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The Entertainer and 21 other popular Scott Joplin Piano Solos - Scott Joplin. This is a Collection of 22 of the "King of Ragtimes" most beloved works for Piano Solo. Joplins Maple Leaf Rag became ragtime's first and most influential hit. Joplin and his fellow ragtime composers rejuvenated American popular music, fostering an appreciation for African-American music among European-Americans by creating exhilarating and liberating dance tunes. "Its syncopation and rhythmic drive gave it a vitality and freshness attractive to young urban audiences indifferent to Victorian proprieties ... Joplin's ragtime expressed the intensity and energy of a modern urban America."
This edition also contains Scott Joplins "School of Ragtime" exercises written by the composer and a short biographical information about the composer. 98 pages.
Full Contents of this Collection: The Entertainer, Maple Leaf Rag, Bethena Waltz, Binks Waltz, The Cascades, The Chrysanthemum, The Easy Winners, Elite Syncopations, Euphonic Sounds, Fig Leaf Rag, Frolic of the Bears, Gladiolus Rag, Palm Leaf Rag, Peacherine Rag, Pine Apple Rag, Pleasant Moments, Reflection Rag, Rose Leaf Rag, The Strenuous Life, Sugar Cane, The Sycamore, and Weeping Willow.
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