorview its classic sheet musiccover. You can also
learn about musical notation, change instruments and altertempo. Or,justsit back
and listento rags recorded by RobertWinter.
