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xii, 334 pages : illustrations, portraits, music ; 25 cm |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
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"Alphabetical listing of the works of Scott Joplin": pages 260-268. |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-327), music, and index. |
| Contents |
The early years, 1868-1893 -- Sedalia, the cradle of classic ragtime -- Scott Joplin in Sedalia, 1894-1898 -- The Maple Leaf Rag, 1899-1900 -- The ragtime dance, 1899-1901 -- The king of ragtime writers, 1901-1902 -- A Guest of Honor, 1903 -- Freddie, 1904 -- Final days in the midwest, 1905-1907 -- New York, 1907-1910 -- Treemonisha, 1910-1911 -- The elusive production, 1911-1917 -- The legacy of Scott Joplin. |
| Summary |
The story of the popular, critically acclaimed music of Scott Joplin shares a definitive portrait of a man who was part of the first post-Civil War generation of African-American pioneers who escaped poverty and low social status through entertainment. |
| Subject |
Joplin, Scott, 1868-1917.
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Composers -- United States -- Biography.
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Joplin, Scott, 1868-1917 (OCoLC)fst00013636
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Composers. (OCoLC)fst00871620
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
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Biographies.
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| ISBN |
0195087399 (acid-free paper) |
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9780195087390 (acid-free paper) |
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0195101081 |
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9780195101089 |
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