Scott Joplin - The Entertainer
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About 'The Entertainer'

Artist:

Scott Joplin (

biography)

Born:

1868 , Texarhana, Texas

Died:

1917 , New York

The Artist:

African-American composer and pianist. He composer many of the most popular ragtime classics, such as The Entertainer, and the Maple Leaf Rag.

Composed:

1902

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"The Entertainer" is sub-titled "A rag time two step", which was a form of dance popular until about 1911, and a style which was common among rags written at the time.
Scott Joplin was the first classically trained black composer to become a household name in America. Ragtime was eventually succeeded by jazz.
In 1973 "The Entertainer" was used as the theme music for the multiple Oscar winning film The Sting.

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C major (Sounding Pitch) (

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