I was born in Linden, Texas of the year 1868. My parents knew that i had a talent for music and at a young age i was playing the banjo. Soon after that I started picking up how to play the piano. By the time I was eleven I had a mentor named Julius Weiss who taught me the finer points of music. Around 1890 I developed a new type of music called ragtime. After years of traveling through the Midwest I finally settled down in St. Lous.
In the late 1890's, I was working at the Maple Leaf Club in Sedalia when I came up with one of the best songs I've written called the Maple Leaf Rag. A couple years later I wrote another famous song called The Entertainer. So far I have created a total of sixty compositions in my career. Once I moved to New York I created the first ever opera by an African American and I called it Treemonisha. Unfortunately, any public recognition for my music didn't come until long after I had passed away. My name is Scott Joplin and I am the King of Ragtime music and I encourage anyone to give me feedback on any of my musical compositions.
Scott, I really liked your music, especially Maple Leaf Rag. and the Entertainer. It was very cheerful and upbeat, which was just my kind of music. It reminds me of sunny days in Arles and walks through the wheatfields. Because I liked your music so much I am anxious to see that opera you mentioned, Treemonisha.
ReplyDeleteScott I am really intrigued by your music. I am impressed that at such a young age you were musically inclined and that you have created sixty compositions in your career. Whenever I listen to Maple Leaf Rag it suddenly makes me in a happy mood and want to dance. This is the song that people should listen to when they are sad. I love the beat because it contain high and low parts and flowed really smoothly. I am glad people are recognizing your music more and more everyday.
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