Album, Record & Cover - Scott Joplin

 
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Scott Joplin Album and Cover
Album, Record & Cover - Scott Joplin
Scott Joplin Album and Cover
Scott Joplin Album and Cover

Album, Record & Cover - Scott Joplin

Object number2002.020.02
Date1970
MediumPaper, Ink, Vinyl
Dimensions12 1/2 x 12 1/2 in. (31.8 x 31.8 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
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    DescriptionA Scott Joplin album entitled "Piano Rags by Scott Joplin". Joplin lived in Texarkana, Arkansas during his childhood.

    Scott Joplin (c.1867/1868-1917) was an American composer and pianist who was raised in Texarkana. Joplin achieved fame for his ragtime compositions and was dubbed “The King of Ragtime”. During his career, he wrote 44 original ragtime compositions including “Maple Leaf Rag”, one of ragtime’s most influential hits. Joplin’s death is widely considered to have marked the end of ragtime as a mainstream music format and, in 1976, Joplin was posthumously awarded a Pulitzer Prize.

    A Scott Joplin album entitled "Piano Rags by Scott Joplin". The album cover features an image of Joplin seated at a piano illuminated by a candle. "Piano Rags by Scott Joplin" is printed in arched text upon a green border. The album was produced by Nonesuch Records in 1970.
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