Scott Joplin
American composer, musician, pianist (1867/68-1917) · United States · On the map · Musicians · Lived 1868 to 1917 · aged 49
Scott Joplin was an American composer and pianist. Dubbed the "King of Ragtime", he composed more than 40 ragtime pieces, one ragtime ballet, and two operas.
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Front cover of the third edition of the "Maple Leaf Rag" sheet music with Joplin portrait
Scott Joplin House in St. Louis, Missouri![Cover of Scott Joplin's 1905 work "Bethena"; the woman on the cover may be Joplin's second wife, Freddie Alexander[12]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Bethena.jpg/330px-Bethena.jpg)
Cover of Scott Joplin's 1905 work "Bethena"; the woman on the cover may be Joplin's second wife, Freddie Alexander[12]
Joplin in 1907
Front cover of the "Wall Street Rag" (1909) sheet music
Scott Joplin Memorial
Treemonisha (1911)Awards
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One of his first and most popular pieces, the "Maple Leaf Rag", became the genre's first and most influential hit, later being recognized as the quintessential rag. Joplin considered ragtime to be a form of classical music meant to be played in concert halls and largely disdained the performance of ragtime as honky tonk music most common in saloons.
