Although the piece was performed in Sedalia, Missouri on November 24, 1899, it wasn't published until 1902. John Stillwell Stark had planned publishing it in September 1899,[1] but had doubts about the marketability of the piece and delayed publication. When he eventually published it in 1902, at the urging of his daughter, it was a commercial failure.[2]
The 1902 arrangement was a short ragtime folk ballet suitable for stage performance, complete with narration and choreography. The narrator recounts a "dark town" ball that took place at 9 p.m. on a Thursday night and included a cakewalk. The choreography is for four couples.
Four years later, Stark republished the piece in a piano rag arrangement, stripped of its narration and choreography and substantially shortened.[2] The copyright for this arrangement was registered December 21, 1906.[3] The cover art for the 1906 sheet music featured an African American couple dancing in formal attire: the lady holds a fan, and the gentleman holds a top hat and cane.
The overall structure is: Intro AA BB CC D E F.[3]
It opens in the key of B-flat major, but modulates to E-flat major at the start of the "B" section.
The piece was subtitled "A Stop-Time Two Step". "Stop-time" refers to an unusual effect used in the second half of the piece. Starting with the "D" section, the pianist is instructed to "Stamp the heel of one foot heavily upon the floor" in time with the beat. Joplin reused this effect in his 1910 "Stoptime Rag".
Reception and legacyedit
In November 1970, Joshua Rifkin released a recording called Scott Joplin: Piano Rags[7] on the classical label Nonesuch, which featured as its third track "The Ragtime Dance". It sold 100,000 copies in its first year and eventually became Nonesuch's first million-selling record.[8] The Billboard "Best-Selling Classical LPs" chart for 28 September 1974 has the record at #5, with the follow-up "Volume 2" at #4, and a combined set of both volumes at #3. Separately both volumes had been on the chart for 64 weeks.[9] The album was nominated in 1971 for two Grammy Award categories: Best Album Notes and Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without orchestra), but at the ceremony on March 14, 1972, Rifkin did not win in any category.[10] In 1979 Alan Rich in the New York Magazine wrote that by giving artists like Rifkin the opportunity to put Joplin's music on record Nonesuch Records "created, almost alone, the Scott Joplin revival."[11]
"Entertainment Awards Database". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 17, 2009.
"Best Selling Classical LPs". Billboard. September 28, 1974. p. 61. Retrieved July 29, 2011.
Rich, Alan (December 24, 1979). "Music". New York. p. 81. Retrieved August 5, 2011.
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ragtime, dance, piece, ragtime, music, scott, joplin, first, published, 1902, scott, joplincover, 1906, sheet, musicgenreragtime, folk, balletforma, stop, time, steppublished1902, 1902, 1906, 1906, publisherjohn, stark, soninstrument, piano, solo, contents, pu. The Ragtime Dance is a piece of ragtime music by Scott Joplin first published in 1902 The Ragtime Danceby Scott JoplinCover art for the 1906 sheet musicGenreRagtime Folk BalletFormA Stop Time Two StepPublished1902 1902 amp 1906 1906 PublisherJohn Stark amp SonInstrument Piano Solo Contents 1 Publication history 2 Music 1906 arrangement 3 Reception and legacy 4 See also 5 References 6 Sources 7 External linksPublication history editAlthough the piece was performed in Sedalia Missouri on November 24 1899 it wasn t published until 1902 John Stillwell Stark had planned publishing it in September 1899 1 but had doubts about the marketability of the piece and delayed publication When he eventually published it in 1902 at the urging of his daughter it was a commercial failure 2 The 1902 arrangement was a short ragtime folk ballet suitable for stage performance complete with narration and choreography The narrator recounts a dark town ball that took place at 9 p m on a Thursday night and included a cakewalk The choreography is for four couples Four years later Stark republished the piece in a piano rag arrangement stripped of its narration and choreography and substantially shortened 2 The copyright for this arrangement was registered December 21 1906 3 The cover art for the 1906 sheet music featured an African American couple dancing in formal attire the lady holds a fan and the gentleman holds a top hat and cane Marvin Hamlisch incorporated The Ragtime Dance into a medley for the soundtrack of the Oscar winning 1973 film The Sting 4 The song also appeared in the soundtrack of the 1978 film Pretty Baby 5 and the 1980 Broadway musical revue Tintypes 6 Music 1906 arrangement editThe overall structure is Intro AA BB CC D E F 3 It opens in the key of B flat major but modulates to E flat major at the start of the B section The piece was subtitled A Stop Time Two Step Stop time refers to an unusual effect used in the second half of the piece Starting with the D section the pianist is instructed to Stamp the heel of one foot heavily upon the floor in time with the beat Joplin reused this effect in his 1910 Stoptime Rag Reception and legacy editIn November 1970 Joshua Rifkin released a recording called Scott Joplin Piano Rags 7 on the classical label Nonesuch which featured as its third track The Ragtime Dance It sold 100 000 copies in its first year and eventually became Nonesuch s first million selling record 8 The Billboard Best Selling Classical LPs chart for 28 September 1974 has the record at 5 with the follow up Volume 2 at 4 and a combined set of both volumes at 3 Separately both volumes had been on the chart for 64 weeks 9 The album was nominated in 1971 for two Grammy Award categories Best Album Notes and Best Instrumental Soloist Performance without orchestra but at the ceremony on March 14 1972 Rifkin did not win in any category 10 In 1979 Alan Rich in the New York Magazine wrote that by giving artists like Rifkin the opportunity to put Joplin s music on record Nonesuch Records created almost alone the Scott Joplin revival 11 See also editList of compositions by Scott JoplinReferences edit Edward A Berlin A Biography of Scott Joplin Archived from the original on February 24 2007 Retrieved June 16 2009 a b Perfessor Bill Edwards Rags and Pieces by Scott Joplin Archived from the original on January 30 2013 Retrieved June 16 2009 a b Jasen David A Trebor Jay Tichenor 1978 Rags and Ragtime A Musical History New York NY Dover Publications Inc p 93 ISBN 0 486 25922 6 Mfiles The Sting Retrieved June 16 2009 Soundtrack Collector Pretty Baby Retrieved June 16 2009 IBDB song list Tintypes Retrieved June 16 2009 Scott Joplin Piano Rags Nonesuch Records CD w bonus tracks Retrieved March 19 2009 Nonesuch Records Retrieved March 19 2009 Billboard magazine 1974 p 61 sfn error no target CITEREFBillboard magazine1974 help LA Times sfn error no target CITEREFLA Times help Rich 1979 Sources edit Entertainment Awards Database Los Angeles Times Retrieved March 17 2009 Best Selling Classical LPs Billboard September 28 1974 p 61 Retrieved July 29 2011 Rich Alan December 24 1979 Music New York p 81 Retrieved August 5 2011 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Scott Joplin Ragtime Dance 1902 Video of The Ragtime Dance being played on YouTube Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Ragtime Dance amp oldid 1096823659, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
