Rialto Ripples (Rag)
by George Gershwin
Small Ensemble - Sheet Music

Solo piano - SMP Level 7 (Late Intermediate)

SKU: AP.PS2142

Composed by George Gershwin. Masterworks; Piano Solo - Popular Sheet; Solo; Solo Small Ensembles. Deluxe Edition. Standards, Ragtime and 20th Century. Single piece. 5 pages. Alfred Music #00-PS2142. Published by Alfred Music (AP.PS2142).

UPC: 723188821426. 9x12 inches. Key: A minor. English.

George Gershwin's 1917 novelty rag Rialto Ripples was his first published instrumental, and was a commercial success. It has all the hallmarks of Gershwin's piano style, with stride left hand patterns and ragtime syncopation typical of that era.

About SMP Level 7 (Late Intermediate)

4 to 5-note chords in both hands and scales in octaves in both hands.