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Ragtime Piano : SCOTT JOPLIN – ” The Entertainer ” (1902)

Scott Joplin (1868-1917)

Scott Joplin is considered the foremost composer of ragtime music. Many of his compositions, including “Maple Leaf Rag” and “The Entertainer,” were published and sold across the country. Ragtime, although based on European classical music, led to the development of the style known as stride piano, one of the first forms of jazz.