Ragtime · 1902
The Strenuous Life
S. Joplin
- Key
- Eb
- Time
- 2/4
- Tempo
- ♩=76
- AO focus
- AO3
Incipit
Form
Ragtime two-step AABBACCDD. Title from Theodore Roosevelt's 1899 speech.
Teaching points
- Topical title (Roosevelt speech)
- Standard ragtime form
- AO3: ragtime as commentary
Full score ↓Public domain
1902 first ed, PD.