The Sycamore (1904) - Scott Joplin (With Score / Sheet Music)

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Notice how for this work, it is labeled as "A Concert Rag" both on the cover & the inside? Although Joplin had already been crowned as the "King of Ragtime Writers" years prior, to him the title meant more to him than just simply a showcase of his ability to write well crafted rags that fly off shelves with ease. With his sights still set on elevating Ragtime music & using his growing popularity to help him place it on a pedestal, 1904 would prove to be the start of his experimentation combining themes & techniques often seen in classical music with the complex syncopation that Ragtime had to offer.

As for "The Sycamore," it is without a doubt that the stellar work firmly showcases some of the most earliest examples of how Ragtime could ever be so modified to classify the genre as truly a form of classic music, with a strong passion for syncopation blended together with a musical melody sure to please the ears of anyone who it may come across.
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"The Sycamore (A Concert Rag)" - Classic Piano Rag - Pattern: Intro A A B B Trio Trio D D
Music by Scott Joplin, Published by Will Rossiter in 1904
Cover Artist: William or Frederick Starmer

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Music performed by Guido Nielsen with his album "Scott Joplin: The Complete Works (Rags, Marches, Waltzes & Songs)"

℗ 2000 Basta Audio-Visuals
Producer: Piet Schreuders
Music Publisher: Basta Music
Performer: Guido Nielsen