Scott Joplin wurde vor über 130 Jahren in Texas im Süden der USA geboren. Sein Vater (ein ehemaliger Sklave) und seine Mutter waren arm, ließen ihn aber trotzdem als Kind klassisches Klavier studieren. Als Jugendlicher spielte er in verschiedenen Tanzkapellen und trat als Pianist in Clubs und Saloons auf. Seine Ragtimekompositionen und sein Klavierspiel inspirierte die Künstler der Folgezeit und bis heute.
A breeze from
Alabama
Country club
Elite syncopations
Eugenia
Euphoric sounds
Felicity rag
Fig leaf rag
Gladiolus rag
Heliotrope bouquet
Kismet rag
Leola
Lily queen
Magnetic rag
Maple leaf rag
Original rags
Palm leaf rag
Paragon rag
Peacherine rag
Rose leaf rag
Scott Joplin's new rag
Search-light rag
Sensation
Solace
Something doing
Stoptime rag
Sugar cane
Sunflower slow drag
Swipesy
The cascades
The chrysanthemum
The easy winners
The entertainer
The favourite
The nonpareil
The ragtime dance
The strenuous life
The sycamore
Wall Street rag
Weeping willow
Bethena waltz
Bink's Waltz
Harmony club waltz
Pleasant moments
The Augustan club waltzes
Antoinette (March)
Cleopha (March)
Combination march
March majestic
The crush collision march
The rosebud march
This comprehensive book contains Scott Joplin's entire output for the piano, which, apart from a small number of songs and two operas, in fact made up everything he wrote. The 41 rags, five waltzes and six marches include popular favourites such as The Entertainer and Maple Leaf Rag, as well as the lesser-known Heliotrope Bouquet and The Crush Collision March.
The roots of pop music today can be traced right back to the music of Scott Joplin. Ragtime of the 1890s in turn influenced jazz, country music, skiffle and rock 'n' roll, through to pop in the 1960s. Its energetic style is driven by the rhythm of the left hand against the syncopation of the right. Ragtime music instantly appealed to millions, and more than a hundred years after its birth it still enjoys great popularity today.
The greatest Ragtime composer of all, Scott Joplin is rightly regarded as a true musical giant.
