SKU: A0.1118289

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 Tenor 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: A0.587783

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 Cello 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

 

SKU: A0.524462

Scott Joplin's effervescent, rollicking Pineapple Rag is arranged here as a ragtime trio for alto sax, tenor 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.  15 pages of music (that includes separate two-page parts for alto sax and tenor sax).  Concert Key (Piano): Bb major / modulates to Eb major.

SKU: A0.722358

Maple Leaf Rag was an early ragtime piece that was arranged and played by many dance bands over the years. It could have been named after a club called the Maple Leaf Club in the city of Sedalia, Missouri, where Joplin later lived.
This is a version for Tenor Saxophone and Piano.
Duration: just over 3 minutes, with repeats.
Arranged by Anne L. Christopherson GRSM ARCM at https://www.music-scores.com

SKU: A0.524430

Scott Joplin's effervescent, rollicking Pineapple Rag is arranged here as a ragtime trio for flute, tenor 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.  15 pages of music (that includes separate two-page parts for flute and tenor sax).  Concert Key: Bb major / modulates to Eb major.

SKU: A0.524371

Scott Joplin's effervescent, rollicking Pineapple Rag is arranged here as a ragtime duet for tenor 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 tenor sax part).  Concert Key (Piano): G major / modulates to C major.  Tenor Sax Key: A major / modulates to D major.

SKU: A0.523544

In this uplifting trio for alto sax, tenor sax and piano, In the Garden emerges as a jazzy ragtime tune complete with splashes of Maple Leaf Rag, giving the classic hymn a buoyant, lively texture and tempo.  Recommended for traditional church services and other worship events as a prelude, postlude, an offertory or special music.  14 pages of music (that includes separate two-page pullout parts for alto sax and tenor sax).  Concert Key (Piano): C major.  Alto Sax Key: A major.  Tenor Sax Key: D major.  Alto and Tenor Sax Level: Intermediate.  Piano Level: Late Intermediate  .

SKU: A0.870766

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.