| Searchlight Rag | |
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| by Scott Joplin | |
 1907 frontal cover of the sheet music. | |
| Genre | Ragtime |
| Form | ASyncopatedMarch andTwo Step |
| Published | 1907 (1907) |
| Publisher | Joseph W.Stern & Co |
The"Searchlight Rag" is aragtime composition byScott Joplin, first published in 1907. It was named after the town ofSearchlight, Nevada, where his friends had gone prospecting, inspiring the title.[1]
In 1907, the "Searchlight Rag" byScott Joplin was published. In the early 1890s, Joplin's friends, the brothers Tom and Charles Turpin, had done prospecting in theSearchlight, Nevada area. The brothers' frequent stories of this experience, recounted to the patrons of their bar, inspired the title of the rag.[1]
The copyright was registered August 12, 1907 to Joseph W. Stern and Company of New York.[2]
Like most Joplin compositions, "Searchlight Rag" was still under copyright during the ragtime revival of the 1970s, and the holder of copyrights for this piece, "Fig Leaf Rag" and "Rose Leaf Rag" withheld permission for their inclusion in the definitive New York Public Library edition of Joplin's works[3] and other collections.
The "Searchlight Rag" was used as "Ragtime Style" music inRollerCoaster Tycoon'sAdded Attractions andLoopy Landscapes expansion pack and the gameRoller Coaster Tycoon 2.
The concert band work "Chautauqua" byRobert W. Smith incorporates "Searchlight Rag."
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