Score-The Great Crush Collision written in 1896 is dedicated to the Missouri Kansas and Texas Railroad. It is a musical description of an actual locomotive accident that was masterminded as a publicity stunt by William George Crush. Two old locomotives Nos.999 and 1001 locked head on as their engineers jumped to safety to the applause of an excited crowd. The huge success of this pre-hollywoodi…

Suitable for Grades 5-6-Part of the exclusive Scott Joplin series the Purple book contains five fantastic compositions by the original rag-time master! This edition includes Swipesy Sunflower Slow Drag Weeping Willow Augustan Club Waltzes and Something Doing all set for Piano Solo. In arrangements suitable for Grades 5-6 these are entertaining and exciting pieces which will surely get everyone?…

Seven Scott Joplin Rags

Toute personne qui entend le nom de Scott Joplin de ragtime immédiatement pense à la inséparablement liée à qui est ce compositeur, en particulier depuis le film 'The Sting' a déclenché une véritable renaissance de ce style musical. Le fait que le chiffon maître américain donc écrit des compositions pour d'autres genres - est à peine connu - il a effectivement laissé un véritable opéra. Le présent…

The Easy Winners was composed by Scott Joplin in 1901 and is said to be one of his favourite rags. In the current revival of Joplin's rags The Easy Winners enjoys a special popularity which it justly deserves. It has been skillfully arranged for Woodwind Quintet by Anthony Iannoccone.The score and individual parts are all included.

The talented Scott Joplin was a pioneer of the Piano Rag and he wrote some of the most popular and recognisable pieces in this genre. This is the first book of Joplin rags in collection spanning three volumes.

This outstanding collection of classic Joplin rags includes a concise guide to ragtime history, style and interpretation, plus a reprint of Scott Joplin's definitive document entitled School of Ragtime. Titles: The Cascades * The Chrysanthemum * The Easy Winners * The Entertainer * Heliotrope Bouquet * Maple Leaf Rag * Rag-Time Dance * Solace * The Strenuous Life * Sun Flower Slow Drag * Swipesy.

Ragtime is a word probably derived from 'ragged time'. It began to flourish in the 1890's, its basis being strong syncopation in both melody and accompaniment. Scott Joplin did not invent ragtime, but he stands out as its most prominent figure. This collection contains fourteen fun-to-play Joplin Piano transcriptions compiled, arranged and edited by John W. Schaum A.S.C.A.P.. / Piano