Sunflower Slow Drag
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"Sunflower Slow Drag" is a ragtime composition by Scott Joplin and Scott Hayden. It is about four minutes long and has been described as "full of gaiety and sunshine".[1]
Musical structure
- Intro A A B B A Trio-Intro C C D D
While Joplin's name was given top billing, Jasen and Tichenor assert that everything except the trio was primarily Hayden's work. The trio, attributed to Joplin, is distinguished by its softer dynamics, pentatonic emphasis, and broader range.[2]
Publication history
The copyright was registered March 18, 1901. The piece was originally published by John Stillwell Stark, who advertised it as "the twin sister of Maple Leaf". Stark also reported that the trio was written during Joplin's courtship of Belle Hayden, his first wife, who was also Scott Hayden's sister-in-law,[2] his brother's widow.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Classical Archives". Retrieved February 17, 2013.
- ^ a b Jasen, David A.; Trebor Jay Tichenor (1978). Rags and Ragtime: A Musical History. New York, NY: Dover Publications, Inc. pp. 104–105. ISBN 0-486-25922-6.
External links
- Sheet music and midi from Mutopia
- YouTube video of "Sunflower Slow Drag" being played
- Free scores by Sunflower Slow Drag at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
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- "Silver Swan Rag" (1914/1971)
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- A Guest of Honor (1903)
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- "Solace" (1909)
- "Swipesy Cakewalk" (1900)
- "Sunflower Slow Drag" (1901)
- "Heliotrope Bouquet" (1907)
- Scott Joplin House State Historic Site
- The Sting (1973 film)
- Scott Joplin: Piano Rags (1970)
- Scott Joplin (1977 film)
- Scott Joplin (1982 painting)
- Vera Brodsky Lawrence
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