7/28/2023 0 Comments 1902 scott joplin piano rag![]() And he was born just a few years after Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. This is, to me, such a turn-of-the-century story. But he did have this whole other side to his writing, right? And that doesn't really get that much coverage.ĭOWNES: Right. And when ragtime went mainstream - and I guess what I mean by that is, when it was discovered by white America - it took over as this kind of national craze.įADEL: Now, Joplin wrote a lot of ragtime pieces. You know, it's kind of 19th century parlor music. At the time, mainstream music was very polite. (SOUNDBITE OF SCOTT JOPLIN'S "MAPLE LEAF RAG")ĭOWNES: That piece of music got so popular that it's said that they sold over a million copies of the sheet music in his lifetime.įADEL: And ragtime at that time was considered really cutting-edge music, right?ĭOWNES: Right. It kind of started in 1899, when he sold a tune called "Maple Leaf Rag." And he was largely responsible for inventing and developing it. Ragtime was the American music of his day. ![]() And that was one of my assigned pieces.įADEL: So let's talk about just how popular Scott Joplin was in his lifetime.ĭOWNES: Yeah. I mean, even I - I don't play piano, but I did for a year. ![]() My mom took us to see "The Sting." And, you know, like every other kid in America who was taking piano lessons, I wanted to learn to play "The Entertainer."įADEL: Yeah. So was that piece, "The Entertainer," how you first discovered Scott Joplin?ĭOWNES: It was. It's so good to be here.įADEL: Good morning. Pianist Lara Downes is revisiting Joplin's music in a new album.įADEL: Lara Downes has spent the last few years showcasing the work of overlooked and underappreciated Black composers. The first was in 1902, when Scott Joplin's name was synonymous with the style known as ragtime. And when this version appeared in the film "The Sting," it became a nationwide sensation for the second time. (SOUNDBITE OF SCOTT JOPLIN'S "THE ENTERTAINER")įADEL: That's "The Entertainer," written by Scott Joplin. A 70-year-old piano piece made its way to the Top 10 on the pop charts.
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