THE ENTERTAINER by SCOTT JOPLIN for PIANO SOLO. This is the iconic Scott Joplin RAGTIME piano solo that was made famous in the 1973 Robert Redford/Paul Newman hit film, THE STING. This is the original Scott Joplin version of the piece. This is a favorite piano piece of many and is not that difficult to learn. This new edition also contains a short biography of Scott Joplin and a short essay about ?The Entertainer.?

Scott Joplin is celebrated as the United States? first well-known black composer, making his name as a writer of piano rags. His life was a constant struggle with adversity, and Joplin died relatively young in 1917, at the dawn of the recording age. Few remembered Joplin?s music until a revival in the 1970s brought The Entertainer and others to the world?s attention. Nowadays Scott Joplin has taken his rightful place in the gallery of great American composers.

The Rags included in this collection are, The Entertainer, The Maple Leaf Rag, The Easy Winners, The Elite Syncopations and The Favorite.

They have been arranged as solos for one Cello with piano accompaniment, and include all sections of the original compositions. You will download one pdf file that contains both 22 pages of piano score and the 10 page solo part. These pieces are suitable for players at an intermediate and advanced intermediate level. Musicians will find these Ragtime solos ideal for formal and informal performances, light and fun, yet still a serious and vitally important part of the American musical heritage. The overall performance time for all five is around 25 minutes.

Teachers will enjoy using these arrangements as a fun way to help with phrasing, syncopated rhythms and light articulation.

Click on the YouTube link to see and hear samples from the collection. There are many more top quality arrangements and compositions by David McKeown for you to browse at http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/publishers/david-mckeown/6203

Scott Joplin is celebrated as the United States? first well-known black composer, making his name as a writer of piano rags. His life was a constant struggle with adversity, and Joplin died relatively young in 1917, at the dawn of the recording age. Few remembered Joplin?s music until a revival in the 1970s brought The Entertainer and others to the world?s attention. Nowadays Scott Joplin has taken his rightful place in the gallery of great American composers.

The Rags included in this collection are, The Entertainer, The Maple Leaf Rag, The Easy Winners, The Elite Syncopations and The Favorite.

They have been arranged as solos for one Clarinet with piano accompaniment, and include all sections of the original compositions. You will download one pdf file that contains both 22 pages of piano score and the 10 page solo part. These pieces are suitable for players at an intermediate and advanced intermediate level. Musicians will find these Ragtime solos ideal for formal and informal performances, light and fun, yet still a serious and vitally important part of the American musical heritage. The overall performance time for all five is around 25 minutes.

Teachers will enjoy using these arrangements as a fun way to help with phrasing, syncopated rhythms and light articulation.

Scott Joplin perfected ragtime music and raised it to a true art form. A man of his time, yet clearly hindered by it, his strenuous life unfolded with joy and sorrow, success and failure. The "Strenuous Life? presents a simple stroll, high-strutting kicks, intricate syncopations, a gentle middle section, and a stirring conclusion. The original piano rag was published in 1902 by John Stark & Son of St. Louis, Missouri. The title may have referred to a famous speech delivered by Teddy Roosevelt in Chicago in 1899. In this version, the composition was arranged for Double Reed Quartet by Harry Walker.

A set of three famous ragtime music compositions by Scott Joplin arranged for Guitar solo.
(1) The Entertainer 4 pages 4:20 min, (2) Maple Leaf Rag 4 pages 4' min, (3) Sunflower Slow Drag 5 pages 4:20 min.
For classical Guitar solo or acoustic Guitar (fingerstyle).

Wiith standard notation and tablature. With downloadable mp3 for audio help.
Total 13 pages, 12:40' min. Intermediate.

Arrangement for clarinet quartet of some of Scott Joplin\'s most famous songs. This medley includes the songs The Entertainer, The Easy Winners, Felicity Rag, Palm Leaf Rag, A Breeze From Alabama, Something Doing, The Chrysanthemum, The Strenuous Life and Peacherine Rag.

?Maple Leaf Rag?, transcribedhere for Saxophone Quintet, is one of Scott Joplin\'s most popular rags. Audiencesmay recognize this melody from the Academy Award winning movie \"TheSting\". For hundreds of other arrangementsby Kenneth Abeling at reduced prices please visit: www.lincolnmusicpublications.com Playingtime: 3:30

?Maple Leaf Rag?, transcribed here for Saxophone Quartet, isone of Scott Joplin's most popular rags. Audiences may recognize this melodyfrom the Academy Award winning movie "The Sting". This is the AATB arrangement. There is a separate SATB version availablefor this song also. For hundreds of other arrangements by Kenneth Abeling atreduced prices please visit: www.lincolnmusicpublications.com Playingtime: 3:30

?Pineapple Rag?, transcribed here for String Quartet, is oneof Scott Joplin's most popular rags. Audiences may recognize this melody fromthe Academy Award winning movie "The Sting". Forhundreds of other arrangements by Kenneth Abeling at reduced prices pleasevisit: www.lincolnmusicpublications.com Playingtime: 3:30 Preview this score on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRjQpn37iNk