Elite Syncopations

Composer: JOPLIN, Scott
  • Written in 1902
  • One of Joplin’s most popular rags
    • “Ragtime” is a style of music that preceded Jazz and was popular at the turn of the 20th century until WWI. The genre is characterized by highly syncopated melodies and typically consists of three or four contrasting sections.1
  • Fun fact – in 1974, The Royal Ballet premiered a one-act ballet called Elite Syncopations using ragtime music, several of which were tunes written by Joplin (including his own Elite Syncopations).2
Elite syncopations score
The cover for the original published score

Sources

  1. “History of Ragtime,” Library of Congress, accessed July 31, 2023, https://www.loc.gov/item/ihas.200035811/.
  2. “Scott Joplin : Elite Syncopations (piano rag),” Mfiles, accessed July 31, 2023, https://www.mfiles.co.uk/scores/scott-joplin-elite-syncopations.htm.

Cut IDs

43539 18194 24192