Piano, Scott Joplin

 
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Piano, Scott Joplin
Piano, Scott Joplin
Piano, Scott Joplin

Piano, Scott Joplin

Object number2003.010.01
Date1905
MediumWood, metal
Credit LineOld State House Museum collection
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    DescriptionKimball upright piano, owned and played by Scott Joplin. Scott Joplin (1867/1868-1917) was an American composer and pianist known as the "King of Ragtime". Scott's second wife, Freddie Alexander, was from Little Rock, Arkansas. Joplin also had relatives from Arkansas. Piano serial number 95196, copyright 1882

    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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