Sunflower Slow Drag

Ragtime composition by Scott Joplin and Scott Hayden

Sunflower Slow Drag
A wind band arrangement of a piano original performed in 1994 by the United States Marine Corps Band
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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

  1. ^ a b "Classical Archives". Retrieved February 17, 2013.
  2. ^ 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.

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Scott Joplin
Piano rags
  • "Original Rags" (1899)
  • "Maple Leaf Rag" (1899)
  • "The Easy Winners" (1901)
  • "Elite Syncopations" (1902)
  • "The Entertainer" (1902)
  • "The Ragtime Dance" (1902/1906)
  • "Weeping Willow" (1903)
  • "Bethena" (1905)
  • "Searchlight Rag" (1907)
  • "Wall Street Rag" (1909)
  • "Silver Swan Rag" (1914/1971)
  • "Magnetic Rag" (1914)
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  • "Solace" (1909)
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