Ragtime / Early 20th-century American · 1909
Grace and Beauty
J. Scott
- Key
- Ab
- Time
- 2/4
- Tempo
- ♩=76
- AO focus
- AO3
Incipit
Form
Classic ragtime — AABBACCDD. James Scott was published by John Stark (Joplin's publisher) and is one of the 'Big Three' classic ragtime composers (Joplin, Scott, Lamb).
Teaching points
- Scott's hallmark — high-register RH figuration, busier than Joplin
- Same multi-strain form as Joplin's rags — discuss how stylistic individuality manifests within a fixed structural template
- AO3: classic ragtime as art music — the 'Big Three' wrote with concert ambition, not just dance-floor utility
Full score ↓Public domain
Score: IMSLP (1909 first edition, public domain).