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Efficiency Rag - 1917 - 3:19
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Composed By James Scott
Sequenced By Colin D. MacDonald
Edited By Greenfield Bowie
File Name: efficncy Zip/Unzip Size: 7/21 Added 12Nov99 Last Updated N/A
Structure:  Introduction AA BB A Transition CC DD
Primary Reference: Classic Piano Rags selected and with an introduction by Rudi Blesh published by Dover Publications Inc., 31 East 2nd Street, Mineola, N. Y. 11501
Other: The Golden Era Of Ragtime edited by Tony Esposito published by Warner Bros. Publications Inc., 15800 N. W. 48th Avenue, Miami, Florida 33014; Ragtime Revival Original Piano Solos published by Creative Concepts Publishing Corp., 2290 Eastman Avenue #110, Ventura, California 93003
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Changes Made To Source Reference:
  • [1-4-4/#41 and #57] RH: G in 5th chord raised to G#.  Compare with [2-6-2/#125].
  • [1-4-5/#42 and #58] RH: G in 5th chord raised to G#.  Compare with [2-6-3/#126].
  • [2-2-6/#86] LH: Second and third notes tied.
  • [2-2-7/#87] LH: Second and third notes tied.
  • [2-3-1/#88] LH: Second and third notes tied.
  • [2-3-7/#94 and #110] RH: Last chord raised from F octave to G octave.
  • [2-4-1/#95 and #111] RH: Last chord raised from F octave to G octave.
  • [2-5-6/#122 and #138] and [2-5-7/#123 and #139] RH: Last 3 chords of 1st measure and 1st 4 chords of 2nd measure raised an octave. Compare with transposition beginning in [2-6-7/#130].

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