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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 7 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
WorkYear composedCatalogue / opusKey in titleListed instrumentsGenreEditions
Cleopha - March and Two step — —— —— 0
A Breeze From Alabama - A Ragtime Two Step — —— —— —
The Entertainer - A Ragtime Two Step — —— —— —
The Strenuous Life - A Ragtime Two Step — —— —— 0
Weeping Willow - Ragtime Two Step — —— —— —
Palm Leaf Rag - A Slow Drag — —— —— —
The Favorite - Ragtime Two Step — —— —— —
The Sycamore - A Concert Rag — —— —— —
The Cascades - A Rag — —— —— —
The Chrysanthemum - An Afro-Intermezzo — —— —— —
Bethena - A Concert Waltz — —— —— 0
Rosebud - Two Step — —— —— —
Leola - Two Step — —— —— 0
Antoinette - March and Two Step — —— —— —
Sugar Cane - A Ragtime Classic Two-Step — —— —— —
Solace - A Mexican Serenade — —— —— 0
Pleasant Moments - Ragtime Waltz — —— —— —
Country Club - Rag Time Two-Step — —— —— —
Euphonic Sounds - A Syncopated Novelty — —— —— —
Reflection Rag - Syncopated Musings — —— —— —
Sunflower Slow Drag - A Rag Time Two Step — —— —— —
Something Doing - Cake Walk March — —— —— —
Lily Queen - A Ragtime Two-Step — —— —— —
Heliotrope Bouquet - A Slow Drag Two-Step — —— —— —
Rose Leaf Rag - A Ragtime Two-Step — —— —— —
Searchlight Rag - A Syncopated March and Two Step — —— —— —
Discography of 78 RPM Records of Jopjlin Works — —— PianoJazz, Classical —
Selective Discography of 33 1/3 RPM Records of Joplin Works — —— PianoJazz, Classical —
The Crush Collision March — —— —— 0
The Rose-Bud March — —— —— —
The Weeping Willow — —— —— 0
Luther — —— PianoJazz, Classical 1
PLAYING IN B FLAT MAJOR & G MINOR — —— PianoJazz, Classical —
Unit 5 - Exploring Scales — —— PianoJazz, Classical —
My Own Song - improvising in A B A form — —— PianoJazz, Classical —
CASCADES, THE (JOPLIN) — —— —— —
Pineapple Rag — —— —— 0
Afternoon Rag — —— PianoJazz, Classical —
The Augustan Club Waltzes — —— —— 0
Weeping Willow: A Ragtime Two Step — —— —— —
Streets Of Laredo — —— Flute, Double Bass, Trombone, TrumpetJazz, Classical —
Bill Baily Won't You Please Come Home — —— FluteJazz, Classical —
Shenandoah — —— Cello, Flute, violin, Double BassJazz, Classical —
This Train — —— Cello, Flute, violin, Double Bass, Clarinet, Trombone, Trumpet, Saxophone, Autoharp, ViolaJazz, Classical 6
Aura Lee — —— Cello, Flute, violin, Double Bass, Trombone, Trumpet, SaxophoneJazz, Classical —
The Entertainer Theme — —— —— —
The Swan — —— FluteJazz, Classical —
The Ragtime Dance, A Stop-Time Two-Step — —— —— —

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.