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By Scott Joplin
| Instrument: |
Piano Solo
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| Genre: |
Ragtime
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| Level: | SMP Level 9 (Advanced) |
| Format: |
Collection / Songbook
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Complete Rags for Piano by Scott Joplin (1868-1917). For solo piano. Piano. Ragtime. SMP Level 9 (Advanced). Songbook. Introductory text (does not include words to the songs). 196 pages. G. Schirmer #LB2020. Published by G. Schirmer (HL.50482729).
ISBN 0793567734. With introductory text (does not include words to the songs). Ragtime. 9x12 inches.
American popular music at its classical best! This is a complete edition of these wonderful piano pieces, all newly engraved. 42 of Joplin's most famous rags in one exhaustive collection, including: Bethena * The Easy Winners * The Entertainer * Eugenia * Maple Leaf Rag * Original Rags * Solace * Something Doing * and many more.
This title has selections that range in difficulty from SMP Level 7-9.
About SMP Level 9 (Advanced)

All types of major, minor, diminished, and augmented chords spanning more than an octave. Extensive scale passages.
Excellent!
Location: from Scottsdale, AZ
Difficulty Level:
Intermediate/advanced
August 19, 2011
Joplin Complete Rags is a must have
One of the best publications of the Joplin Rags. Each one was better than the other, and I stayed up till the wee hours of the night, determined to finish going through everything. So much fun. And I will continue buying from Sheetmusicplus.com. Everything arrives on time and their selection...
4 of 13 people found this review helpful.
Karen Bretz
Location: from Anchorage, AK
Difficulty Level:
Intermediate
August 17, 2009
Great edition but too many page turns!
This is a great edition of the complete Joplin piano works, including The School of Ragtime. In typical Schirmer fashion, the paper and type are fine. Previous reviewers have written about their difficulty in keeping the book flat. Kinko's cut the spine off mine and ring bound it with plastic...
34 of 52 people found this review helpful.
Albert Everett
Location: from Little Rock, AR
Difficulty Level:
Advanced
April 20, 2009
A Must for your library
This is serious American music. This music is fun to play....once you've got the notes in your fingers. The more advanced your octave technique the better. After all that, it's your body which plays the music. There's hardly a European note in the whole book.
31 of 56 people found this review helpful.
Chelsea
Location: from Reno, NV
Difficulty Level:
Intermediate/advanced
November 5, 2008
Yay ragtime!
Great collection of rags! Very accurate, and because it's a complete works collection, there is a great variety of pieces: everything from low intermediate to mid-advanced level pieces. My personal favorites are Bethena, Magnetic Rag, and Maple Leaf.
22 of 43 people found this review helpful.
Anonymous
Location: from Belle Fourche, SD
Difficulty Level:
Advanced