Sheet Music, Scott Joplin

 
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Sheet Music, Scott Joplin
Scott Joplin sheet music
Scott Joplin sheet music

Sheet Music, Scott Joplin

Object number2002.100.01
Date1973
Mediumpaper and ink
DimensionsOverall: 8 1/2 x 11 in. (21.6 x 27.9 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum collection
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    DescriptionSheet music for "The Entertainer, Maple Leaf Rag, and Peacherine Rag" Cover shows a black and white photograph of Scott Joplin framed by a design. The title is across the top in black lettering. The music is copyrighted by California Music Press, Inc. in 1973.

    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.
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