Highlights from "Ragtime"
Stephen Flaherty (arr. Robert W Smith)
General Info
Year: 1997
Duration: c. 6:00
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Alfred Publishing
Cost: Score and Parts - Out of print.
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II
Trombone I-II
Euphonium
Tuba
Piano
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV, including:
- Bass Drum
- Bells
- Crash Cymbals
- Hi-Hat
- Ride Cymbal
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tambourine
- Triangle
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Ragtime is a musical with a book by Terrence McNally, lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, and music by Stephen Flaherty. The music includes marches, cakewalks, gospel and ragtime.
Based on the 1975 novel by E. L. Doctorow, Ragtime tells the story of three groups in the United States in the early 20th century: African Americans, represented by Coalhouse Walker Jr., a Harlem musician; upper-class suburbanites, represented by Mother, the matriarch of a white upper-class family in New Rochelle, New York; and Eastern European immigrants, represented by Tateh, a Jewish immigrant from Latvia.
Historical figures including Harry Houdini, Evelyn Nesbit, Booker T. Washington, J. P. Morgan, Henry Ford, Stanford White, Harry Kendall Thaw, Admiral Peary, Matthew Henson, and Emma Goldman are represented in the stories.
- Program Note from Wikipedia
This medley of music from the musical Ragtime includes Ragtime, Buffalo Nickel Photoplay Inc., Sarah Brown Eyes, and Wheels of a Dream.
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Gold Coast Wind Ensemble (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) (Michael Doty, conductor) – 22 October 2017
- Wallingford "R" Band (Patricia Lignelli, conductor) – 20 July 2017
- Mid America Freedom Band (Kansas City, Mo.) (Lee Hartman, conductor) – 25 October 2015
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Highlights from "Ragtime" (arr. Smith) (1997)
- Journey into the Past (arr. Story) (1998)
- Learn to Do It (arr. Story) (1998)
- Once Upon a December (arr. Story) (1997)
- Ragtime (arr. Nowlin) (1997)
- Selections from "Seussical: The Musical" (arr. Ahrens) (2011)
Resources
- Ragtime (musical), Wikipedia Accessed 22 October 2017