On the Pike (1904)
March and Two Step
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Composer: J.S. Scott Suppliers: dbe15.gif
Editor: Geoff Grainger Sextet A/T/T/B/B/GB(B)
Publisher: Ditty Box Enterprises Publication: DBE 116
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Length: approx. 3¼ mins.
This early Scott composition, one of the three rags written while he was still working at Dumar's Music Store, celebrates "The Pike", the mile-long amusement area of the 1904 St Louis Exposition. It is well within the bounds of possibility that the then 18-year old composer represented his firm at the exposition along with the other ragtimers such as Scott Joplin (The Cascades (1904)), Thomas Million Turpin (St. Louis Rag (1903)), Theron Catlan Bennett (St. Louis Tickle DBE 379), Kerry Mills (Meet Me in St Louis,, Louis (1904)) and others. Interestingly the official march for this prestigious event was the World's Fair March (DBE 411) composed by the little known J. Fred de Berry. The rag itself is a tuneful affair in AABBACC form with some very nice touches, the bass players will especially enjoy their counter phrases and runs setting off the happy strains of the upper voices.
On the Pike was published by Dumars Music Co., Carthage, Missouri, USA
A tempo of 94 crotchets/min. is suggested.
There is also a quartet version of this item.
  Composer Sequencer
     
audiomidi15.gif J.S. Scott Sakae Watanabe
  Composer Performer Instruments
       
audiodbemp315.gif J.S. Scott Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens. A/T/T/B/B/GB(B)
     Performer CD Title Supplier
       
cd15.gif Frank French James Scott's Ragtime CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) flag15us.gif flag15de.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif Audley Green Spirituals and Rags flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif Various Artists 1904 St. Louis World's Fair: Meet Me At The Fair flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif Guido Nielsen James Scott: The Complete Works 1903-1922 CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif Miguel Pineda-Van Gelder A Ragtime Feast: Forgotten Rags No. 4 flag15us.gif flag15de.gif
     Title Attribution Instruments Source Remarks
           
pdf15.gif On the Pike (1904) J.S. Scott (music) Piano Ragtime Piano wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif On the Pike (1904) J.S. Scott (music) Piano IMSLP Pub.