Background Music: Magnetic Rag
Here you will find a selection of MIDI files created by myself and others. The files
here are mainly ragtime pieces, mostly by Scott Joplin. For
some other files I have created, see the Gilbert & Sullivan Archive. All files are in standard MIDI
format.
Ragtime on
CD
Looking for Ragtime music by Joplin and others? Click here:
Soundstone.com has a great collection of ragtime music. Click on
the link above. This will take you to their search page. Scroll down, and
under "Classical Search", enter "Joplin" in the Composer field.
They even have some pieces by Lenzberg! (The first I've ever found). Check it
out!
Sheet Music
Now in progress! I am working on getting the piano works into pdf
format. Please be patient, I'll get them all eventually.
To view the sheet music you will need Acrobat Reader from Adobe.
You can download it for free from their website.
Please let
me know what you think!
I 'd like to know your thoughts on my new layout. Also be sure and tell me
of any broken links or anything else that isn't right. I am also willing to take requests
for specific works by Scott Joplin and James Scott (the only two composers whose complete
printed works I have access to). Send me E-Mail
at jeff@jeffpowell.com. And while you're here, don't forget to visit my Home Page and sign my Guest Book!
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What's New
Added the sheet music for the extended vocal version of The Rag-Time
Dance. MIDI file not complete yet (9/21/98)
Added Rose Leaf Rag and Fig Leaf Rag. That makes
the Joplin collection complete. All his piano works are now here. Next:
finishing the sheet music pdf's and getting Joplin's vocal pieces online. (9/21/98)
Added Sheet Music for Maple Leaf Rag and removed the zip files
(9/19/98).
Added Sheet Music for Fig Leaf Rag (1/26/99).
What's Here
MIDI Files
Works by
Scott Joplin
Original Works
Collaborative Works
Vocal Works
Selections from Treemonisha
Works by
James Scott
Works by
Joseph Lamb
Works by
Julius Lenzburg
Original
Works
| The [Great] Crush Collision March (1896) |
| Joplin's first published work |
| MIDI File (25 kB,
created by Jeff Powell) |
Sheet Music (222
kB, created by Jeff Powell) |
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| Maple Leaf Rag (1899) |
| Joplin's greatest work; the definitive ragtime piece |
| MIDI File (20 kB,
created by Jeff Powell) |
Sheet Music (282
kB, created by Jeff Powell) |
| Peacherine Rag (1901) |
| Size |
Created By: |
Comments |
| 22 kb |
Jeff Powell |
Features some unusual (for Joplin) use of
32nd notes |
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| The Easy Winners (1901) |
| MIDI File (20 kB,
created by Jeff Powell) |
Sheet Music (273
kB, created by Jeff Powell) |
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| Bink's Waltz (1905) |
| Size |
Created By: |
Comments |
| 2.5 kb |
Jeff Powell |
A very sad and melancholy waltz |
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| The Rag-Time Dance (1906) |
| Size |
Created By: |
Comments |
| 6 kb |
Jeff Powell |
This file has three tracks. The first two
are for left and right piano. The third is a percussion track intended for the
foot-stamping indicated in the music. Set your MIDI player to an appropriate sound. |
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| Fig Leaf Rag (1908) |
|
| MIDI File (22 kB,
created by Warren Trachtman) |
Sheet Music (249
kB, created by Jeff Powell) |
| Solace (1909) |
| Size |
Created By: |
Comments |
| 5 kb |
Jeff Powell |
One of Joplin's most beautiful and
haunting pieces, and his only tango. |
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| Reflection Rag (1917) |
| Size |
Created By: |
Comments |
| 3 kb |
Jeff Powell |
Published by John Stark after Joplin's
death. |
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| Silver Swan Rag (1971) |
| Size |
Created By: |
Comments |
| 3 kb |
Jeff Powell |
This rag first appeared as a player piano
roll about 1914. Curiously, it was never published or even copyrighted until 1971 when a
copy of the roll was discovered. This arrangement follows the published score, which
eliminates some of the embellishments found on the roll. |
Collaborative
Works
| Swipesy (1900) |
| Size |
Created By: |
Comments |
| 2 kb |
Jeff Powell |
With Arthur Marshall. This was Joplin's
only work during 1900. |
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| Lily Queen (1907) |
| Size |
Created By: |
Comments |
| 2 kb |
Warren Trachtman |
Composed with Arthur Marshall |
| Heliotrope Bouquet (1907) |
| Size |
Created By: |
Comments |
| 3 kb |
Jeff Powell |
The first half of the piece is the only
surviving example of Louis Chauvin's work. |
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| Kismet Rag (1913) |
| Size |
Created By: |
Comments |
| 2 kb |
Warren Trachtman |
Composed with Scott Hayden |
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Vocal Works
| The Rag-Time Dance (1902) |
| The original mini-performance piece on which the
1906 piano solo was based. |
| MIDI File Not finished yet |
Sheet Music (583
kB, created by Jeff Powell) |
Selections
from Treemonisha (1911)
Scott
Joplin's original preface to the opera
| Overture |
| Size |
Created By: |
Comments |
| 10 kb |
Jeff Powell |
Quite simply the longest and most
difficult MIDI file I have ever sequenced. |
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| A Real Slow Drag (piano
only) |
| Size |
Created By: |
Comments |
| 4 kb |
Jeff Powell |
One of my favorites. It's too bad it
doesn't get more exposure. |
| A Real Slow Drag (with Vocal Tracks) |
| Size |
Created By: |
Comments |
| 5 kb |
Jeff Powell |
Click here
for the lyrics |
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| Coming
Soon: We're Goin' Around |
| Size |
Created By: |
Comments |
| Very Long |
Jeff Powell |
I know I've said it's "Coming
Soon" for quite a while, but I will finish it eventually! |
Works by
James Scott
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Works by
Joseph Lamb
| Sensation (1908) |
| Size |
Created By: |
Comments |
| 2 kb |
Warren Trachtman |
Arranged by Scott Joplin |
Works by
Julius Lenzburg
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| Angel Rag |
| Size |
Created By: |
Comments |
| 5 kb |
Unknown |
Really Good! |
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