Sheet Music, "The Cascades" - Scott Joplin

 
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Sheet Music, "The Cascades" - Scott Joplin
Scott Joplin sheet music
Scott Joplin sheet music

Sheet Music, "The Cascades" - Scott Joplin

Object number2002.172.01
Date1900's
OriginSt. Louis, Missouri
MediumPaper, Ink
Dimensions13 13/16 × 10 3/16 in. (35.1 × 25.9 cm) Encapsulated: 14 7/16 × 10 7/8 in. (36.7 × 27.6 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
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    DescriptionSheet music for Scott Joplin's “The Cascades,” published by John Stark. The cover contains a black and white image of the gondola pond, fountains, and buildings at the St. Louis Exposition in the center. There is a dedication to Kimball and Donovan, banjo players, in the upper right corner. The cover has a green background with white lettering. The back contains six ads for more rags from 1904-1906.

    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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