Elite Syncopations

"Elite Syncopations" is a 1902 ragtime piano composition by American composer Scott Joplin, originally published in 1903 by John Stark & Son.[1][2] One of his more popular works, it is one of a handful of Joplin's rags for which he recorded a piano roll. The cover of the original sheet music prominently features a well-dressed man and lady sitting on a treble staff, looking down upon a cherub clutching a cymbal in each hand,[2] which reflects plainly the title of the piece. In 1974, the British Royal Ballet, under director Kenneth MacMillan, created the ballet Elite Syncopations based on tunes by Joplin and other composers of the era.

This article is about the Scott Joplin rag. For the ballet of the same name, see Elite Syncopations (ballet).
Elite Syncopations
by Scott Joplin
First edition sheet music cover.
GenreRagtime
FormRag
Composed1902 (1902)
Published1903 (1903)
PublisherJohn Stark & Son
Audio sample
  • file
  • help

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. In addition, many parts of the piece are somewhat chromatic, especially section A.

gollark: <@332271551481118732> review draft:```Dear Mrs McGough,Given the current pandemic situation, and the school's mitigations to deal with this, I think it would be sensible to consider allowing sixth-form students (and potentially others) to remote-learn a few (2?) days a week.The new policies, such as staying in fixed areas of the school, shortened lunch breaks, the lack of vending machine access, and extracurricular activities being rescheduled, while necessary to ensure safety, seem as if they will introduce significant hassle and complexity to life at school.I think that part-time remote learning is a decent partial solution to this, with additional benefits like keeping possible virus spread even lower due to fewer people being physically present. While it could introduce additional work for teachers, they may have to prepare work for those out of school due to the virus anyway, and sixth form is apparently meant to include more self-directed work than other school years.Please consider my suggestion,Oliver Marks```
gollark: Rust isn't as popular.
gollark: No, Ferris has been around for years, and also ew.
gollark: https://www.rust-lang.org/
gollark: <:ferris:749384160715735160>

See also

References
  1. "Elite Syncopations, by S. Joplin (1868–1917)". Mutopia Project. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
  2. "Elite syncopations" (sheet music). Library of Congress. Retrieved May 7, 2017.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.