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The short answer
A Breeze From Alabama is a rag by Scott Joplin from the Ragtime era.
- rag
- Ragtime
- repeated notes
- syncopation
History
A Breeze from Alabama was published in 1902 by John Stark & Son in St. Louis. The score calls it a 'March and Two Step' and dedicates it to P. G. Lowery.
Sources
What to listen for
The opening mixes compact upper pairs with single-note turns, and both tracks take part in the quick motion. In the next window, repeated upper notes and pairs sit over a bass-and-chord foundation. Listen for the little chromatic neighbours without making each one an accent.
How to practise it
- In the second window, keep the upper pair at quarter position 9.25 sounding for its half-quarter duration while the lower bass arrives at 9.5. Practise the two onsets separately before combining them.
- Keep the upper repeated pitch 67 at quarter positions 8 and 8.5 even, then integrate the surrounding 66 and 67 neighbours. Release between attacks without exaggerating the movement.
About this piece
- Collection
- The ragtime corner
- Licence
- Public Domain
- Source
- mutopiaproject.org
