Scott Joplin - Original Rags Vol. 4 - 432Hz

Scott Joplin (born November 24, 1868 in Marshall, died April 1, 1917 in New York) - American composer and pianist, ragtime style popularizer. He became famous as the creator of the first African-American opera - A Guest of Honor. In 1908, his textbook The School of Ragtime - Six Exercises for Piano was published. It is mainly associated with ragtime compositions: Maple Leaf Rag from 1899 and The Entertainer from 1902

01. "Lily Queen" ( 1907 )
02. "Rose Leaf Rag" ( 1907 )
03. "Searchlight Rag" ( 1907 )
04. "The Nonpareil" ( 1907 )
05. "When Your Hair Is Like The Snow" ( 1907 )
06. "Fig Leaf Rag" ( 1908 )
07. "Pine Apple Rag" (1908 )
08. "Sugar Cane Rag" ( 1908 )
09. "Country Club" ( 1909 )
10. "Euphonic Sounds" ( 1909 )
11. "Paragon Rag" ( 1909 )

Scott Joplin (ur. 24 listopada 1868 w Marshall, zm. 1 kwietnia 1917 w Nowym Jorku) – amerykański kompozytor i pianista, popularyzator stylu ragtime. Zasłynął jako twórca pierwszej opery afroamerykańskiej – A Guest of Honor. W 1908 r. zostaje opublikowany jego podręcznik The School of Ragtime - Six Exercises for Piano. Kojarzony jest przede wszystkim z kompozycjami ragtime: Maple Leaf Rag z 1899 i The Entertainer z 1902