The "Swipesy Cakewalk" is a ragtime composition published in 1900 by a musical duo consisting of Scott Joplin, who likely composed the trio, and the young composer Arthur Marshall, who most probably composed the rest of the piece with oversight from Joplin.[1] "Swipesy" uses the simple syncopations of a cakewalk - the first beat being a sixteenth, eighth, sixteenth note division, and the second beat an even eighth note division. The style follows the AA BB A CC DDmusical form common for both cakewalks and rags, particularly after the earlier publication of Joplin's hit "Maple Leaf Rag". Although called a cakewalk, it departs from the cakewalk form in favor of the more standard ragtime idiom at various points, most notably throughout the C (Trio) section.[1] "Swipesy" was most likely written in the late 1890s when Joplin was living with the Marshall family and teaching Arthur composition.[1]
"Swipesy" begins with a four-measure introduction in B-flat major (two flats). It modulates to E-flat major (three flats) for the trio (C) section, returning to B-flat for the final (D) section. It is thought that Joplin wrote the trio and Marshall wrote the A, B and D strains.[2]
A popular legend says that the title was suggested by John Stillwell Stark, one of Joplin's original publishers, when "Swipesy" was first being considered for publication.[3] The photograph which was to appear on the cover of the new (and unnamed) composition featured a young Sedalia newsboy[4] with a shy expression on his face. Stark allegedly remarked that the boy's countenance seemed to suggest that he had just "swiped" something from a cookie jar. "Lets call [the tune] 'Swipesy'," said Stark, and thus the title was decided. Marshall gave another explanation of the title's origin during a 1960 interview: he and Joplin had just delivered the music to Stark's office when two newspaper boys began quarreling outside, one swiped a newspaper from the other, and Stark, upon observing this, suggested that they name the work "Swipesy".[2]
The copyright for this piece was registered on July 21, 1900.[4]
^ abc"RagPiano.com - Scott Joplin Compositions (1895-1905)". RagPiano.com. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
^ abBerlin, Edward A. (1994). King of Ragtime: Scott Joplin and His Era. Oxford Univ. Press. p. 81. ISBN0-19-510108-1.
^Hinson, Maurice. At the Piano with Scott Joplin.(1990) Van Nuys, California: Alfred Publishing Co.
^ abJasen, David A.; Trebor Jay Tichenor (1978). Rags and Ragtime: A Musical History. New York, NY: Dover Publications, Inc. pp. 107–108. ISBN0-486-25922-6.
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Sheet music and mp3 at mfiles.co.uk (interactive version requires Scorch)
April 16, 2024
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