Scott Joplin
Selected Discography
If it hadn't been for the Movie "The Sting," I may never have gotten into Scott Joplin as a composer,alt h o u g h I've always loved ragtime - even though there was very relationahip ( i f any)between the music & the actial plot of the movie. But I became a big Scott Joplin fan at that time, & have been one ever since (and that was almost 40 years ago). I've been very much into Mozart & Bach ever since beciming acquainted with Pandora; & a few days ago it struck me to bring up Mr. Joplin's name & have b
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I have heard in the past that he had tertiary syphilus and lost motor function of his hands which shortened his brilliant career. Unfortunatel y , he lived before the days of penicillin.
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In London, they recently place about 30 or 40 pianos all over the city,for anybody to play, that said, "Play me I'm yours." (you can see some of this if you go to you tube) One of the most popular musical genres was Scott Joplin.
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'drama tic' said it right - Joplin is the master. I own, "E Power Biggs plays Scott Joplin on the Pedal Harpsichord" on vinyl. Amazon.com has two copies left. This is an absolute masterpiece. You won't believe your ears.
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His songs make me feel so happy, they're beautiful! I always feel like dancing when I hear them... :)
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Joshua Rifkin is my absolute favorite interperator of Scott Joplin rags. I was fortunate to see him perform twice in Irvine, CA...front row. He is just as good in person as in the studio...no flaws. Perfection. Sometimes I listen to his CDs all day long. I wish Pandora would play ALL the selections on ALL his albums instead of just a few on this one. They are ALL magnificent. :D
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Having not read below, I didn't touch on a couple things which have been alluded to. There was a biographical film about Joplin - maybe a t.v. film - about 30 years ago. (Am I dating myself?) It answered a number of preciously "untouched" questions. Don't know how accurate the history was.
Also Joplin has a heavy influence in Gershwin's music, and vice versa. Just listen and you'll hear it yourself. Good to get in on this forum! |
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Joplin set the standart for ragtime (ragged time) piano in his own time. Now we are listening to everyone from the greats of another century to our own "new" great rag piano artists. But no one will ever replace or compare to the great Scott Joplin. It is too bad he died so young while he still had so much music inside which will never be heard.
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Pandora seems to have a surprisingly scant repretoire of Joplin's music...
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Well... he did compose Treemonisha. . . and I was more refering to jazz and other types of popular music.
He did intend to compose a symphony and a musical comedy after Treemonisha. . . but we'll never know what those would have sounded like. |
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I too am surprised there is no biographical information on Scott Joplin, where is it mentioned that he contributed to the opera at the turn of the 20th century?
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Scott Joplin was introducted to me in the movie "The Sting". The rhythm immediately was a hit with us. I have loved his sound ever since - happy music!!
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I am greatly surprised Joplin gets no biography on Pandora. He was the greatest ragtime composer of all time and had a subsequent influence on later musical genres in America.
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