Can anyone can point me, a lay person, to good examples of syncopation in classical music? I'm also wondering if syncopation shows up at all in Baroque music.
Thank you.
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This question is clearly not about a particular song. I've voted to reopen it.– phoogDec 27, 2022 at 9:33
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Pergolesi flute concerto in g major google.com/…– OбжорoвDec 27, 2022 at 15:44
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1@phoog I think the issue is that it's a "list question," and with our limited supply of canned close-vote reasons, this is the closest fit. I prefer to choose "other" and explicitly mention lists when encountering them. To Rivah: Welcome! You can see more about the topics that are covered here. If you'd like to know more about syncopation, besides just names of pieces that show it, I encourage you to edit this question or start a new one.– Andy BonnerDec 27, 2022 at 17:57
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Try this - Mozart Piano Concerto No.20 in D minor, 1st movement. https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=mozart+piano+concerto+number+20+in+d+minor&view=detail&mid=4764F5B7886535F1A57E4764F5B7886535F1A57E&FORM=VIRE
And yes, it's to be found in Baroque Music too, and even earlier. Look up Bach's Partita No.2 in C Minor BWV 826 - Andante.
Scott Joplin's later works are a perfect showcase of syncopation in classical music. Some of the pieces I would mainly look to are:
The Silver Swan
Paragon Rag
http://vmirror.imslp.org/files/imglnks/usimg/5/5a/IMSLP808354-PMLP13287-Paragon_Rag-Edited.pdf
Heliotrope Bouquet
https://www.ragsrag.com/vp/vp_heliotropebouquet.pdf
Eugina
http://vmirror.imslp.org/files/imglnks/usimg/8/82/IMSLP808017-PMLP13271-Eugenia-Edited.pdf
Weeping Willow
http://www.ragtimepiano.ca/images/weeping.pdf
Of course Maple Leaf Rag and The Entertainer are also very fine examples of syncopation, their melodies are very well known, and some of his other works I feel are just as good examples if not better.
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Note: I believe many people would consider Joplin's compositions to be jazz or ragtime jazz and not classical. But genre is often a matter of opinion. Dec 27, 2022 at 14:44