Throughout history, few musical crazes have hit with such impact, had such a heyday and lingered so hauntingly as ragtime. Ragtime arrived on the upswing of Tin Pan Alley, when the popularity of pianos in the home was reaching its peak and an endless stream of sheet music flowed out to meet the demand. In the early 1900s, no name was more prominent on those sheet-music covers and no one wrote ragtime music more brilliantly than Scott Joplin. This wonderful book brings together in one superbly produced playing edition all thirty-eight of Scott Joplin's piano rags, including his six collaborations, plus Joplin's own primer on how to play ragtime, the "School of Ragtime." Each rag has been reprinted, along with its sheet-music cover, from the original publisher's edition. At the Williams' Brothers saloon in Sedalia, Missouri, Scott Joplin was known as "The Entertainer," and in 1897, in the upstairs room called the Maple Leaf Club, he wrote the rag that would one day be the first to sell over a million copies in sheet-music form. In time the "Maple Leaf Rag" also became the most recorded composition on piano roll, with forty known versions. Most of Joplin's other rags were hits as well. Many bear the playful names that were given most rags, names like "The Strenuous Life," "Heliotrope Bouquet," and his last published piece, the "Silver Swan Rag." One of them, "The Entertainer," triggered a major revival of interest in his work when it was incorporated into the score of the popular film The Sting. All of them are here, each bearing the mark of Joplin's supreme originality. As ragtime authority David A. Jasen observes in his Introduction: "For pianists everywhere, this folio contains ragtime masterpieces which, when learned, will provide unlimited joy."

Complete Piano Rags (Dover Classical Piano Music)

Arts & Photography

Joplin, Scott

Music

Dover Publications

Dubbed by his publisher as the "King of Ragtime writers," Scott Joplin (1868–1917) was the most influential ragtime composer of all time, mainly because he wrote the first popular hit of that genre — "Maple Leaf Rag" — which sold a million copies of sheet music and gave Joplin enough royalties to make it possible for him to give up playing and do instead the things he loved the most: teaching and composing. Joplin was much more than just a ragtime composer, as can be seen in this vibrant collection of short works for piano. In addition to the title piece, "Solace — A Mexican Serenade," a syncopated tango that rose to international fame with its inclusion in the soundtrack of the 1972 movie The Sting, this compilation features 10 of Joplin's lively two-steps, marches, and waltzes: "Great Crush Collision," "Combination March," "Harmony Club Waltz," "Augustan Club Waltz," "March Majestic," "Bethena — A Concert Waltz," "Rosebud — Two-Step," "Binks' Waltz," "Antoinette — March and Two-Step," and "Lily Queen — A Ragtime Two-Step." Ranging in date of composition from 1896 to 1909, the pieces are reprinted here from original Joplin first editions, with reproductions of the original sheet-music covers.

Solace and Other Short Works

Dubbed the "King of Ragtime" by his music publisher, Scott Joplin (1868–1917) was a formally educated musician whose popular piano rags inspired him to go on to composition on a larger, far more developed scale and conception. His second opera, Treemonisha, an example of his most serious work, was published in 1911 at his own expense.The story of a confident young woman whose life, in many respects, paralleled Joplin's, the work was a blueprint for social, racial, and sexual equality. The opera became Joplin's obsession, taking precedence over his other creative efforts while tragically affecting his health and fortune. In describing its energetic rhythms and melodies, The New York Times praised Treemonisha as gently imbued with ragtime, aspiring "to genuine operatic richness."The vocal score of this pioneering opera appears here in a handsome and inexpensive edition, sure to be valued by soloists, rehearsal pianists, and anyone who delights in the music of this important African-American composer.

Treemonisha Vocal Score (Dover Opera Scores)

Ragtime Favourites by Scott Joplin: Saxophone Play-Along Book/CD Pack (Fentone Instrumental Books)

Fentone Music/De Haske

7 well-known pieces by one of the world's greatest composers arranged for guitar in standard music notation and TAB. The accompanying CD offers outstanding performances of each piece.

Basix Guitar TAB Classics -- Joplin: Book & CD (Basix(R) Series)

Alfred Music

As the undisputed "King of Ragtime Writers," Scott Joplin (1868--1917) composed many of the best-loved and most popular compositions of the ragtime era. His works include not only classic rags, but marches, waltzes, and cakewalks of incredible beauty that have stood the test of time. This book features Joplin's complete works for piano, in their original editions. Produced in cooperation with the New York Public Library, this comprehensive sheet music collection also includes an introduction by Vera Brodsky Lawrence and an historical essay by noted ragtime scholar Rudi Blesh. This 376-page book features lay-flat binding designed to stay open on a piano music rack.

Scott Joplin -- Complete Piano Works: Rags, Waltzes, Marches

Featuring the music of Scott Joplin. Highlighted by "The Entertainer."

The Sting: Piano Arrangements

Hamlisch, Marvin

(Duet Piano Education). Includes seven duets from this legendary ragtime composer: The Cascades * The Easy Winners * The Entertainer * Gladiolus Rag * Maple Leaf Rag * Scott Joplin's New Rag * Stoptime Rag.

Scott Joplin Ragtime Classics for Piano Duet (one piano, four hands)

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Humor & Entertainment

Edward B. Marks Music Company

An adaptation of the opera by Scott Joplin follows the slick dealings of conjure man Zodzetrick, who preys upon the unsuspecting people of post-Civil War Arkansas until the educated young Treemonisha foils his scheme.

Treemonisha

Medearis, Angela Shelf

Children's Books

Henry Holt Co.

In addition to the 54 original and collaborative works presented in this impressive volume, Scott Joplin: The Collected Piano Works includes 34 pages of scholarly insight and history that help the pianist determine performance practices and authentically reproduce the sound and style Joplin intended. With editions of 19 publishers reproduced in this volume, a colorful variety of music typefaces and printing styles is offered. Together with the evocative original cover designs, they present a vivid panorama of the Ragtime Era. Because study of the original publications has revealed great numbers of errata of various kinds, and since this edition is primarily intended for study and performance, the editors have incorporated corrections into the facsimile pages rather than perpetuate original errors for antiquarian interest. Titles include: Maple Leaf Rag * The Entertainer * The Chrysanthemum * Rosebud * Eugenia * Gladiolus Rag * Wall Street Rag * Solace * Paragon Rag * Lily Queen * Heliotrope Bouquet * Kismet Rag * School of Ragtime * Swan Rag * Treemonisha and more.

Scott Joplin -- Collected Piano Works: Rags, Waltzes, Marches (Belwin Edition)

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