A pulsating piano solo by a black composer published 125 years ago this fall became an unexpected bestseller, drew droves of young people to the piano, and became an enduring classic of American music ...

Reflection rag - syncopated musings / Scott Joplin --Frog legs / James Scott --Palm leaf rag (a slow drag) / Scott Joplin --Kinklets (two step) / Arthur Marshall --A breeze from Alabama / Scott Joplin ...

Maple leaves and palms, chrysanthemums and gladiolas — all these botanicals found their way into the piano rags by Scott Joplin. The American composer, organist and pianist William Albright recorded ...

The Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet ...

Scott Joplin was an early musician who transformed much of the landscape of popular music in the early 1900s. Though many details of his short life are uncertain, his impact on early American music is ...

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