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Scott Joplin (Born between June 1867 and January 1868 * – died April 1, 1917) was an African American musician and composer of ragtime music. He remains the best-known ragtime figure and is regarded as one of the three most important composers of classic ragtime, along with James Scott and Joseph Lamb.
Early years
Joplin was born in Linden, Texas to Florence Givins and Giles (sometimes listed as "Jiles") Joplin. He was the second of six children. While for many years his date of birth was thought to be November 24, 1868, new research by ragtime historian Ed Berlin has revealed that this is inaccurate.
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Friends of Scott Joplin - St. Louis not-for-profit organization whose mission is to promote awareness of the life and legacy of Scott Joplin.
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of Scott Joplin is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to promote public
awareness of the life and legacy of Scott Joplin. Emphasis is placed is
placed on performance, education, and preservation of Joplin's music and
that of other composer-muisicians of the Ragtime era. ]
Joplin's ragtime plays on in his old St. Louis home - Article from Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel about Scott Joplin House State Historic Site in St. Louis.
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Joplin, Scott - Biography covering his various compositional endeavors, musical abilities, and noted works from the Grove Concise Dictionary of Music entry at WQXR radio.
Kunst der Fuge: Scott Joplin - MIDI files of ten rags as performed by Alessandro Simonetto.
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mfiles: Scott Joplin - Brief illustrated biography with links to downloadable sheet music and sound files.
Scott Joplin - Biography, trivia, and filmography noting the use of his music in film and television from the Internet Movie Database (IMDb).
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Scott Joplin (1868-1917) - Biography, links, and full-length MIDI files of more than fifty compositions including an instrumental performance of his opera, Treemonisha, with online libretto.
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Scott Joplin (1868-1917) - Biography and photo, with links to MIDI files.
Scott Joplin International Ragtime Foundation - Mission statement, information about 2000 Festival, catalog and store, museum, newsletters.
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Scott Joplin: King of Ragtime - Detailed biography of America's first great African-American composer written by Charles K. Moss includes chronology of his piano compositions and many sound files.
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The Maple Leaf Rag Ring - Devoted to Scott Joplin and ragtime music.
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