Something Doing (1903)
A Ragtime Two Step
Last updated: 24.01.24
Composer: S. Joplin/Hayden (1882-1915) Suppliers: dbe15.gif
Editor: Geoff Grainger Quintet A/T/T/B/GB(B)
Publisher: Ditty Box Enterprises Publication: DBE 041
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Length: approx. 4 mins. Sounds best with the 1st tenor and bass doubled.
Something Doing is described as a cakewalk march as described on the original sheet music front cover. A cakewalk was a dance developed from an Afro-American contest in graceful walking dating from the plantation and slavery days - a cake being the prize. A pre-cursor to ragtime, the dance took on many versions even to the extent of being adapted by high society in Paris.
Something Doing was published by Val. A. Reis Music Co., St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
A tempo of 72 crotchets/min. is suggested.

This recorder adaptation is respectfully dedicated to Nina Lucie Würz, photographer, Bremen, Germany.

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audiodbemp315.gif S. Joplin Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens. A/T/T/B/GB(B)
     Performer CD Title Supplier
       
cd15.gif William Albright Marches, Waltzes & Rags of Scott Joplin CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif
cd15.gif William Albright Ragtime Back to Back CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif
cd15.gif John Arpin The Complete Piano Music Of Scott Joplin flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif William Bolcom Sweet Sixteenths: A Ragtime Concert CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) flag15us.gif
cd15.gif Giovanni de Chiaro Scott Joplin on Guitar: Vol. 4 flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif "Perfessor" Bill Edwards Rags of Peace and Plenty
cd15.gif Dick Hyman 1899-1904 Scott Joplin: Piano Works flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif James P. Johnson Ragtime CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) flag15us.gif
cd15.gif Jazzou Jones Hilarity flag15us.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif  Scott Joplin The All-Time Ragtimer flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif Scott Joplin The Best of Scott Joplin: King of Ragtime "The Entertainer" CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif Scott Joplin Entertainer CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif
cd15.gif Scott Joplin The Entertainer CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif
cd15.gif Scott Joplin Entertainer: Classic Ragtime from Rare Piano Rolls CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif Scott Joplin The Genius of Scott Joplin flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif Scott Joplin Original Rags CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif Scott Joplin Piano Works flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif
cd15.gif Scott Joplin Ragtime: The Music of Scott Joplin CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif Scott Joplin Scott Joplin: King of Ragtime Writers CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif  Scott Kirby Bucktown in the 90's flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif Scott Kirby The Complete Rags of Scott Joplin: Vol. 2 CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) flag15us.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif Scott Kirby The Complete Scott Joplin: Vol. 2 flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif
cd15.gif James Levine Scott Joplin: Greatest Hits CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif Various Artists Best of Scott Joplin: 50 Ragtime Favorites flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif Various Artists The Entertainer CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif Various Artists The Entertainer: The Music of Scott Joplin Arranged for Fingerstyle Guitar CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) flag15us.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif Various Artists Gold Collection flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif Various Artists The Greatest Ragtime of the Century CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif Various Artists King of Ragtime flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif
cd15.gif  Various Artists Kings of Ragtime flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif
cd15.gif Various Artists Original Rags CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif
cd15.gif Various Artists Piano Rags of Scott Joplin CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif
cd15.gif Various Artists Ragtime: The Complete Works Of Scott Joplin Disc 2 flag15us.gif
cd15.gif Various Artists Ragtime: The Entertainer Scott Joplin flag15us.gif
cd15.gif Various Artists S. Joplin; G. Gershwin; I. Berlin; P. Whiteman flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif
cd15.gif Midi Ragtime Recorder Ensemble Recorder Ragtime: Scott Joplin Vol. 2 dbe15.gif
cd15.gif New England Ragtime Ensemble Grierson, New England Ragtime Conservatory Joplin: The Red Back Book / Schuller CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif Guido Nielsen Complete Scott Joplin CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif Ratzkowski/Thomsen Duo Ragtime CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) flag15us.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif  Royal City Saxophone Quartet Ragtime for Rent CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif
cd15.gif Hedi Salanki Scott Joplin: 11 Rags on Harpsichord flag15us.gif flag15de.gif
cd15.gif Richard Zimmerman The Complete Works of Scott Joplin: Vol. 1-5 flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif
cd15.gif Richard Zimmerman The Complete Works of Scott Joplin: Vol. 2 flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif
cd15.gif Richard Zimmerman Scott Joplin: His Complete Works flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif
cd15.gif Richard Zimmerman Scott Joplin: The Entertainer CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif
cd15.gif Richard Zimmerman Scott Joplin: The Entertainer featuring his Greatest Hits flag15us.gif
     Title Attribution Instruments Source Remarks
           
pdf15.gif Something Doing (1903) S. Joplin (music)
S. Hayden (coauth.)
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