Deans rag book golliwogs cakewalk

A vg true cloth book of muslin,front and back cover light green with color pictoral illus,spine is sewn and is tight. Debussy dedicated this suite, about toys coming to life, to his much beloved daughter emma, nicknamed chouchou. The golliwogs cakewalk is a piece from claude debussys piano suite. International golliwog collectors club newsletter teddy bear. Five dolls comprising a deans rag book composition character doll, velvet top, trousers and hat, and deans ticket to right hand, dean dutch boy with felt dress and clogs, sailor doll, japanese man doll and bellboy doll. Upton was born in 1873 in flushing, new york, to english parents who had emigrated to the united. Collection of deans golliwog, 2 wood peg dolls, and story book wood peg dolls. This golliwog book is one in a series of lovely shape books, printed in holland and illustrated by f. Illustration from the book the adventures of two dutch dolls and a.

In 1895, her book, entitled the adventures of two dutch dolls, was published in london. The cover with a small elephant holding a gigantic golliwog balloon. For the third doll, the striking golliwog, florence sought inspiration from an old rag doll. Rags to riches history of the deans rag books, dolls. Debussy used english for the title of each movement because emmas governess was english. You need to be registered and approved to bid at this auction. A 1930s deans rag book mickey mouse velvet doll, marked to neck. The french composer claude debussy was so enthralled by the golliwogs in his daughters books that one movement of his childrens corner suite is entitled the golliwog s cakewalk. View realised deans rag book auction prices from 186 auction lots. Mabel lucie attwell, i love gollywog gollywogs cakewalk was always one of my favorites. The three audio cds give 3 full hours of notebynote, phrasebyphrase instructi. How the golliwog went from innocent childrens hero to. Debussys controversial golliwog images musicales stories. It was published by durand in 1908, and was first performed by harold bauer in paris on 18 december that year.

Print and download in pdf or midi golliwog s cakewalk claude debussy. Mel bay fiddle tunes, classic rags and cakewalks covers wellknown tunes in each style taught by leo wijinkamp jr these tunes are presented in open g, standard and drop d tunings. Measuring 17 with green label made in england by deans rag co ltd london to neck. The golliwog originally spelled golliwogg began life as a story book character created by florence kate upton. The roots of jazz cakewalk amoebas jazz week at the. These cakewalk dance contests eventually would be held in big cities as tinpan alley would make a fortune off of the dance and the rag time music they would produce. Some soiling to front and back,light soiling to edges. Red velveteen trousers and yellow velveteen body with remains of his blue felt jacket with original yellow buttons. The golliwogg was inspired by a blackface minstrel doll upton had as a child in america. Woof with a handwritten inscription of xmas 1953 is pretty much all i know about the book. Golliwogs cakewalk is the sixth and final piece in his piano solo. Vintage dean s rag childplay doll black golliwog cloth doll w tags. Golliwog s cakewalk artistic preparation and performance series by claude debussy ed.

At one point it was very popular in europe and as a result has become a collectors item. The golliwog was a rag doll that came out of the blackface minstrel tradition. Golliwoggs cakewalk is the sixth and final piece in the childrens corner, a suite for piano published by claude debussy in 1908. The golliwog caricature antiblack imagery jim crow. So if you never experienced cakewalks the golliwog is a good one to start with. The golliwogg later golliwog is a rag dolllike, childrens literary character created by florence kate upton in the late 19th century.

The deans rag book co 1903 ltd v and a collections. This comprehensive collection of 41 rags by 20 different ragtime masters is conveniently presented in one volume. Here is a version where debussy himself plays golliwog s cakewalk, recorded on a player piano roll like joplin playing maple leaf rag. The golliwog began life as a story book character created by florence kate upton. Upton drew the illustrations, and her mother, bertha upton, wrote the accompanying verse. Uptons golliwogg character, like the rag doll which inspired it, was ugly.

The books main characters were two dutch dolls, peg and sarah jane, and the golliwogg. An independent guide to golliwogs, including golliwogg history, golly dolls, gollie books, and gollywog collectables. Golliwoggs cakewalk childrens corner piano tutorial. He has a red felt mouth, wear to one foot exposing kapok, wear to blue. The story of the deans whitefaced gollie in august of 1997 my wife, debra, and i participated in a small bear show in san diego. Vintage dean s rag book doll golliwog cloth doll mr. The golliwog was a mixture of bravery, adventurousness, and love for children.

Deans rag book company was founded in august 1903 by henry samuel dean. One of my piano students has recently begun to work on claude debussys rag inspired piece golliwog s cakewalk, the last movement in his petite suite pour piano called childrens corner 19061908. Only the teddy bear exceeded the golliwog in popularity. We had a number of golliwogs at our booth and a very interesting lady came by to talk gollies. He dedicated the suite to his daughter emma also known as chouchou, a french term of endearment that also means darling.

The golliwogg books were the creations of florence kate upton, the scenaristillustrator, and her mother, bertha upton, who supplied the verses accompanying each scene. Golly by the dean s rag book co 1903 ltd, 19631965 manufactured. A performative, competitive dance known as the chalk line walk first appeared around the 1850s on the plantations along the gulf coast. The impressionist composer claude debussy also got into the act with his piece golliwog s cakewalk. Handy, and eubie blake, as well as classic rags by debussy. Discussion listen to the piece at least once through while discussing each musical element timbre, texture, dynamics, structure to discuss each in isolation before asking children to consider all elements. But debussys golliwogs cakewalk is pretty easy by comparison to the ragtimes joplin has written.

The golliwogg books were the creations of florence kate upton, the. However although it was registered on august 5th 1903 as a company, henry samuel dean had been using the 2 dogs logo the year previously when this logo had been registered in the usa. Stuffed fabric golly made in england by deans childsplay toys in the early 1960s. Born into an eccentric english family who had recently emigrated to the united states, florence studied as an artist in new york. The image of the doll has become the subject of heated. A good teacher can even reduce notes or add notes depending on the students ability. Debussys golliwoggs cakewalk, performed by richard. Golliwog s cakewalk by francoisjoel thiollier on amazon music. Group of twenty golliwogs and black cloth dolls doll beds, doll quilt, rag dolls. Dallas string band, mississippi mud steppers, the double decker string band.

Germany companies, and merrythought and deans, both from great britain. Debussy golliwogs cakewalk, childrens corner music. However, the image of the doll has become the subject of heated debate. Golliwogs cakewalk is the sixth and final piece in his piano solo suite childrens corner 1908. The cover with a small elephant holding a gigantic golliwog balloon is rather surrealistic. The first rag book was produced in 1902 and was so successful that the deans ragbook company was formed on the back of this in 1903. Feels to be filled with kapok to body and wood wool to head. A typical performance of the suite lasts roughly 15 minutes. Golliwog s cakewalk is one of six movements from debussys childrens corner suite.