The Entertainer

The Entertainer is a piano rag musical arrangement composed by Scott Joplin during the early years of the 20th century. Like all ragtime compositions, the speed should never be played too fast and features syncopated rhythm. The Entertainer eventually became a ragtime along with the Maple Leaf Rag.

Style
There are many variations in sheet music for this ragtime composition but for the most part, the notes are in C major with a some occasional sharps and flats and is in 2/4 time. The tempo should remain slightly faster than Moderato but should not exceed Allegro. Depending on the type of sheet music available, the difficulty can be either easy or intermediate. The difficulty varies on the amount of octaves chords printed on the sheet music. In traditional versions, octave chords are prevalent throughout the entire piece.