The Strenuous Life
Scott Joplin, 1868 to 1917
The Strenuous Life by Scott Joplin: play it with falling notes in your browser, on your computer keys, a touch screen or a MIDI keyboard. It is part of Klaviero Premium, and 49 pieces are free. The chart has 1,464 notes over 3:03, peaks at 10.2 notes per second, and Klaviero rates it tier 5 of 5.
The Strenuous Life is a piece by Scott Joplin, written in 1902. It is part of the jazz repertoire. The Klaviero chart holds 1,464 notes across 3:03. Mutopia's edition is scored for piano. Scott Joplin lived from 1868 to 1917. Klaviero holds 17 other pieces by Scott Joplin. The engraving it was built from is in the public domain.
It averages 8 notes per second against a peak of 10.2, so the busiest bar is barely harder than the rest and there is nowhere to recover. The right hand plays 53% of the 1,464 notes and the left 47%. The notes run F1 to F6, 5 octaves, which is past what a 61-key board reaches at one end or the other. Klaviero rates it tier 5 of 5.
- Composer
- Scott Joplin
- Composed
- 1902
- Period
- Jazz
- Notes
- 1,464
- Length
- 3:03
- Peak density
- 10.2 notes per second
- Difficulty
- tier 5 of 5
- Access
- Premium