The piano rag is musical form unlike any other. Although melodious, ragtime's excitement and appeal derives from its syncopated rhythms. Ragtime music achieved notoriety through its greatest composer, Scott Joplin (1868-1917). At an early age he studied with an old German musician who introduced him to the piano and music theory. While still in his early teens he earned his way playing piano in the honky-tonks of villages and towns in the Mississippi Valley. He was intrigued with the folk music of his people and the "jig piano" style of the self-taught pianists with whom he worked. Take a musical journey through Scott Joplin's prolific career and perform these time-honored ragtime piano pieces as they are transcribed here for solo guitar. Written in standard notation only with fingerings and historical/ performance notes.

A Breeze From Alabama        
Antoinette        
Augustan Club Waltz        
Bethena – A Concert Waltz
Bink's Waltz        
Cleopha        
The Combination March        
Country Club -Ragtime Two-Step
Elite Syncopations        
Eugenia        
Euphonic Sounds        
Felicity Rag        
The Fig Leaf Rag     
Gladiolus Rag        
Harmony Club Waltz        
The Heliotrope Bouquet        
The Kismet Rag        
Leola -Two-Step    
Lily Queen        
The Magnetic Rag        
The Maple Leaf Rag        
March Majestic        
Original Rags      
Palm Leaf Rag        
The Paragon Rag        
The Peacherine Rag        
The Pine Apple Rag        
Pleasant Moments        
Reflection Rag        
Rosebud March        
Roseleaf Rag        
Scott Joplin's New Rag        
Searchlight Rag        
The Silver Swan   
Solace -A Mexican Serenade     
Something Doing        
The Stoptime Dance      
Sugar Cane        
The Sunflower Slow Drag        
Swipesy Cakewalk        
The Cascades- A Rage        
The Chrysanthemum        
The Great Crush Collision March        
Easy Winners        
The Entertainer       ;
The Favorite        
The Nonpareil        
The Ragtime Dance        
The Strenuous Life        
The Sycamore  - A Concert Rag      
Wall Street Rag        
The Weeping Willow