Biography
The King of Ragtime and the first African American composer to achieve wide recognition for instrumental concert music, Joplin elevated the syncopated dance form into a sophisticated art with works like Maple Leaf Rag (1899), The Entertainer (1902), and the opera Treemonisha. He insisted ragtime should be played slowly and with dignity, not as novelty. His music was largely forgotten after his death until a 1970s revival brought it to global audiences through the film The Sting.
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Works (43)
Collected Piano Rags
- Original Rags No. 1 Key C major Difficulty
- Maple Leaf Rag No. 2 Key A♭ major Difficulty
- Peacherine Rag No. 3 Key C major Difficulty
- The Easy Winners No. 4 Key C major Difficulty
- Sunflower Slow Drag No. 5 Key F major Difficulty
- The Entertainer No. 6 Key C major Difficulty
- Elite Syncopations No. 7 Key C major Difficulty
- March Majestic No. 8 Key E♭ major Difficulty
- The Ragtime Dance No. 9 Key F major Difficulty
- The Strenuous Life No. 10 Key C major Difficulty
- Weeping Willow No. 11 Key C major Difficulty
- Palm Leaf Rag No. 12 Key F major Difficulty
- The Cascades No. 13 Key G major Difficulty
- The Chrysanthemum No. 14 Key F major Difficulty
- Sycamore No. 15 Key C major Difficulty
- The Favorite No. 16 Key B♭ major Difficulty
- Leola No. 17 Key F major Difficulty
- Bethena No. 18 Key E♭ major Difficulty
- Rosebud No. 19 Key G major Difficulty
- Eugenia No. 20 Key F major Difficulty
- Antoinette No. 21 Key E♭ major Difficulty
- Pleased to Meet You No. 22 Key A♭ major Difficulty
- Searchlight Rag No. 23 Key G major Difficulty
- Gladiolus Rag No. 24 Key F major Difficulty
- Heliotrope Bouquet No. 25 Key A♭ major Difficulty
- Nonpareil No. 26 Key F major Difficulty
- Pine Apple Rag No. 27 Key C major Difficulty
- Fig Leaf Rag No. 28 Key A♭ major Difficulty
- Sugar Cane No. 29 Key F major Difficulty
- Wall Street Rag No. 30 Key G major Difficulty
- Euphonic Sounds No. 31 Key E♭ major Difficulty
- Paragon Rag No. 32 Key B♭ major Difficulty
- Stoptime Rag No. 33 Key F major Difficulty
- Felicity Rag No. 34 Key E♭ major Difficulty
- Scott Joplin's New Rag No. 35 Key C major Difficulty
- Kismet Rag No. 36 Key A♭ major Difficulty
- Magnetic Rag No. 37 Key C minor Difficulty
- Reflection Rag No. 38 Key A♭ major Difficulty
Rag
- A Crush Collision March Key A♭ major Difficulty
- Combination March Key B♭ major Difficulty
- Harmony Club Waltz Key E♭ major Difficulty
- Augustan Club Waltzes Key E♭ major Difficulty
- Treemonisha – Prelude (piano reduction) Key C major Difficulty