A modern ragtime composition that pays homage to the classic American syncopated style. It features high-energy jumps and crisp staccato rhythms.
Precise articulation and rhythmic accuracy in the left-hand stride are the main technical hurdles.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
24th Street Rag is rated Henle level 4 of 9 — intermediate repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 5–6. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 6.
You should be comfortable at Henle level 4 — meaning you can already play level 3–4 pieces cleanly. Learning it one level early is possible as a stretch piece, but more than that usually leads to months of frustration.
A typical performance of 24th Street Rag lasts about 3 minutes.
24th Street Rag is available as free public-domain sheet music on IMSLP — the score is linked directly from this page.
Pieces at a comparable difficulty and character include Bullseye Rag by Cameron Lee Simpson, Banana Pepper Rag by Cameron Lee Simpson, Bricktown Rag by Cameron Lee Simpson — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.