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The short answer
Sugar Cane is a rag by Scott Joplin from the Ragtime era.
- rag
- Ragtime
- hand independence
- scales runs
History
Sugar Cane was published by Seminary Music Co. in New York in 1908. Joplin called it a 'Ragtime Classic Two Step,' showing how he presented his piano rags as both composed pieces and dance music.
Sources
What to listen for
The lower track begins before the upper tune, which arrives on a short offbeat note. The upper line then shoots into a much higher register. In the second window, both tracks briefly align in compact moving figures, providing a change from the opening's wide-ranging flourish.
How to practise it
- Keep the opening lower octave and chord attacks even while placing the upper entry at quarter position 0.75. Practise that delayed entrance repeatedly before continuing into the higher notes.
- Learn the rising upper burst at quarter positions 1.25 through 2.5 as a connected gesture. Plan the register change slowly before increasing speed.
About this piece
- Collection
- The ragtime corner
- Licence
- Public Domain
- Source
- mutopiaproject.org
