Leola (Scott Joplin, 1905) [SJ32]

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Scott Joplin - Leola

Style: Two Step
Year: 1905
Form: A A B B A C C D D
Keys: Ab/Ab/Ab/Db/Ab

"Leola was the only Joplin rag published in 1905. However, it was the first to carry his unambiguous admonition: Notice! Don't play this piece fast. It is never right to play "rag-time" fast. Author. It was first registered, oddly enough, in London rather than at the U.S. Library of Congress, and it saw poor distribution through its St. Louis Publisher, American Music Syndicate, making it among the most rare of Joplin rags if not piano rags in general. In Leola, Joplin went back to his Maple Leaf Rag formula with only some minor variations. The harmonic content is definitely more sophisticated, but the basic structure is the same. This includes a return to the original key after the lush trio. In the score, pedaling is marked for the B and D sections, but strangely enough not for the rest of the piece. The choice of cover art, likely commissioned for the piece, was also somewhat odd. While sheet music cover art depicting people dancing was becoming more common, the European garb and hairstyles shown here were a radical departure for a ragtime cover. Leola was possibly the name of a female acquaintance of Joplin." (from ragpiano.com)

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