Eugenia
in B♭ major
Scott Joplin 1868–1917
B♭ major
Key
Not fast
Tempo
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Themes & character
Lyrical rag·Named for a woman·Published 1905·Restrained tempo
At a glance
- Key
- B♭ major
- Tempo / character
- Not fast
About the piece
Published in 1905, during the years when Joplin had left Missouri and was moving between St. Louis, Chicago and eventually New York. Like several of his rags it carries a woman's name, though no particular Eugenia has ever been identified.
It is among his gentler and more melodically inclined pieces, and like most of his mature rags it is marked to be played at a restrained tempo rather than raced through.
The composer
Scott Joplin
1868–1917
Scott Joplin was an American composer and pianist. Dubbed the "King of Ragtime", he composed more than 40 ragtime pieces, one ragtime ballet, and two operas. One of his first and most popular pieces, the "Maple Leaf Rag", became the genre's first and most influential hit, later being recognized as the quintessential rag. Joplin considered ragtime to be a form of classical music meant to be played in concert halls and largely disdained the performance of ragtime as honky tonk music most common in saloons.
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