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King of Ragtime - Scott Joplin and His Era (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
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King of Ragtime - Scott Joplin and His Era (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
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When it was first published in 1994, King of Ragtime: Scott Joplin
and his Era was widely heralded not only as the most thorough
investigation of Scott Joplin's life and music, but also as a
gripping read, almost a detective story. This new and expanded
edition-more than a third larger than the first-goes far beyond the
original publication in uncovering new details of the composer's
life and insights into his music. It explores Joplin's early,
pre-ragtime career as a quartet singer, a period of his life that
was previously unknown. The book also surveys the nature of ragtime
before Joplin entered the ragtime scene and how he changed the
style. Author Edward A. Berlin offers insightful commentary on each
of all of Joplin's works, showing his influence on other ragtime
and non-ragtime composers. He traces too Joplin's continued music
studies late in life, and how these reflect his dedication to
education and probably account for the radical changes that occur
in his last few rags. And he puts new emphasis on Joplin's efforts
in musical theater, bringing in early versions of his Ragtime Dance
and its precedents. Joplin's wife Freddie is shown to be a major
inspiration to his opera Treemonisha, with her family background
and values being reflected in that work. Joplin's reputation faded
in the 1920s-30s, but interest in his music slowly re-emerged in
the 1940s and gradually built toward a spectacular revival in the
1970s, when major battles ensued for possession of rights.
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