Scott Joplin, the son of a Freed Slave and a Freeborn Woman, was a first Generation Free Black American born around 1868. Joplin was born in Texas; it was a time and place where the air was electrified with a plethora of stimulating sounds. Gospel hymns, plantation songs, the blues, nature and human activity culminated into a great symphony of humanity. From an early age he showed great talent and desire to learn more about music. A German Music Professor, Julius Weiss, overheard Joplin playing and offered the 11-year-old free music lessons.
Ragtime as a musical form was born from marches, the cakewalk, and jigs and usually was performed on the piano or banjo. Ragtime's African American Roots gave it a shaky start due to rampant prejudice; however, Scott Joplin brought the form to maturity as Classical Ragtime. Joplin's influence spread ragtime across color barriers and brought recognition and appreciation to African American music. "Joplin's ragtime expressed the intensity and energy of a modern urban America" (Scott and Rutkoff, 2001). Joplin Died in 1917 at the age of 48, cutting short a remarkable musical career. Some of his works have been lost, however those that have survived influenced Jazz, Blues, and many other music forms.
In 1970, Joplin was inducted in the Songwriters Hall of Fame by the National Academy of Popular Music and in 1976 Joplin was awarded a posthumous Pulitzer Prize for his contribution to American music.
period of Scott Joplin. Theodore Roosevelt became the President of the United States. Theodore Roosevelt and his wife made a big difference back then and now. The U.S. Population was at 75 million in the early 1900 and now the population is 323.1 million. The Galveston hurricane was one of the greatest storm in the 1900, a category 4 storm.
Scott Joplin was the second out of six children. Born on November 24,1868 in Northeast Texas. His father was a slave and his mother was a free women. Scott Joplin…
Scott Joplin was one one the greatest Arkansan has ever known, Scott Joplin was an African American musician, composer, and artist. He was born somewhere around November 24, 1967 or 1868 and died April 1, 1917 from tertiary syphilis. The reason why there’s such a gap in his Birthdate is there was no written or remembered birth certificate or documents to remember what date he was born. In this research paper, it will describe the life of Scott Joplin from things like his childhood, his young adulthood…
1890-1899
My decade is an interesting one. I decided to approach on the decade with an emphasis on Scott Joplin and rag-time.
In 1890-99 in Political and Social aspects:
1890:
• 1890-Sherman anti-trust law was passed
• Yosemite National Park was created by an Act of Congress
• 200 Sioux are killed by soldiers at Wounded Knee, SD
Published: Emily Dickinson – “Poems”; Howells, “A Hazard of new Fortunes”
1891:
• First International Copyright Law…
Ragtime is an American style, originating in the southern states in the mid-to late 1800s. It was named in reference to the “time” in which it is played (like waltz-time, march-time, etc). Rag refers to the broken melody in which it is written. Breaking up a rhythm was known as ragging. Ragtime is defined as a “genre of musical composition for the piano, generally in duple meter and containing a highly syncopated treble lead over a rhythmically steady bass”. Like rock’n’roll, it was, in its beginnings…
known ragtime composition was by a Pianist Tommy Turpin called Harlem Rag in 1892. Originally the early ragtime jazz was used in marches, waltzes, and other traditional song forms with the common characteristic of syncopation. A few years later Scott Joplin published his first two rags in 1895. Ragtime really emerged and became extremely…
The "Maple Leaf Rag" (copyright registered on September 18, 1899) is an early ragtime musical composition for piano composed by Scott Joplin. It was one of Joplin's early works, and became the model for ragtime compositions by subsequent composers. It is one of the most famous of all ragtime pieces. As a result Joplin was called the "King of…
adult life, and retirement.
Teekeela Louise Burris was born on November 25th, 1938 in Trenton, Missouri. Her mother named her after a character she read about in a book when she was in seventh grade. She is the daughter of Porter Webster Scott and Theta Marie Scott. She had a sister, Linda Marie, that was three years and three months younger than her. She also had a brother, Marty, that was younger than her.
She lived on a small farm in Trenton until she was nine years old. The small farm consisted…
unifying social force and a powerful movement in cultural identity of blacks and whites.
Nevertheless, jazz was founded in New Orleans by African Americans and European immigrants. One of the most successful and famous jazz founders was Scotty Joplin. Also, the…
is defined as music that originates in a traditional part of a popular culture or that is written in such a style.
RAG-TIME- is an original musical genre which enjoyed its peak popularity between 1897 and 1918. Its primary singer/ player was Scott Joplin
JAZZ-a music genre that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States
POP- music of general appeal to teenagers, a bland watered-down version of Rock'n'Roll with more rhythm and…
phrase in African American music may be older, it has been attested to since 1912, when Hart Wand's "Dallas Blues" became the first copyrighted blues composition. In lyrics the phrase is often used to describe a depressed mood.
History
1899 – Scott Joplin publishes “Maple Leaf Rag”, making ragtime main influence on the Piedmont style of blues.
1912 – The first blues songs, including W.C. Handy’s “Memphis Blues”, are published as sheet music.
1917 – The United States enters World War I. Military…
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