Scott Joplin
Scott Joplin
Scott Joplinwas an African-American composer and pianist. Joplin achieved fame for his ragtime compositions and was dubbed the "King of Ragtime Writers". During his brief career, he wrote 44 original ragtime pieces, one ragtime ballet, and two operas. One of his first pieces, the "Maple Leaf Rag", became ragtime's first and most influential hit, and has been recognized as the archetypal rag...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionComposer
Date of Birth24 November 1868
CityLinden, TX
CountryUnited States of America
One day the 'Maple Leaf' will make me King of Ragtime Composers.
Let me see you do the 'rag time dance'... Turn left and do the 'Cake walk prance'... Turn the other way and do the 'Slow drag'... Now take your lady to the world's fair (...) And do the 'rag time dance.'
Because it has such a ragged movement. It suggests something like that.