Elite Syncopations
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| Elite Syncopations | |
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| Rag by Scott Joplin | |
| Published | 1902 |
| Musical form | Rag |
| Instrument | Piano Solo |
| Genre | Ragtime |
| Publisher | John Stark & Son |
This article is about the Scott Joplin rag. For the ballet of the same name, see Elite Syncopations (ballet).
"Elite Syncopations" is a 1902 ragtime composition by Scott Joplin, originally published by John Stark & Son.[1] One of his more popular works, it is one of a handful of Joplin rags for which he recorded a piano roll. In 1974, the Royal Ballet, under director Kenneth MacMillan, created the ballet Elite Syncopations based on tunes by Joplin and other composers of the era.
Musical structure
The piece's musical structure is
- Intro A A B B A C C D D
It begins in F major, and modulates to B-flat major at the beginning of the C section, where it remains until the end of the piece.
See also
External links
- Musical score and recording on the International Music Score Library Project
- Musical score and MIDI from the Mutopia Project
References
- ↑ "Elite Syncopations (Mutopia Project)". September 2008. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
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