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  • Country / United States
  • Time Span / 1868 – 1917

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Influenced By (4)

Frédéric Chopin, Richard Wagner, James Scott, Joseph F. Lamb

Influence On (16)

James Price Johnson, Willie "The Lion" Smith, James Scott, William Albright, Michel Camilo, Arthur Marshall, Joseph F. Lamb, Rex Brown, Air, Dan West, Craig Safan, Max Morath, Gustave Haenschen, David Thomas Roberts, Matthew Thiessen, Trebor Tichenor

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Jazz Classical Folk, World, & Country Pop Stage & Screen

Styles

Ragtime Dixieland Easy Listening Modern Folk Soundtrack Romantic Swing Theme Classical Contemporary Big Band Baroque Brass Band Contemporary Jazz Jazz-Funk Bluegrass Vocal Score Marches Acoustic Schlager Instrumental Boogie Woogie Stride Bop Piano Blues Light Music Disco Country

Scott Joplin

Scott Joplin (November 24, 1868 – April 1, 1917) was an American composer and pianist. Dubbed the "King of Ragtime", he composed more than 40 ragtime pieces, one ragtime ballet (original version of "The Ragtime Dance", 1899/1902), and two operas. 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. Continue reading on Wikipedia

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