Keane Southard
No-Name Rag For Piano
(2006) (Duration: c. 4 mins.)
Program notes: No-Name Rag is my second rag for piano and was written when I was a freshman in college in 2006. Like my first, Tidal Wave Rag, it is heavily influenced by the ragtime of Scott Joplin, although this rag is bit more adventuresome thanks to the influence of some William Bolcom rags I was playing at the time. I originally didn't know what to call the piece, which inspired what I think is a pretty good name for a rag! This piece was originally engraved in the first notation software I ever had (Cakewalk Score Writer which I bought for $20 while in middle school) which I no longer can find. I still think this is one of my best early works and an enjoyable rag, but I realized recently that I only had a couple hard-copy sketches and drafts still in my possession. This Sibelius-engraved edition was created in 2015, and I did make a few changes from the original in order to make the notation clearer. Keane Southard 2015
Performance instructions: 1. Unless otherwise indicated, the damper pedal should be used discreetly to allow for maximum clarity.
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No-Name Rag Keane Southard
Fast and Playful q = 100
mf
5
molto rit.
mp
mp
14
9
mp
Not fast ( e = 125)
f
mf
mf f
©2006
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2
1.
19
3
3
3
3
2.
f
1st time: una corda 2nd time: tre corde
p
31
p
f
23 p
27
f
f
ff
mp
3
35
39
2.
ff
mp
mp
mf
43
f
cresc.
1.
mp
ff
47
51
f
mp
3 3 3
3
mf
f
4
55
mp
A little bit slower
f con bravura
1st time: with pedal 2nd time: no pedal
3 3
59
f
ff f
3
3
62
mp
66
3
sub. mp
3 3
f
mp
1.
3
ff
69
2.
ff
72
75
f
mf
p
pp
f
ff
rit.
p
ff
mf
f
78
p
una corda
5
ff
A tempo