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2. List of compositions by Scott Joplin - Wikipedia

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   Scott Joplin's New Rag: Rag: 1912: ... Originally published only on piano roll. Sheet music published in 1971. Scott Joplin - Silver Swan Rag (1914) [27] Magnetic Rag ...

3. The Entertainer (rag) - Wikipedia

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   "The Entertainer" is a 1902 classic piano rag written by Scott Joplin. [1] It was sold first as sheet music by John Stark & Son of St. Louis, Missouri, [2] and in the 1910s as piano rolls that would play on player pianos. [1] The first recording was by blues and ragtime musicians the Blue Boys in 1928, played on mandolin and guitar. [1]

4. Weeping Willow (rag) - Wikipedia

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   "Weeping Willow" is sub-titled "A rag time two step", which was a form of dance popular until about 1911, and a common style among rags written at the time. Its structure is: Intro A A B B A C C D D The A and B sections are in the key of G major very lofty and highly melodic. The "B" section makes good use of alternating patterns creating ...

5. Swipesy Cakewalk - Wikipedia

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   The style follows the AA BB A CC DD musical form common for both cakewalks and rags, particularly after the earlier publication of Joplin's hit "Maple Leaf Rag". Although called a cakewalk, it departs from the cakewalk form in favor of the more standard ragtime idiom at various points, most notably throughout the C (Trio) section. [1] "Swipesy ...

6. Maple Leaf Rag - Wikipedia

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   In 1903, Stark issued a "Maple Leaf Rag Song", an arrangement of Joplin's music with words by Sydney Brown. [11] Brown's lyrics tell the story of a poor man from Accomack County, Virginia, who stumbles into a ballroom where, in spite of his anxiety over the state of his appearance, he manages to wow the crowd with the Maple Leaf Rag.

7. James Scott (composer) - Wikipedia

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   Ragtime Historians Rudi Blesh and Harriet Janis recount that Scott went to St. Louis, Missouri, in search of his idol Scott Joplin in 1905. [6] He located Joplin and asked if he would listen to one of his ragtime compositions. Upon hearing the rag, Joplin introduced him to his own publisher, John Stillwell Stark, and recommended he publish the ...