Composer

Scott Joplin

American composer, musician, pianist (1867/68-1917)

1868–1917

701 works in the index

Born: 1868
Died: 1917
Birthplace: Linden
Citizenship / historical state: United States
Period (estimated from birth year): Modern

Biography

Scott Joplin was born in Texas. Little is known about his early years. There is no precise information about the date of his birth, for example, although he is generally thought to have come into the world in the first half of 1868. In his early years, his mother worked as a maid for a white family known as the Cooks, and Mrs. Cook seems to have given Scott permission to play on her piano while his mother, Florence, was cleaning the house. Ah, what Mrs. Cook was starting! Joplin may have been the first musician ever to sell more than a million copies of a piece of instrumental music, with the commercial success of his Maple Leaf Rag in the 1890s. He is also the composer and librettist of an opera, Treemonisha, published at Joplin’s own expense in 1910 and produced by the music department of Morehouse College and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in January 1972, more than half a century after the composer’s death.

In this catalogue

Common listed instruments: Piano, Clarinet, violin, Trumpet, Flute
Genres represented: Classical, Jazz, Blues, Children, Pop
Works with composition dates: 12 of 701

These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.

Catalogue

Works page 1 of 15

Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.

Works and available sheet music details
Work	Year composed	Catalogue / opus	Key in title	Listed instruments	Genre	Editions
The Entertainer	1902IMSLP	—	—	Piano, Organ, Guitar, Cello, Flute, Oboe, violin, Voice, Bassoon, bass, Vocal, Double Bass, Tenor, Horn, Clarinet	Blues, Jazz, Classical, Pop, Children, Christmas	247
Maple Leaf Rag	1898 or 1899Wikidata	—	—	Piano, Organ, Guitar, Cello, Flute, Oboe, violin, Voice, Bassoon, Vocal, Double Bass, Horn, Clarinet, Trombone, Ti	Blues, Jazz, Classical, Pop	124
The Easy Winners	—	—	—	Piano, Guitar, Cello, Flute, Oboe, violin, Clarinet, Trombone, Trumpet, Keyboard, Recorder, Mandolin, Saxophone	Blues, Jazz, Classical, R, Children	94
The Cascades	—	—	—	Piano, Organ, Guitar, Cello, Flute, Oboe, violin, Bassoon, Clarinet	Jazz, Classical, Children, American	65
Treemonisha	1907-1910IMSLP	—	—	Piano	Jazz, Classical	34
Bethena	1905IMSLP	—	—	Piano, Organ, Guitar, Cello, Flute, violin, Accordion	Jazz, Classical	47
The Ragtime Dance	1899, rev.1906IMSLP	—	—	Piano, Organ, Guitar, Cello, violin, Vocal, Double Bass, Dulcimer, Viola, Tenor Saxophone	Blues, Jazz, Classical	39
Pine Apple Rag	—	—	—	Piano, Organ, Guitar, Cello, Flute, Oboe, violin, Bassoon, Horn, Clarinet, English Horn, Viola	Blues, Jazz, Classical	56
The Chrysanthemum	1904IMSLP	—	—	Piano, Organ, Guitar, Cello, Flute, violin, Clarinet, percussion, Saxophone, Viola, Tenor Saxophone	Jazz, Classical	46
Solace	—	—	—	Piano, Cello, Flute, Oboe, violin, Bassoon, Horn, Clarinet, Tuba	Blues, Jazz, Classical	45
Magnetic Rag	1912-13?IMSLP	—	—	Piano, Organ, Cello, Flute, violin, Clarinet, Trombone, Tuba, Keyboard, Recorder, percussion, Saxophone, Viola	Jazz, Classical	42
Peacherine Rag	—	—	—	Piano, Organ, Guitar, Cello, Flute, Oboe, violin, Bassoon, Clarinet, Trombone, Trumpet, Keyboard, Recorder, Mando	Blues, Jazz, Classical	45
The Strenuous Life	1902IMSLP	—	—	Piano, Guitar, Cello, violin	Jazz, Classical	43
Weeping Willow	—	—	—	Piano, Organ, Guitar, Flute, Oboe, violin, Clarinet, Keyboard, Recorder, Mandolin, Harmonica	Blues, Jazz, Classical	38
Elite Syncopations	—	—	—	Piano, Organ, Guitar, Cello, Flute, Oboe, violin, Bassoon, Horn, Clarinet, Trombone, Trumpet, Tuba, Recorder, Engl	Blues, Jazz, Classical	41
Heliotrope Bouquet	—	—	—	Piano, Guitar, Flute, Oboe, violin, Recorder, Mandolin, Harmonica	Blues, Jazz, Classical	30
Swipesy - Cake Walk	—	—	—	Piano, Tuba, Saxophone	Jazz, Classical	33
A Breeze From Alabama	—	—	—	Piano, Guitar, Flute, Oboe, violin, Clarinet, Recorder, Mandolin, Saxophone, Harmonica, Viola	Jazz, Classical	31
Antoinette	—	—	—	Piano, Flute, Oboe, violin, Clarinet, Saxophone, Viola	Jazz, Classical	27
Pleasant Moments	—	—	—	Piano, Guitar, Cello, Flute, violin, Bassoon, Clarinet, percussion, Saxophone, Viola	Jazz, Classical	31
1. The Ragtime Dance	—	—	—	—	—	34
2. Bethena	—	—	—	—	—	17
Kismet Rag	—	—	—	Piano	Jazz, Classical	18
Paragon Rag	—	—	—	Piano, violin, Horn, Trombone, Tuba	Jazz, Classical	25
Nonpareil (None to Equal)	—	—	—	Piano, Flute, Oboe, violin, Recorder, Mandolin, Harmonica	Blues, Jazz, Classical	19
Entertainer, The	—	—	—	Piano, Flute, violin, Clarinet	Jazz, Classical	23
Euphonic Sounds	—	—	—	Piano, Tuba	Blues, Jazz, Classical	20
Fig Leaf Rag	1908IMSLP	—	—	Piano, Cello, Flute, Oboe, violin, Bassoon, Horn, Clarinet, percussion, Saxophone, Viola	Blues, Jazz, Classical	27
Reflection Rag	1904, 1907-1908?IMSLP	—	—	Piano, Flute, percussion, Xylophone, Marimba	Blues, Jazz, Classical	20
Rosebud	—	—	—	Piano	Jazz, Classical	20
Original Rags	1897-1898IMSLP	—	—	Piano, Organ, Guitar, Cello, Flute, Oboe, violin, Clarinet, Keyboard, Recorder, Mandolin, Banjo, Harmonica, Viola	Blues, Jazz, Classical	24
Wall Street Rag	—	—	—	Piano	Blues, Jazz, Classical	20
Augustan Club Waltz	—	—	—	Piano, Trumpet	Jazz, Classical	14
Cleopha	—	—	—	Piano, Guitar, Banjo	Blues, Jazz, Classical	19
Palm Leaf Rag	—	—	—	Piano, Organ, Keyboard, percussion, Xylophone, Marimba	Blues, Jazz, Classical	24
Stoptime Rag	—	—	—	Piano, Cello, Oboe, violin, Bassoon, Horn, Trombone, Tuba, Piccolo, percussion, Flexible Instrument, Viola, Teno	Jazz, Classical	17
Gladiolus Rag	—	—	—	Piano, Guitar, Flute, Horn, Trombone, Trumpet, Tuba, percussion	Jazz, Classical	20
Lily Queen	—	—	—	Piano, Guitar, Flute, Oboe, violin, Recorder, Mandolin, Harmonica	Jazz, Classical	12
Scott Joplin's New Rag	—	—	—	Piano, Organ, Clarinet, Keyboard	Blues, Jazz, Classical, Pop	16
Searchlight Rag	—	—	—	Piano	Jazz, Classical	14
Binks' Waltz	—	—	—	Piano, Guitar, violin, Piccolo, Dulcimer	Jazz, Classical	13
Rose Leaf Rag	—	—	—	Piano	Jazz, Classical	14
The Sycamore	—	—	—	Piano, Guitar	Jazz, Classical	16
Something Doing	—	—	—	Piano, Organ, Guitar, Flute, Oboe, violin, Keyboard, Recorder, Mandolin, Harmonica	Jazz, Classical	14
Country Club	—	—	—	Piano, Flute, violin, Viola	Jazz, Classical	13
Eugenia	—	—	—	Piano, Guitar	Blues, Jazz, Classical	14
Sugar Cane	—	—	—	Piano	Jazz, Classical	14
Sunflower Slow Drag	—	—	—	Piano, Guitar, Flute, Oboe, violin, Keyboard, Recorder, Mandolin, Harmonica	Jazz, Classical	16

Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 56796614. Portrait: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.