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Complete Piano Rags (Paperback)

~ Scott Joplin (Author)
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This wonderful book brings together in one superbly produced playing edition all 38 of Scott Joplin's piano rags, including his six collaborations, plus Joplin's own primer on how to play ragtime, the "School of Ragtime". Each rag has been reprinted, along with its sheet-music cover, from the original publisher's edition.

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  • Paperback: 208 pages
  • Publisher: Dover Publications (December 1, 1988)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0486258076
  • ISBN-13: 978-0486258072
  • Product Dimensions: 11.9 x 9.1 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #129,767 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)


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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Fun to play, October 26, 2001
By Nels Lindberg (Seattle, WA United States) - See all my reviews
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Complete Piano Rags is a great book to play from. Any pianist of modest ability should get great enjoyment from these pieces once they figure out the syncopation. Ragtime is a great crowd-pleaser, too. Complete Piano Rags also shows the covers from the original sheet music for the rags, which are amusing in some cases. Like every other Dover edition, this book is a good value at a low price, and won't fall apart through use. The only thing this book doesn't have that I wish it did is Joplin's "Solace: a Mexican Serenade," which isn't a rag, but is still very beautiful (can be heard on one of J. Rifkin's records). If you do buy this book, I recommend playing "The Magnetic Rag," and "The Fig Leaf Rag." "Elite Syncopations" has a cool ending section, too.
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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars What's not in it, February 4, 2005
By Stephen Malinowski (Richmond, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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While it's true that all the piano pieces composed by Scott Joplin alone and which he called rags are contained in this collection, some piano pieces he collaborated on or didn't call rags are not. Following is a list of pieces that are in SCOTT JOPLIN -- Collected Piano Works (published by the New York Public Library) but missing from this volume:

Great Crush Collision
Combination March
Harmony Club Waltz
Augustan Club Waltz
Cleopha
March Majestic
The Chrusanthemum
Bethena - A Concert Waltz
Rosebud
Binks' Waltz
Antoinette
Solace
Pleasant Moments
Lily Queen (composed with Arthur Marshall)
Sensation (written by Joseph Lamb, arranged by Joplin)

However, it does contain the following which are not in the Collected volume:

Searchlight Rag
Roseleaf Rag
Fig Leaf Rag
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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Concise and ALMOST Complete, January 3, 2003
Before you purchase, note the title - The Complete Piano RAGS of Scott Joplin. It may seem a bit purist to exclude his other pieces, but many of them, including his marches and songs, are rather commonplace for their time period. Two unfortunate omissions are Solace, which is actually a Tango, although it is in rag format, and Chrysanthemum, which is an intermezzo, although many in rag circles think it qualifies as a Joplin rag. Aside from these, this is a good substitute for the hard to find Complete Works of Scott Joplin from the New York Public Library. Also included are the original covers and some information on Joplin and the pieces.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Very nice collection...
This book is exactly what it says it is -- the complete rags. If you're looking for any other of Scott Joplin's pieces(serenades, for example), you won't find it here.
Published on April 10, 2007 by L. Hudson

1.0 out of 5 stars Hijacked Title!! Get the original copy instead!
At the search box copy and past these ISBN for the original books: 0871042762 "Complete Works" or 0871042428 "Collected Works". Read more
Published on February 1, 2007 by Insight

4.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Scott Joplin Book!
Absolutely love the book and agree with what most others have written. My only complaint is with the BOOK itself. Read more
Published on December 15, 2006 by ck_361

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent but Inexpensive Edition
These are clear copies of original editions of a composer that was pivotal and key in the development of American Music. Read more
Published on June 30, 2006 by Hugh W. Mcharry

5.0 out of 5 stars good complete must have score
With very brief basic introduction to rags.
By practicing these short representative phrases, it made me easy to play Joplins score for the first time.
Published on February 19, 2006 by J. Kato

5.0 out of 5 stars Rip Roarin' Fun Enclosed
The first follow up to the three larger Dover editions of collected ragtime, this is the one that really smokes, and has rags that simply will not be ignored. Read more
Published on January 3, 2003 by William G. Edwards

5.0 out of 5 stars It's Scott Joplin! What else can I say?
Scott Joplin was not called the King of Ragtime for nothing! This book contains all of Scott Joplin's 38 rags plus his "School of Ragtime" sheet music. Read more
Published on September 17, 2001 by "Gimpy" Peach Johnson

4.0 out of 5 stars Very nice. A couple of favorites not included.
The book is very good, I agree with the other reviewers. I would only add, don't make the mistake I did. Read more
Published on March 7, 2001 by Scott T. Craft

5.0 out of 5 stars WONDERFUL COLLECTION OF ALL 38 RAGS
This is a wonderful collection of Scott Joplin's rags. It includes all the sheet music covers in black and white, and the music itself is a copy from the original publishers'... Read more
Published on February 15, 2001 by Nathan S. Jacobson

5.0 out of 5 stars Complete Piano Rags by Scott Joplin
This is excellent and well written music of Scott's Rag's. It contains all the good rags. It does not contain some of the waltz's and marches such as the Rose Bud March that is... Read more
Published on June 9, 2000 by Kenneth Werbach

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