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Music β€Ί Composers β€Ί Joplin

Scott Joplin

1868 to 1917. A composer and piano player, the King of Ragtime.

Three facts about Joplin

  1. Joplin wrote ragtime music for the piano. His Maple Leaf Rag came out in 1899 and is his best-known piece.
  2. His tune The Entertainer became famous all over again in a 1973 movie called The Sting.
  3. In 1976, Joplin was given a special Pulitzer Prize for his music.

Joplin’s famous music

Maple Leaf Rag (1899). Hear it on Peabody: The Entertainer, a listening map.

Where Joplin lived

Joplin did their best-known work in St. Louis, in United States. 🌍 Fly there on the globe

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