The Cascades (1904)
A Rag
A Rag
Last updated: 24.01.24
| Composer: | S. Joplin | Suppliers: |  |
| Editor: | Geoff Grainger | Sextet | D/A/T/T/B/GB(B) |
| Publisher: | Ditty Box Enterprises | Publication: | DBE 006 |
Length: approx. 3¼ mins.
Joplin respectfully dedicated The Cascades to "KIMBALL and DONAVAN, BANJOISTS" Joplin's publisher made no bones about proclaiming on the cover that this piece is "The Masterpiece of Scott Joplin" and a masterpiece it is indeed! It is a happy swinging number which should be played fairly fast. Blesh suggested that a gradual acceleration (not quite ragtime) can be used to good affect. The cascade of notes come in the second section in which all voices participate. The Cascades is also connected with the Cascade Gardens, a main item at the St Louis State Fair in 1904.
The Cascades was published by Stark Music Co, St. Louis, Missouri, USA, and a piano roll made.
A tempo of 84 crotchets/min. is suggested
For my part, I have presumed to dedicate this adaption to Cecilia Kjelldén and the Flauto Dolce Recorder Quintet, Sweden.
There is also a quartet version of this item.
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S. Joplin | Sakae Watanabe |
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S. Joplin | Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens. | D/A/T/T/B/GB(B) |
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John Arpin | The Complete Piano Music Of Scott Joplin |       
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John Arpin | Joplin: The Greatest Hits |
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John Arpin | Kings of Ragtime |
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Paul Asaro | Parlor Piano Solos |
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Carlos Barbosa-Lima | Plays the Entertainer and Selected Works by Joplin |
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Paul Bisaccia | Ragtime Lullabies |
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Daniel Blumenthal | Joplin: Rags and Waltzes |
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Claude Bolling | Le Ragtime |
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Alessandra Celletti | Scott Joplin's Ragtimes | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)
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⇑Roy Eaton | Joplin: Piano Rags | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)
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Roy Eaton | Ragtime Classics Vol.1 |
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Eastern Brass Quintet | Ragtime |
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"Perfessor" Bill Edwards | Quality Ragtime | |
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Jim Freund | A Salute to Ragtime |
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The Great American Main St. Band | Silks & Rags |
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Audley Green | Spirituals and Rags |
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Dick Hyman | 1899-1904 Scott Joplin: Piano Works |
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James P. Johnson | The Best of Scott Joplin and Other Rag Classics | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)
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Scott Joplin | The All-Time Ragtimer |
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Scott Joplin | Entertainer | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)
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Scott Joplin | The Entertainer | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)
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Scott Joplin | Joplin - Ragtimes - Svyatkin / Dzhoplin - Regtajmy - Aleksandr Svyatkin |
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Scott Joplin | Joplin's Greatest Hits |
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Scott Joplin | Lifescapes Ragtime the Music of Scott Joplin |
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Scott Joplin | The Piano Rags | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)
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Scott Joplin | Piano Works |
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Scott Joplin | Ragtime: The Music of Scott Joplin | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)
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Scott Joplin | Scott Joplin: King of Ragtime Writers | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)
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Sue Keller | Nola |
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Scott Kirby | The Complete Rags of Scott Joplin: Vol. 2 | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)
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Scott Kirby | The Complete Scott Joplin: Vol. 2 |
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Scott Kirby | Scott Joplin's Rag Time |
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James Levine | Scott Joplin: Greatest Hits | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)
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Various Artists | 1904 St. Louis World's Fair: Meet Me At The Fair |
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Various Artists | Best of Scott Joplin |
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Various Artists | Best of Scott Joplin: 50 Ragtime Favorites |
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Various Artists | The Entertainer: The Ragtime Music of Scott Joplin & George Gershwin | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)
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Various Artists | Gold Collection |
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Various Artists | Joplin: Rags & Ragtime | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)
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Various Artists | King of Ragtime |
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Various Artists | Kings of Ragtime |
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Various Artists | Original Rags | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)
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Various Artists | Piano Rags of Scott Joplin | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)
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Various Artists | Ragtime Masters Series: Scott Joplin |
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Various Artists | The Riverside History of Classic Jazz |
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⇑Various Artists | S. Joplin; G. Gershwin; I. Berlin; P. Whiteman |
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Various Artists | The Very Best of Scott Joplin: King of Ragtime 1868-1917 | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)
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Max Morath | The Best of Scott Joplin and Other Rag Classics | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)
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Midi Ragtime Recorder Ensemble | Recorder Ragtime: Scott Joplin Vol. 2 |
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Turk Murphy | Euphonic Sounds |
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New England Conservatory Ragtime Ensembl | Scott Joplin - The Red Back Book |
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New England Ragtime Ensemble | Grierson, New England Ragtime Conservatory Joplin: The Red Back Book / Schuller | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)
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Guido Nielsen | Complete Scott Joplin | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)
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Guido Nielsen | Kitten on the Keys |
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Lisa Otey | Kitten on the Keys |
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⇑Ralph Press | The Great American Ragtime Revival/with Sound Effects | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)
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Joshua Rifkin | Scott Joplin: Piano Rags | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)
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William Neil Roberts | Scott Joplin Ragtime Harpsichord |
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Wally Rose | Ragtime Classics |
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Royal City Saxophone Quartet | Ragtime for Rent | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)
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St. Louis Ragtimers | The St. Louis Ragtimers: Volume 4 |
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St. Louis Ragtimers | The St. Louis Ragtimers: Volume 5 |
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Robert Strickland | Piano: The Greatest Hits |
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Robert Strickland | Rags to Riches: The Essential Hits of Scott Joplin |
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Dick Wellstood | Dick Wellstood Plays Ragtime Music of the Sting |
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Richard Zimmerman | The Complete Works of Scott Joplin: Vol. 1-5 |
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Richard Zimmerman | The Complete Works of Scott Joplin: Vol. 2 |
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Richard Zimmerman | It's Ragtime |
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Richard Zimmerman | Scott Joplin's Greatest Hits | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)
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Richard Zimmerman | Scott Joplin: His Complete Works |
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Richard Zimmerman | Scott Joplin: The Entertainer | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)
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