Combination March was the second published march (1896) by composer
Scott Joplin (1868–1917) and is one of his earliest works. The
meaning of “combination” is unknown. Gunther Schuller orchestrated
the March in the early 1970's for concert band, and captured the light-
ness and spirit of the composer’s early works for piano. One of Joplin’s
most famous pieces,
Maple Leaf Rag, was published in 1899 and was
followed over the next two decades by more than 50 rags and other
compositions, including two operas. (
Source: JRO)
