SKU: A0.1118286

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 Alto Saxophone 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

SKU: A0.587786

The most popular of Scott Joplin’s piano rags during his lifetime, The Maple Leaf Rag was published in 1899. Joplin lived for a while in Sedalia, Missouri and the Maple Leaf Club in that town is thought to have provided the name for this composition. It provided Joplin with a steady income for the rest of his life, and while he requested that it be played at his funeral, his wife refused as she felt it inappropriate. It was the first track on Joshua Rifkin’s famous 1970 revival recording of Joplin’s music and, never waning in popularity, it has featured in hundreds of films.

This version for Alto Saxophone and Piano includes all four sections of the original composition. The tempo in recorded versions varies widely between 72 and 126, so the marking of 92 is a suggestion only.

Musicians at an advanced intermediate level and above will find this ideal for formal and informal performances. The overall performance time is around four minutes.

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

Click the YouTube link to hear a full performance of the clarinet version of this arrangement.  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?aff_id=673683

SKU: A0.890659

What a super fun piece!  This Old Rag contains all the essential elements required for beginning players: basic rhythms and articulations, one octave range and easy key.  Yet is sounds fantastic and has all the architectural elements of old fashioned rag time style!  Any beginning student will truly enjoy learning and performing This Old Rag and they'll sound terrific at any recital, festival or concert for this level.

Key:  G+ (concert B flat+)
Time signature: 4/4
Tempo:  moderato
Duration:  1'30
Mood: ragtime, energetic, fun, bouncy

SKU: A0.479220

A duet for alto sax and piano inspired by Ragtime rhythms and quartal harmony. Listen to a recording here: https://samspearmusic.bandcamp.com/track/rag-in-fourths Learn more about my Ragtime Project here: https://samspearmusic.com/ragtime-project-2/.

SKU: A0.524366

Scott Joplin's effervescent, rollicking Pineapple Rag is arranged here as a ragtime duet for alto sax and piano.  Recommended for concerts, recitals and other multiple venues; especially popular as an encore!  Featured in the movie THE STING and the TV series WESTWORLD.  10 pages of music (that includes a separate two-page pullout alto sax part).  Concert Key (Piano): Bb major / modulates to Eb major.   Alto Sax Key: G major / modulates to C major.

SKU: A0.523927

In this trio for two alto saxes and piano, In the Garden emerges as a jazzy ragtime tune complete with colorful splashes of Maple Leaf Rag, giving the hymn a lively, buoyant texture and tempo.  This uplifting music is recommended as a prelude, postlude, an offertory, interlude and special music for traditional church services and other worship events.  14 pages of music (that includes separate two-page parts for alto sax 1 and alto sax 2).  Concert Key (Piano): F major.  Alto Sax Key: D major.  Alto Sax Level: Intermediate.  Piano Level: Late Intermediate  .

SKU: A0.533647

A ragtime piece in the vaudeville style of Rudy Wiedoeft, with a harmonic twist!

SKU: A0.1193403

This works well as a concert piece or just for fun.

SKU: A0.1173636

This works well as a concert piece or just for fun!

Download includes the score and both of the parts.

SKU: A0.569542

One of the hottest jazz tunes ever, a real crowd pleaser  - have fun!   

Instrumentation:  Piano and Alto Saxophone     

       Listen to the video recording - a challenge for your ensemble.  Please don't forget to review your purchase - you will help other musicians to choose the perfect arrangement for their ensemble. Thank you very much!                               .

SKU: A0.870762

Flashy and fun, Bizet’s Aragonaise from Carmen Suite No. 1 captures the energetic essence of flamenco dance music. This piece is arranged for intermediate level players due to it’s fast, driving-tempo, a variety of careful articulations, and intentional phrasing.