Scott Joplin - Maple Leaf Rag for Wind Quintet romantic It has been the Official

It has been the Official March of the United States of America since 1987 when the U

Much effort is made in this arrangement for Wind Quintet to retain the original ideas and intent of the music

which are fuller and no less tender than a string quartet

oboe and horn solos are kept in its original

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Scott Joplin - Maple Leaf Rag for Wind Quintet romantic It has been the OfficialDESCRIPTION Scott Joplin's Maple Leaf Rag is a famous and delightful rag that is amazingly suitable for wind quintet (flute, oboe, Bb clarinet, F horn and bassoon). Originally for piano, the lively melody and bass parts have been shared by the five woodwind instruments in a way that brings out the full accompaniment and lively syncopated melodies of the original. I have taken liberties to add some interpretation when I arranged the original piano