Peace and Plenty Rag (1919)
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Composer: J.S. Scott Suppliers: dbe15.gif
Editor: Geoff Grainger Septet S/D/A/T/T+B/B/GB(B)
Publisher: Ditty Box Enterprises Publication: DBE 119
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Length: approx. 3¾ mins.
With Peace and Plenty Scott optimistically celebrated the end of World War I as did practically all his contemporaries around the world at that time. The mood of the period is reflected by the graceful, luxuriously attired soon-to-be flapper adorning the cover of the original sheet music. The rag itself is quite complex both in harmonies and form also reflecting the change from old to new styles, from ragtime to jazz. The composition opens with a 5-bar introduction followed by standard AABBA 16-bar strains. Then there is a 4-bar passage leading to CCDC strains. The 12-bar D strain is probably better described as an interlude (or "dogfight" to use the period parlance) and was typical of some early jazz and some older marches. Using both a sopranino and descant in this recorder adaptation demands the best of ensemble skills in avoiding squeakiness in the upper registers. A piece for ragtime connoisseurs!
Peace and Plenty was published by Stark Music Co, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
A tempo of 80 crotchets/min. is suggested.
There is also a quartet version of this item.
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audiomidi15.gif J.S. Scott Colin MacDonald
  Composer Performer Instruments
       
audiodbemp315.gif J.S. Scott Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens. S/D/A/T/T+B/B/GB(B)
     Performer CD Title Supplier
       
cd15.gif William Bolcom Sweet Sixteenths: A Ragtime Concert CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) flag15us.gif
cd15.gif "Perfessor" Bill Edwards Rags of Peace and Plenty
cd15.gif Frank French James Scott's Ragtime CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) flag15us.gif flag15de.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif Franklin Kennedy Ragtime The Music Of James Scott CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) flag15us.gif
cd15.gif Various Artists Classic Ragtime from Rare Piano Rolls CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif
cd15.gif Various Artists Ragtime - The Best Of James Scott flag15us.gif
cd15.gif Guido Nielsen James Scott: The Complete Works 1903-1922 CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif Royce Reynolds Ragtime The James Scott Songbook CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) flag15us.gif
cd15.gif Joshua Rifkin Rags & Tangos CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif
cd15.gif  Bennet Sayles Ragtime Heroes: The James Scott Songbook flag15us.gif
cd15.gif Steven Williams Classic Ragtime From Rare Piano Rolls flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
     Title Attribution Instruments Source Remarks
           
pdf15.gif Peace and Plenty Rag (1919) J.S. Scott (music) Piano IMSLP wvicon.gif