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modulating to C minor in the ninth bar. The rhythmic momentum later does not subside on the tonic chord during the first repeat ending of the strain but rather continues as the strain is repeated. The phrasing is then perceived as starting at the ninth bar and ending on the eighth bar through the repeat. Jasen and Tichenor wrote that it "sounds as though it consists of three fragments put together".
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strain is in E-flat major. The phrasing is notably uncharacteristic of Joplin rags. While it was typical to repeat the beginning phrase at the halfway point of a strain, or otherwise lead into a different melody that resolves by the sixteenth bar, here it abruptly pauses at the eighth bar before
189:, published in 1971. The copyright for "Silver Swan Rag" was assigned to the Lottie Joplin Thomas Trust. Later in the 1970s, concerns about the piece's authenticity were allayed by the discovery of the QRS roll, which credited Joplin as the composer. 180:
Interest in Joplin's music revived in the 1960s. In 1970, a copy of the National roll (which did not credit Joplin) was discovered in the garage of a collector. While some doubted its authenticity, the piece was transcribed into
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and National) issued piano roll recordings of it in 1914, the piece was neglected for many years.
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strain, the piece modulates to G minor. Edwards describes this section as "well developed".
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composition for piano. It is the only known Joplin composition to be originally released on
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The structure is unusual for a Joplin rag; Edwards characterized it as a
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strain are both in B-flat major. At the start of the
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Index

Silver Swan
Solo
piano
Scott Joplin
ragtime
piano roll
musical notation
rondo
Magnetic Rag
introduction
QRS Music Roll Company
musical notation
List of compositions by Scott Joplin




""Perfessor" Bill Edwards - Scott Joplin Compositions"
the original


Jasen (1978)
Rags and Ragtime: A Musical History
99–100
ISBN
0-486-25922-6
audio recording
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