Piano Solo - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.894345 Composed by Scott Joplin. Arranged by Theoria Music. 20th Century,Folk,Traditional. Score. 5 pages. Theoria Music Publishing #3674659. Published by Theoria Music Publishing (A0.894345). Original RagsĀ was an early ragtime medley for piano and was the first of Scott Joplin's rags to appear in print, in early 1899, preceding his Maple Leaf Rag by half a year.Scott JoplinĀ (November 24, 1868 ā April 1, 1917) was an American composer and pianist. Joplin achieved fame for hisĀ ragtimeĀ compositions and was dubbed the King of Ragtime.Ā During his brief career, he wrote 44 originalĀ ragtime pieces, one ragtime ballet, and two operas. One of his first and most popular pieces, the Maple Leaf Rag, became ragtime's first and most influential hit, and has been recognized as the archetypal rag.Joplin grew up in a musical family of railway laborers inĀ Texarkana, Arkansas, and developed his own musical knowledge with the help of local teachers. While inĀ Texarkana, Texas, he formed a vocal quartet and taught mandolin and guitar. During the late 1880s he left his job as a railroad laborer and travelled theĀ American SouthĀ as an itinerant musician. He went to Chicago for theĀ World's FairĀ of 1893, which played a major part in making ragtime a national craze by 1897.Publisher:Ā Theoria Music PublishingWebsite: https://sheetmusicmarket.comĀ
