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King Of Ragtime Writers From Classic Piano Rolls

Scott Joplin

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Much Too Bright

While the music is technically faithful to Joplin, it's a mite too fast and the piano on which it's played is so incredibly "bright" it'll rip your ears off. Joplin's works (most of them) should be buoyant and ebullient....this collection makes them sound like they were composed by someone with too much caffeine in their system. Not to mention it sounds like these songs are being played on Linus's little itty-bitty baby grand....not a great sound by any means. There are better versions out there.

Scott Joplin-King of Ragtime

If you liked the music of the movie "The Sting", you can't go wrong here. Joplin is the best of the Ragtime piano era, and this is a fun collection.

Biography

Born: November 24, 1868 in Marshall, TX

Genre: Jazz

Years Active: '/0s, '00s, '10s

Scott Joplin was "the King of Ragtime Writers," a composer who elevated "banjo piano playing," a lowly entertainment associated with saloons and brothels, into an American art form loved by millions. Born in Texas in either 1867 or 1868, Joplin was raised in Texarkana, the son of a laborer and former slave. As a child, Joplin taught himself piano on an instrument belonging to a white family that granted him access to it, and ultimately studied with a local, German-born teacher who introduced Joplin...
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