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Scott Joplin

Scott Joplin (1867 - 1917)

Scott Joplin (between July 1867 and January 1868 ? April 1, 1917) was an African-American composer and pianist, born near Texarkana, Texas, into the first post-slavery generation. He achieved fame for his unique ragtime compositions, and was dubbed the "King of Ragtime." During his brief career, he wrote forty-four original ragtime pieces, one ragtime ballet, and two operas. One of his first pieces, the "Maple Leaf Rag", became ragtime's first and most influential hit, and remained so for a century.

He was blessed with an amazing ability to improvise at the piano, and was able to enlarge his talents with the music he heard around him, which was rich with the sounds of gospel hymns and spirituals, dance music, plantation songs, syncopated rhythms, blues, and choruses. After he studied music with several local teachers, his talent was noticed by a German immigrant music teacher, Julius Weiss, who chose to give the 11-year-old boy lessons free of charge. He was taught music theory, keyboard technique, and an appreciation of various European music styles, such as folk and opera. As an adult, Joplin also studied at an all-black college in Sedalia, Missouri.

"He composed music unlike any ever before written," according to Joplin biographer Edward Berlin. Eventually, "the piano-playing public clamored for his music; newspapers and magazines proclaimed his genius; musicians examined his scores with open admiration." Ragtime historian Susan Curtis noted that "when Joplin syncopated his way into the hearts of millions of Americans at the turn of the century, he helped revolutionize American music and culture."

Before his early death at age 48, Joplin worked on his second opera Treemonisha. This was written, according to opera historian Elise Kirk, to be a "timeless story" about a young black "heroine of the spirit who leads her people from superstition and darkness to salvation and enlightenment." It was a failure in its first concert performance in 1915, but was rediscovered and premiered in 1972.

Joplin's music returned to popularity in the early 1970s with the release of a million-selling album of Joplin's rags recorded by Joshua Rifkin followed by the Academy award-winning movie The Sting which featured several of his compositions, such as "The Entertainer". In 1976 Joplin was posthumously awarded the Pulitzer Prize. (Hide extended text) ... (Read all)
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Maple Leaf Rag

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MAPLE LEAF RAG -Trascrizione per Pianoforte a 4 mani.
Scott Joplin

1 Piano, 4 Hands (duet) / 1 PDF / 1 MP3 / Intermediate to difficult

Arranger : MACHELLA, MAURIZIO

By giordaniello, the 17 Jan 2009

Maple Leaf Rag
Scott Joplin

Piano solo / 1 PDF / 1 MP3 / MIDI / Intermediate to difficult

1898
By jacobcracker, the 21 Aug 2008

Maple Leaf Rag
Scott Joplin

Piano solo / 2 PDF / 1 MP3 / MIDI / Easy
Arranger : Heidtmann, Klaus

By kheidtmann, the 18 Apr 2019

"Maple leaf rag" Organ transcription
Scott Joplin

Organ solo / 1 PDF / 1 MP3 / Intermediate
Arranger : MACHELLA, MAURIZIO

By giordaniello, the 30 Oct 2012

Maple Leaf Rag
Scott Joplin

Piano solo / 1 PDF / 1 MP3 / MIDI / Intermediate to difficult

1899
By tonywilkinson, the 28 Nov 2011

Maple Leaf Rag
Scott Joplin

Piano solo / 1 PDF /
Arranger : Spychaj, Sebastian

By sebastian-spychaj, the 12 May 2007

Maple Leaf rag
Scott Joplin

3 guitars (trio) / 1 PDF / MIDI /

Arranger : Lopes, Edson

By Fs, the 26 Sep 2016

Maple Leaf Rag
Scott Joplin

Piano solo (original instrumentation) / 1 PDF / Intermediate

1899
By Fs, the 10 Feb 2012

Maple Leaf Rag (1899) (Ragtime and two step)
Scott Joplin

Piano solo / 4 PDF / 1 MP3 / MIDI / Difficult
Arranger : Pete, Farrier

1899
By farrierpete, the 23 Jun 2021

The Maple Leaf Rag
Scott Joplin

Piano solo / 1 PDF / 1 MP3 / MIDI / Intermediate to difficult
Arranger : Vincent

1916
By fakeyourdeath, the 10 Jun 2019

Maple Leaf Rag
Scott Joplin

Flute and Piano / 3 PDF / MIDI / Intermediate to difficult

By Fs, the 18 Aug 2007

joplin maple leaf rag
Scott Joplin

2 Guitars (Duet) / 1 PDF / 1 MP3 /

By luisalcasa, the 23 Dec 2010

Maple Leaf Rag
Scott Joplin

3 tubas (trio) / 4 PDF / 1 MP3 / Intermediate to difficult
Arranger : Dobrinescu, Ioan

2012
By jeandob, the 10 Mar 2012

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