File:The Entertainer.pdf

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Source Faithful transcription from Scott Joplin: Complete Piano Works, Fourth Edition, pages 66–69. Both the copyright of the original work (first published 1896, composer died 1917) and of the critical edition that the work is transcribed from (first published 1971, fourth edition published 1981) should be expired by now.
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Original: Scott Joplin Restoration: Vera Brodsky Lawrence (editor)

Vectorization: Galaktos (LilyPond)

LilyPond source

Category:GNU LilyPond images
\version "2.18.2"

\header {
  title = "The Entertainer"
  short-title = "Entertainer"
  subtitle = "A Rag Time Two Step"
  dedication = "Dedicated to James Brown and his Mandolin Club."
  composer = "Scott Joplin"
  copyright = "1902 by John Stark & Son"
  tagline = ##f
  page-count = 4
}

% helper command to print title and composer in uppercase in the title while keeping them in regular case for the metadata
#(define-markup-command (uppercase-property layout props symbol) (symbol?)
  (let ((property (chain-assoc-get symbol props)))
   (interpret-markup layout props
    (string-upcase property))))
% helper command to get the page-count (number) as a string for the footer
#(define-markup-command (string-property layout props symbol) (symbol?)
  (let ((property (chain-assoc-get symbol props)))
   (interpret-markup layout props
    (number->string property))))
% helper command because the footer on pages 2 and 4 is different
#(define (book-second-page? layout props)
  (= (chain-assoc-get 'page:page-number props)
     2))
#(define (second-page layout props arg)
  (if (book-second-page? layout props)
      (interpret-markup layout props arg)
      empty-stencil))
#(define (not-second-page layout props arg)
  (if (not (book-second-page? layout props))
      (interpret-markup layout props arg)
      empty-stencil))

\paper {
  % based on the default value in ly/titling-init.ly
  bookTitleMarkup = \markup {
    \override #'(baseline-skip . 5.5)
    \column {
      \fill-line { \fromproperty #'header:dedication }
      \override #'(baseline-skip . 6.5)
      \column {
        \fill-line {
          \huge \larger \larger \larger
          \concat { \uppercase-property #'header:title "." }
        }
        \fill-line {
          \large \bold \italic
          \concat { \uppercase-property #'header:subtitle "." }
        }
        \fill-line {
          "" % no poet
          "" % no instrument
          \override #'(baseline-skip . 3) \bold \concat { "By " \uppercase-property #'header:composer "." \hspace #1 }
        }
      }
    }
  }
  evenFooterMarkup = \markup {
    \on-the-fly \second-page \fill-line {
      \tiny \concat { \fromproperty #'header:short-title ".  " \string-property #'header:page-count "." }
      \bold \line { 10 "—" \string-property #'header:page-count }
      ""
    }
    \on-the-fly \not-second-page \fill-line {
      \tiny \concat { \fromproperty #'header:short-title ".  " \string-property #'header:page-count "." }
      \bold \line { 10 "—" \string-property #'header:page-count \hspace #16 }
      ""
    }
  }
  oddFooterMarkup = \markup {
    \on-the-fly \first-page \fill-line {
      \bold \line { 10 "—" \string-property #'header:page-count }
      \raise #0.5 \tiny \concat { "Copyright " \fromproperty #'header:copyright "." }
      ""
    }
    \on-the-fly \not-first-page {
      \tiny \concat { \fromproperty #'header:short-title ".  " \string-property #'header:page-count "." }
      \bold \line { 10 "—" \string-property #'header:page-count }
    }
  }
  print-page-number = ##f
}

\layout {
  \context {
    \Score
    \omit BarNumber
    \override NonMusicalPaperColumn.line-break-permission = ##f
    \override NonMusicalPaperColumn.page-break-permission = ##f
  }
}

LH = { \change Staff = "LH" }
RH = { \change Staff = "RH" }

\score {
  \new PianoStaff <<
    \new Staff = "RH" {
      \clef "violin"
      \key c \major
      \time 2/4
      \relative c''' {
        % Intro
        \tweak padding #10 \tempo "INTRO:" % not really the tempo, but positioned like it
        \voiceOne
        d16^\markup { \italic "Not fast." } e c a~ a b g8 |
        \oneVoice
        d16 e c a~ a b g8 |
        \stemUp d16 e c \stemNeutral \LH \voiceOne a~ a b a as |
        g8 r \RH \oneVoice \stemDown <g' b d g>^^ d16 dis \stemNeutral | \bar ".|:-||" \break
        % Part A
        \repeat volta 2 {
          e c'8 e,16 c'8 e,16 c'~ |
          c4~ c16 <c e c'> <d f d'> <dis fis dis'> |
          <e g e'> <c e c'> <d f d'> <e g e'>~ q <b d b'> <d f d'>8 |
          <c e c'>4~ q8 d,16( dis) | \break
          e c'8 e,16 c'8 e,16 c'~ |
          c4~ c8 <a c a'>16 <g c g'> |
          <fis c' fis> <a a'> <c c'> <e e'>~ q <d d'> <c c'> <a a'> |
          <d f d'>4~ q8 d,16( dis) | \break
          e c'8 e,16 c'8 e,16 c'~ |
          c4~ c16 <c e c'> <d f d'> <dis fis dis'> |
          <e g e'> <c e c'> <d f d'> <e g e'>~ q <b d b'> <d f d'>8 |
          <c e c'>4~ q8 <c c'>16 <d d'> | \pageBreak
          <e e'> <c c'> <d d'> <e e'>~ q <c c'> <d d'> <c c'> |
          <e e'> <c c'> <d d'> <e e'>~ q <c c'> <d d'> <c c'> |
          <e g e'> <c e c'> <d f d'> <e g e'>~ q <b d b'> <d f d'>8 |
        }
        \alternative {
          { <c e c'>4~ q8 d,16 dis | }
          % TODO there is a small "3" above the bar line in the score, but it’s hard to implement (vertical ordering with the volta bracket, and the fact that we already have a mark at the same moment for the beginning of the next line), so skip it for now
          { q4~ q16 <e c' e> <f d' f> <fis dis' fis> | \bar ".|:-||" \break }
        }
        % Part B
        \repeat volta 2 {
          \tweak self-alignment-X #LEFT \mark \markup { \large \italic " Repeat 8va." }
          <g e' g>8 <a e' a>16 <g~ e'-\tweak Tie.direction #DOWN ~ g~> q <e c' e> <f d' f> <fis dis' fis> |
          <g e' g>8 <a e' a>16 <g~ e'-\tweak Tie.direction #DOWN ~ g~> q e' c g |
          a b c d e d c d |
          g, e' f g a g e f | \break
          <g, e' g>8 <a e' a>16 <g~ e'-\tweak Tie.direction #DOWN ~ g~> q <e c' e> <f d' f> <fis dis' fis> |
          <g e' g>8 <a e' a>16 <g~ e'-\tweak Tie.direction #DOWN ~ g~> q g' a ais |
          <d, g b> q8 <c fis b>16~ q a' <c, fis> d |
          <b g'>4~ q16 <e, c' e> <f d' f> <fis dis' fis> | \break
          <g e' g>8 <a e' a>16 <g~ e'-\tweak Tie.direction #DOWN ~ g~> q <e c' e> <f d' f> <fis dis' fis> |
          <g e' g>8 <a e' a>16 <g~ e'-\tweak Tie.direction #DOWN ~ g~> q e' c g |
          a b c d e d c d |
          c4~ c16 g fis g | \break
          c8 a16 c~ c a c a |
          g c e g~ g e c g |
          <fis a>8 <fis c'> <f e'>16 <f d'>8 <e c'>16~ |
        }
        \alternative {
          { q4~ q16 \ottava #1 \set Staff.ottavation = \markup { \small "8" } <e' c' e> <f d' f> <fis dis' fis> \ottava #0 | }
          { <e, c'>4~ q8\noBeam d16 dis | \bar "||" \pageBreak }
        }
        % Part A'
        e c'8 e,16 c'8 e,16 c'~ |
        c4~ c16 <c e c'> <d f d'> <dis fis dis'> |
        <e g e'> <c e c'> <d f d'> <e g e'>~ q <b d b'> <d f d'>8 |
        <c e c'>4~ q8 d,16( dis) | \break
        e c'8 e,16 c'8 e,16 c'~ |
        c4~ c8 <a c a'>16 <g c g'> |
        <fis c' fis> <a a'> <c c'> <e e'>~ q <d d'> <c c'> <a a'> |
        <d f d'>4~ q8 d,16( dis) |
        e c'8 e,16 c'8 e,16 c'~ | \break
        c4~ c16 <c e c'> <d f d'> <dis fis dis'> |
        <e g e'> <c e c'> <d f d'> <e g e'>~ q <b d b'> <d f d'>8 |
        <c e c'>4~ q8 <c c'>16 <d d'> |
        <e e'> <c c'> <d d'> <e e'>~ q <c c'> <d d'> <c c'> | \break
        <e e'> <c c'> <d d'> <e e'>~ q <c c'> <d d'> <c c'> |
        <e g e'> <c e c'> <d f d'> <e g e'>~ q <b d b'> <d f d'>8 |
        <c e c'>4 q8 r | \bar ".|:-||"
        % Part C
        \key f \major
        \repeat volta 2 {
          <f a>16 gis q8~ q <f a c> |
          << <f bes d>2 \\ { r8 bes,16 a bes c d8 } >> | \break
          <d f>16 e q8~ q <d f a> |
          << { <d g bes>4~ q8. g16 } \\ { r8 g,16 fis g a bes8 } >> |
          d8 g16 d~ d g d8 |
          c4 f |
          e16 gis b e~ e d b c | \break
          a4 bes! |
          <f a>16 gis q8~ q <f a c> |
          << <f bes d>2 \\ { r8 bes,16 a bes c d8 } >> |
          <d f>16 e q8~ q <d f a> |
          << { <d g bes>4~ q8. g16 } \\ { r8 g,16 fis g a bes8 } >> | \pageBreak
          d8 g16 d~ d g d8 |
          c4 <gis b f'>8. f'16 |
          % the first half of the next bar has one voice and the second half has two, but there’s a tie from the first half into the two voices in the second half – LilyPond doesn’t support that directly, so we notate the whole bar in two voices :/
          #(ly:expect-warning "ignoring too many clashing note columns")
          #(ly:expect-warning "ignoring too many clashing note columns")
          #(ly:expect-warning "ignoring too many clashing note columns")
          << { \oneVoice \omit Beam a c8 g16~ \voiceOne \undo \omit Beam g c, d e } \\ { \oneVoice <a, c> c8 \voiceTwo bes16~ bes8 bes } >> |
        }
        \alternative {
          { <a f'> b16( c d e f g) | }
          { q8 r <f a c f> r | \bar "||" \break }
        }
        \key c \major
        % Bridge
        \stemUp c a16 c~ c a c a \stemNeutral |
        g c e g~ g e c g |
        <fis a>8 <fis c'> <f e'>16 <f d'>8 <e c'>16~ |
        q4 <c' e g c>8 r | \bar ".|:-||" \break
        % Part D
        \repeat volta 2 {
          <d, f> <cis e>16 <d f>~ q <cis e> <d f>8 |
          r16 a' <f d'> a c d c a |
          <e g>8 <dis fis>16 <e g>~ q <dis fis> <e g>8 |
          r16 c' <g e'> c d e d c | \break
          <b d>8 <ais cis>16 <b d>~ q <ais cis> <b d>8 |
          r16 f' <b, a'> f' g a g f |
          <c c'> q q4 <c a'>8 |
          <c g'>\noBeam <e, g>16 q q8 q | \break
          <d f> <cis e>16 <d f>~ q <cis e> <d f>8 |
          r16 a' <f d'> a c d c a |
          <e g>8 <dis fis>16 <e g>~ q <dis fis> <e g>8 |
          r16 c' <g e'> c d e d c | \break
          a gis a <a g'>~ q <a f'>8 <a c>16 |
          <g e'> dis' e a~ a c g e |
          <fis, c'>8 q <f b e>16 <f b d>8 <e~ g-\tweak Tie.direction #UP ~ c~>16 |
        }
        \alternative {
          { q8 <e g>16 q q8 q | }
          { \once \override RepeatTieColumn.tie-configuration = #`((-6 . ,DOWN) (-2 . ,UP) (2 . ,UP)) <e g c>4\repeatTie <c' e g c>8 r | \bar "|." }
        }
      }
    }
    \new Dynamics {
      % Intro
      s2\f |
      s2*2 |
      s4. s8\> |
      % Part A
      s2\p |
      s4 s4\< |
      s2\f |
      s4 s4\> |
      s2\p |
      s4 s4\< |
      s2\f |
      s4 s4\> |
      s2\p |
      s4 s4\< |
      s2\f |
      s2*4 |
      s4 s4\> |
      s2\! |
      % Part B
      s2\f |
      s2*7 |
      s2\p |
      s2*2 |
      s4 s4\> |
      s2\p |
      s4\< s16 s16\! s8 |
      s2*2 |
      s4 s4\> |
      % Part A'
      s2\p |
      s4 s4-\tweak to-barline ##f \< |
      s2\f |
      s4 s4\> |
      s2\p |
      s4 s4\< |
      s2\f |
      s4 s4-\tweak to-barline ##f \> |
      s2\p |
      s4 s4\< |
      s2\f |
      s2*5 |
      % Part C
      s2\f |
      s2*12 |
      s4\< s4\fz\> |
      s2\f |
      s2*2 |
      % Bridge
      s2*4 |
      % Part D
      s2*17 |
    }
    \new Staff = "LH" {
      \clef "bass"
      \key c \major
      \time 2/4
      \relative c'' {
        % Intro
        \RH \voiceTwo 
        d16 e c a~ a b g8 |
        \LH \oneVoice
        d16 e c a~ a b g8 |
        d16 e c \voiceTwo a~ a b a as |
        g8 r \oneVoice \stemDown <g, g'>^^ <g'' b> \stemNeutral |
        % Part A
        \repeat volta 2 {
          c, <e g c> <g, g'> <g' bes c> |
          <f, f'> <a' c> <e, e'> <g' c> |
          g, <e' g c> g, <f' g b> |
          c <e g c> q <g b> |
          c, <e g c> <g, g'> <g' bes c> |
          <f, f'> <a' c> <e, e'> <es es'> |
          \stemDown <d d'> <d' fis a c> \stemNeutral d <fis a c> |
          <g b> <g, g'> <a a'> <b b'> |
          c <e g c> <g, g'> <g' bes c> |
          <f, f'> <a' c> <e, e'> <g' c> |
          g, <e' g c> g, <f' g b> |
          c <e g c> <g c e> r |
          <c, c'> <g' c e> <bes, bes'> <g' c e> |
          <a, a'> <a' c f> <as, as'> <as' c f> |
          <g, g'> <g' c e> g, <g' b> |
        }
        \alternative {
          { <c, g' c> <g g'> <a a'> <b b'> | }
          { <c g' c> <g g'> <c, c'> r | }
        }
        % Part B
        \repeat volta 2 {
          q <g'' c e> g, q |
          c q g q |
          f <a' c f> f <as c f> |
          e <g c e> g, q |
          c q g q |
          c q e es |
          d <g b d> d <a' c d> |
          <g b d> <f, f'>^^ <e e'>_^ <d d'>_^ |
          <c c'>^^ <g'' c e> g, q |
          c q g q |
          f <a' c f> f <as c f> |
          e <g c e> c, <bes' c e> |
          <f a c f> q <fis a c dis> q |
          <g c e> q q q |
          <d c'> <d a'> <g b> q |
        }
        \alternative {
          { <c, c'> <g g'>^^ <e e'>_^ <d d'>_^ | }
          { <c' c'> <g g'> <c, c'> r | }
        }
        % Part A'
        c' <e g c> <g, g'> <g' bes c> |
        <f, f'> <a' c> <e, e'> <g' c> |
        g, <e' g c> g, <f' g b> |
        c <e g c> q <g b> |
        c, <e g c> <g, g'> <g' bes c> |
        <f, f'> <a' c> <e, e'> <es es'> |
        \stemDown <d d'> <d' fis a c> \stemNeutral d <fis a c> |
        <g b> <g, g'> <a a'> <b b'> |
        c <e g c> <g, g'> <g' bes c> |
        <f, f'> <a' c> <e, e'> <g' c> |
        g, <e' g c> g, <f' g b> |
        c <e g c> <g c e> r |
        <c, c'> <g' c e> <bes, bes'> <g' c e> |
        <a, a'> <a' c f> <as, as'> <as' c f> |
        <g, g'> <g' c e> g, <g' b> |
        <c, g' c> <g g'> <c, c'> r |
        % Part C
        \key f \major
        \repeat volta 2 {
          f <a' c f> c, q |
          bes <bes' d f> f q |
          d, <a'' d f> a, q |
          g <bes' d> d, q |
          <bes bes'> <bes' d> \stemDown <g, g'> <gis gis'> \stemNeutral |
          <a a'> <a' c f> d, <a' d f> |
          e <b' d e> gis q |
          <a c e>4 << <g c e> \\ { g8 c, } >> |
          f, <a' c f> c, q |
          bes <bes' d f> f q |
          d, <a'' d f> a, q |
          g <bes' d> d, q |
          <bes bes'> <bes' d> \stemDown <g, g'> <gis gis'> \stemNeutral |
          <a a'>16 <f f'> <e e'> <d d'> <des des'>4 |
          <c c'>8 <a'' c f> \stemDown <c, c'> <c, c'> \stemNeutral |
        }
        \alternative {
          { <f f'> r r4 | }
          { q8 r <f, f'> r | }
        }
        \key c \major
        % Bridge
        <f'' a c f> q <fis a c dis> q |
        <g c e> q q q |
        <d c'> <d a'> <g b> q |
        <c, c'>4 <c, c'>8 r |
        % Part D
        \repeat volta 2 {
          \stemDown f <f' a> \stemNeutral a, q |
          \stemDown f q \stemNeutral a q |
          c <e g c> g, q |
          c q g q |
          g <f' g b> b, q |
          g q d' q |
          <dis fis c'> q4 q8 |
          <e g c> r r4 |
          \stemDown f,8 <f' a> \stemNeutral a, q |
          \stemDown f q \stemNeutral a q |
          c <e g c> g, q |
          c q g q |
          <f f'> <d d'> <e e'> <f f'> |
          <g g'> <g' c e> <fis c' dis> <g c e> |
          <a, a'> <d, d'> <g g'> <b b'> |
        }
        \alternative {
          { <c c'> r r4 | }
          { <c c'>8 <g g'> <c, c'> r | }
        }
      }
    }
  >>
}

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