A Breeze From Alabama
in C major
Scott Joplin 1868–1917
C major
Key
Tempo di marcia
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Themes & character
Dedicated to a cornet soloist·Bright march-rag·Published 1902·Peak Sedalia years
At a glance
- Key
- C major
- Tempo / character
- Tempo di marcia
About the piece
Published in 1902 and subtitled A Ragtime Two Step, this rag carries a dedication to P. G. Lowery, a celebrated Black cornet virtuoso and bandleader who toured with circus and minstrel companies.
It comes from Joplin's most productive period, the years immediately after Maple Leaf Rag, when he was writing with real confidence and his publisher John Stark was issuing a steady stream of his work.
The composer
Scott Joplin
1868–1917
Scott Joplin was an American composer and pianist. Dubbed the "King of Ragtime", he composed more than 40 ragtime pieces, one ragtime ballet, and two operas. One of his first and most popular pieces, the "Maple Leaf Rag", became the genre's first and most influential hit, later being recognized as the quintessential rag. Joplin considered ragtime to be a form of classical music meant to be played in concert halls and largely disdained the performance of ragtime as honky tonk music most common in saloons.
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