Scott Joplin - Searchlight Rag

Style: Rag
Year: 1907
Form: Intro A A B B A C C D D
Keys: Bb/Bb/Bb/Eb/Eb

"Among Scott Joplin's greatest supporters during his time in St. Louis were the Turpin brothers, Tom and Charles. He spent many evenings at Tom's Rosebud Cafe listening or on rare occasions contributing to the constant stream of ragtime played there for many years. According to the James Haskin biography of the composer, as well as They All Played Ragtime, the brothers owned a stake in the Big Onion mine in Searchlight, Nevada, halfway between modern-day Las Vegas and Loughlin. While it was initially reported that both Tom and Charles had worked there from time to time in the 1890s, recently uncovered information shows that Tom was actually there in late 1906, following the St. Louis Fair breakdown and the migration of several key musicians from St. Louis to Chicago or New York. That given, including verification from an article in the November 24, 1906 edition of Mining and Scientific Press, it is probable that this rag was named in honor of Turpin's discovery of a copper vein in the Big Onion, which explains its emergence in 1907. Although the cover illustration does not reflect the original source, this was not uncommon when cover artists were often only given a title and no context to work with. The B section contains nice left hand variations, although not rhythmically. That is saved for the trio where the syncopations are shifted between the hands (or parallel in some places in the repeat for this performance). The final section is one of the first of the Joplin "big finishes" that would become a staple over the next two years, and was redone in variation for Wall Street Rag" (from ragpiano.com)

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