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Swipesy Cakewalk (ver. 2) by Scott Joplin - Piano Sheets and Free Sheet Music

  
About the Song
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The "Swipesy Cakewalk" is a ragtime composition written in 1900 by a musical duo consisting of the notable ragtime master Scott Joplin and the young composer Arthur Marshall. Contrary to its name, "Swipesy" was written in a highly syncopated ragtime style, rather than the simple syncopations of a cakewalk. The style follows the AA BB A CC DD musical form common for both cakewalks and rags, particularly after the earlier publication of Joplin's hit Maple Leaf Rag. "Swipesy" begins with a four-measure introduction in B-flat major (two flats). It modulates to three flats for the trio (C) section, returning to two flats for the final (D) section. It is thought that Joplin wrote the trio and Marshall wrote the final section. A popular legend says that the title was suggested by John Stillwell Stark, one of Joplin's original publishers, when "Swipesy" was first being considered for publication..    Download this sheet!
About the Artist
Scott Joplin (between June 1867 and January 1868 April 1; 1917) was an American musician and composer of ragtime music. He remains the best-known ragtime figure and is regarded as one of the three most important composers of classic ragtime;along with James Scott and Joseph Lamb; and also a precursor to Stride Jazz.Scott Joplin; the second of six children; was born in eastern Texas; near Linden; to Florence Givins and Giles or Jiles Joplin. November 24; 1868 has been assumed as the correct birth date of Scott Joplin; but modern research by ragtime historian Ed Berlin has revealed this is almost certainly inaccurate. The 1870 census lists Scott; age 2; as the son of Jiles and Florence Joplin. The exact location of his birth is uncertain. The "Swipesy Cakewalk" is a ragtime composition written in 1900 by a musical duo consisting of the notable ragtime master Scott Joplin and the young composer Arthur Marshall. Contrary to its name, "Swipesy" was written in a highly syncopated ragtime style, rather than the simple syncopations of a cakewalk. The style follows the AA BB A CC DD musical form common for both cakewalks and rags, particularly after the.
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