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Scott joplin ragtime3/16/2023 ![]() As such, “King of Ragtime” represents the best available current knowledge of this subject. Much has been added to what was known about Joplin since their book appeared, but Berlin’s own investigations have yielded a significant wealth of new material. He honors the accomplishments of Blesh and Janis but points out that they were untrained in formal historical research. Berlin makes clear the necessity of producing a new biography of Joplin. In his preface to “King of Ragtime: Scott Joplin and His Era”, author Edward A. Contributing to this momentum was the 1950 publication of Rudi Blesh and Harriet Janis’ book, “They All Played Ragtime.” This was the first biography of Joplin, and was accepted as the definitive text on its subject. Its revival commenced in the 1940’s and gathered a momentum that peaked in the 1970’s, establishing its solid place in the repertoire. Ragtime fell into obscurity with the advent of World War I and with new developments in jazz forms. After the publication of “Maple Leaf Rag” he became known for the rest of his life as “The King of Ragtime.” The unprecedented standard of excellence that he set and maintained earned ragtime world-wide renown. ![]() Scott Joplin was a quiet, serious man who composed some of the liveliest, happiest music ever written. ![]() King of Ragtime: Scott Joplin and His Era The following book review by Jeffrey Chappell appeared in Piano & Keyboard Magazine, November/December 1994 issue. ![]()
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