SCOTT JOPLIN

JOPLIN COMPOSITIONS

• The Entertainer
• The Ragtime Dance
• Maple Leaf Rag

General Information-
Born- 1868
Died-1917
First black 'Murican Composer

CHILDHOOD

• Born on the border between Texas and Arkansas
• He took piano lessons as a kid
• He was a traveling musician

WHAT WAS HAPPENING

• Henry Ford came along to make cars.
• The Wright Brothers made planes at the time.
• WW1 started in 1914.

FAMILY

• His parents' names were Florence Givens and Giles Joplin.
• Florence was a singer and a banjo player
• Giles was a violinist
• His father was a slave
• He had 5 brothers and sisters.

ADULT LIFE

• Wrote many popular songs
• His first song was Original Rag
• He also made ballet and opera music too

DEATH

• He died from dimensia, a form of syphillis
• He died on April 1,1917
• He was though to have it years earlier but it wasn't as bad
• He was buried at Saint Michaels cemetery in East Elmurst
• His grave was unmarked for 57 years

LEGACY

• Changed tastes for American Music
• Appreciated African American Writers
• Movies made about him
• Forever recognized as the king of ragtime writers.