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Sunflower Slow Drag
Scott Joplin and Scott Hayden (arr. John R. Bourgeois)
General Info
Year: 2010
Duration: c. 3:30
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Wingert-Jones Publications
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $70.00 | Score Only (print) - $10.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet (optional)
C Trumpet
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Piano (optional)
Percussion, including:
- Bass Drum
- Snare Drum
- Wood Block
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
The music in Sunflower Slow Drag is full of gaiety and sunshine, having the chipper emotional character found in many of Joplin’s happiest compositions. After a brief introductory passage, the jaunty main theme appears in all its ragtime cheer, typical of Joplin’s works. The closing is especially reminiscent of the close of his more famous The Entertainer, with big, celebratory chords leading to the second section of both works. While not as well known, this cheerful four-minute work deserves all the fame and popularity as the better-known The Entertainer.
- Program note from score
Media
- Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown
- Audio CD: VanderCook Symphonic Band (Dr. Charles T. Menghini, conductor)
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Albuquerque (N.M.) Concert Band (John Sanks, conductor) – 4 May 2022 (ACB 2022 Annual Convention (Santa Fe, New Mexico))
- Ithaca (N.Y.) College Wind Ensemble (James Spinazzola, conductor) - 7 October 2021
- Callanwolde Concert Band (Decatur, Ga.) (Glen Moore, conductor) - 4 July 2017
- Atascadero (Calif.) Community Band (Charlie Buck III, conductor) – 7 May 2017
- VanderCook College of Music (Chicago, Ill.) Symphonic Band (Charles T. Menghini, conductor) – 21 December 2012 (2012 Midwest Clinic)
- Orting High School Band (Orting, Washington?) - June 2011
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Antoinette March (arr. Lienhart)
- Bethena (arr. Long) (2004)
- The Cascades (arr. Marciniak) (1904/1976)
- Combination March (tr. Lienhart) (1896/2012)
- Combination March (arr. Marcus) (1896/1981/2015)
- Combination March (arr. Schuller) (1896/1975)
- Easy Winners (arr. Allen)
- Elite Syncopations (Percussion Ensemble) (arr. Long) (1902/2000)
- Elite Syncopations (Wind Ensemble) (arr. Long) (1902/2000)
- The Entertainer (arr. Frackenpohl) (1902/1975)
- Entertainer (arr. Holcombe) (1902)
- The Entertainer (arr. Reed) (1902/1974)
- Joplin! (arr. Harnsberger)
- Maple Leaf Rag (arr. Balent) (1899/1916/1992)
- Maple Leaf Rag (arr. Blair) (1899/2022)
- Maple Leaf Rag (arr. Frackenpohl) (1899/1974)
- Maple Leaf Rag (arr. McLeod) (1899/)
- March Majestic (arr. Lienhart)
- Music from "The Sting" (arr. Cacavas) (1974)
- Palm Leaf Rag (arr. Scott) (1903/1974)
- The Ragtime Dance (tr. Elkus) (1974)
- A Real Slow Drag (1911/1913)
- Reindeer Rag (arr. Williams)
- The Rosebud March (arr. Marcus)
- Scott Joplin Retrospective (arr. Clark)
- Solace (arr. Warner)
- The Strenuous Life (arr Reed)
- Sunflower Slow Drag (arr. Bourgeois)
- Treemonisha Overture (orch. Chiappini)
Resources
- Joplin, S.; Hayden, S,.; Bourgeois, J. (2010). Sunflower Slow Drag [score]. Wingert-Jones Music: Paoli, Penn.