Composer
Tom Turpin
American ragtime composer and saloon-keeper (1871-1922)
1871–1922
7 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1871
- Died
- 1922
- Birthplace
- Savannah
- Place of death
- St. Louis
- Citizenship / historical state
- United States
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Modern
Biography
Thomas Million John Turpin (November 18, 1871(?) – August 13, 1922) was an American composer of ragtime music. Turpin is credited with the first published rag by an African American, his "Harlem Rag" of 1897 (although it was composed by 1892, a year before ragtime's introduction to the world at the 1893 World's Fair).
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Life and musical career
- Instruments played
- piano
- Genres
- jazz
- VIAF ID
- 66733732
- ISNI
- 0000000081467462
- GND ID
- 129348341
- Library of Congress ID
- n88006024
- MusicBrainz ID
- b35fb3cc-baca-4241-bd05-6b54ac730657
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Piano
- Genres represented
- Blues, Jazz
- Source entries with composition dates
- 0
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Sheet music catalogue
Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.
| Title | Work details | Listed instruments | Sheet music |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harlem Rag | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| A Ragtime Nightmare | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| The Buffalo Rag | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| The St. Louis Rag | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Ragtime Nightmare | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| The St. Louis Rage | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Bowery Buck | See work details |
| View sheet music |
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 66733732. Portrait: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.