Bethena (Joplin, Scott)

Composition Year 1905
Genre Categories Waltzes; Dances; For piano; Scores featuring the piano; For 1 player; For 6 recorders (arr); Scores featuring the recorder (arr); For 6 players (arr); For clarinet, piano (arr); Scores featuring the clarinet (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr); For 2 players (arr); For piano (arr); For 1 player (arr)

Contents

Performances

Naxos

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Synthesized/MIDI

For 6 Recorders (Kemp)

 Synthesized Performance
#655309 - 4.13MB - 5:41 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 181×⇩ - MP3 - Dadvid

MP3 file (audio)
Dadvid (2020/10/30)

Publisher Info. David Kemp, 2015.
Performers MIDI
Copyright
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 [tag/del]
Misc. Notes Transcribed for Recorders (Sopranino, Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass, Greatbass)
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Sheet Music

Scores

 Complete Score
#657982 - 0.27MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 486×⇩ - Carolus

PDF scanned by Unknown
Carolus (2020/11/14)

 Complete Score
#05461 - 0.32MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 13922×⇩ - Funper

PDF scanned by Unknown
Funper (2007/4/27)

Editor First edition (+ reprint)
Publisher. Info. St. Louis: T. Bahnsen Piano Mfg. Co., 1905.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
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 Complete Score
#447429 - 0.13MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 4905×⇩ - JamesBrigham

PDF typeset by editor
JamesBrigham (2016/11/13)

 Engraving files (MuseScore and MusicXML)
#447430 - 0.07MB, ? pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 1629×⇩ - JamesBrigham

ZIP typeset by editor
JamesBrigham (2016/11/13)

Editor James Brigham
Publisher. Info. James Brigham
Copyright
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 [tag/del]
Misc. Notes Typeset to match the original sheet music in the public domain.
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 Complete Score
#997973 - 0.15MB, 7 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 90×⇩ - Brodie_H

PDF typeset by editor
Brodie_H (2025/10/27)

 Engraving files (MusicMXL)
#997974 - 0.03MB, ? pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 24×⇩ - Brodie_H

MXL typeset by editor
Brodie_H (2025/10/27)

Editor Brodie Hagan (b. 2005)
Publisher. Info. Brodie Hagan, 2025.
Copyright
Creative Commons Zero 1.0 [tag/del]
Misc. Notes Typeset with MuseScore Studio (v. 4.6.3).
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

For 6 Recorders (Kemp)

 Complete Score
#614420 - 0.47MB, 13 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 569×⇩ - Dadvid

PDF typeset by arranger
Dadvid (2020/3/20)

 Complete Parts
#614421 - 0.52MB, 12 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 281×⇩ - Dadvid

PDF typeset by arranger
Dadvid (2020/3/20)

Arranger David Edward Kemp
Publisher. Info. David Edward Kemp
Copyright
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes Instrumentation: 1 Sopranino 1 Soprano 1 Alto 1 Tenor 1 Bass 1 Greatbass
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For Clarinet and Piano (Massun)

 Complete Score
#667847 - 1.11MB, 10 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 420×⇩ - Ignacio Massun

PDF typeset by arranger
Ignacio Massun (2021/1/4)

 Clarinet Part
#667848 - 1.06MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 268×⇩ - Ignacio Massun

PDF typeset by arranger
Ignacio Massun (2021/1/4)

Arranger Ignacio Massun
Publisher. Info. Ignacio Massun
Copyright
Creative Commons Zero 1.0 [tag/del/mrg]
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For Piano (Galloway)

 Complete Score [B]
#1030936 - 1.93MB, 6 pp.  - U/U/U - Rogerg

PDF typeset by arranger
Rogerg (2026/4/21)

Arranger Roger Galloway
Publisher. Info. Roger Galloway, 2026.
Copyright
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 [tag/del]
Misc. Notes Scan and modification of the first edition. The D Major theme on page five of the first edition has been relocated. See my discussion.
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Braille Scores

 Complete Score
#997975 - 0.01MB, ? pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 9×⇩ - Brodie_H

BRF typeset by editor
Brodie_H (2025/10/27)

Editor Brodie Hagan (b. 2005)
Publisher. Info. Brodie Hagan, 2025.
Copyright
Creative Commons Zero 1.0 [tag/del]
Misc. Notes Braille score in bar-over-bar format, 40 cells per line.
See here for additional information on Braille scores.
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Free Recordings

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General Information

Work Title Bethena
Alternative. Title A Concert Waltz
Composer Joplin, Scott
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. ISJ 3
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1905
First Publication. 1905
Dedication To Mr. and Mrs. Dan Davenport
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Early 20th century
Instrumentation piano
External Links Wikipedia article
Extra Information Some say that the cover photo is of Freddie Alexander herself, but this is highly speculative.
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