In 2020, he has nearly 200,000 monthly listeners on Spotify, where one of his most popular tracks is an arrangement by violin virtuoso Itzhak Perlman of ‘The Ragtime Dance’ for violin. Joplin died in a mental facility, convinced he had failed at his goal – to become an African American composer of “serious music”. There are no existing manuscripts in his hand, and only three photographs of him have survived. We have little left of the man behind the music. Scott Joplin Classic Ragtime From Rare Piano Rolls (2010, Box Set, CD) - Discogs View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 2010 CD release of 'Classic Ragtime From Rare Piano Rolls' on Discogs. Then in 1973, came Academy Award-winning film The Sting, that used several of Joplin’s compositions including ‘The Entertainer’ and ‘Solace’. His untimely death, caused by syphilis which descended into dementia, marked the end of ragtime and a sad lapse in interest around his music.īut his compositions were rediscovered and had a second wave of popularity in the early 1970s, when Joshua Rifkin released an extremely successful album of his pieces. Treemonisha: Overture (Scott Joplin) Joplin’s legacy Read more: Meet George Walker, the first Black composer to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music > “He found it very difficult to get his work performed.” “Joplin was way ahead of his time,” Henry adds. He writes for The Times: “What is great about Treemonisha is that the heroine does not die like most classical leading ladies – by the knife, by poison or yearning for a man – but becomes a leader of the community. Its moral message is education as a fundamental right for all African Americans.Ĭomedian Lenny Henry recently championed the opera in a documentary on forgotten Black classical composers. The opera, a celebration of African American culture, combines the Romanticism of the early 20th century with Black folk song tradition. A music historian at the time called the performance a “semimiracle”. Treemonisha, sometimes erroneously referred to as a “ragtime opera”, was never staged during Joplin’s lifetime – only being confirmed in its entirety in 1972, by the Houston Grand Opera. My goal with this site is to make public domain piano ragtime sheet music more accessible. But he also wrote two operas, one – Treemonisha (1911) – for which he was posthumously awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1976. Welcome to my classic ragtime piano website. History has remembered Joplin as the “ragtime guy”. Scott Joplin's 'The Entertainer' played on a 1915 piano Joplin’s operas To register for “Boogie-Woogie & All That Jazz!” click here. Ultimately, my hope is that people can just enjoy the fun expression of this music, the joy of it, and my joy in playing it. I want there to be some historical perspective so you can know what you’re listening for or find a new way in. There’s so much personal expression happening, and that’s always the goal. Louis-A piano town.” It starts with ragtime, then boogie-woogie and barrelhouse blues and how they connect to later music like rock and roll.ĭoes the history of the music inform your playing style?Ībsolutely.
I do a presentation about ragtime piano history. I’ve been doing a show on the Viking Cruise Lines when they come through St.
I was interested in the history of the music and the community, and I continue to love being a part of it.ĭo you plan to provide some historical context for the audience at Mirowitz Center? I learned that it was still very much alive here and I found a lot of like-minded people to play with. Louis eight years ago because of the music scene and history here, correct? Connect with your community every morning.
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