Pros: There’s a folksy feel to both the voice and the illustrations of this picture book biography that draws the reader in immediately. Its success allowed him to leave saloons forever and focus on composing, creating “an American music like the country itself–a patchwork of sounds and colors.” Includes a lengthy author’s note with additional information, a bibliography, and a recommended listening list. His love of a new form of music, ragtime, led to his most famous composition, “The Maple Leaf Rag”. But the pull of music was too great, and Scott started playing in saloons, gradually working his way up to more respectable establishments and a chance to go to college. When Scott was old enough, though, his father told him he should get a job on the railroad, one of the only opportunities for a young African American man to find steady work. His parents encouraged his talents by buying him a piano, not an easy feat for the impoverished family, and got him lessons when his mother offered to clean the music teacher’s house. Scott Joplin is to this day the best-known ragtime composer and performer of all-time.Summary: Scott Joplin grew up in a musical family in Texarkana, Arkansas. Four years later Joplin was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for music. However, Treemonisha was staged again in 1972, and Joplin’s opera received the recognition it deserved. In spite of his efforts, his opera was a failure and closed after one performance. Treemonisha learns to read, and then provides hope and freedom for her community from people who wanted to take advantage of them. It tells the story of a young woman named Treemonisha who grew up in a community where few people went to school. In 1907, Joplin moved to New York City, to produce his opera, Treemonisha. It was there that he wrote many of his best known rags, including, "The Entertainer." Louis, the hotbed of ragtime music, in early 1900. Four years later he published, "Maple Leaf Rag." The song quickly grew in popularity and people began referring to Joplin as the "King of Ragtime." In 1895 Joplin was given his first opportunity to publish his own compositions. Joplin's ragtime music was popular with the visitors and by 1897 ragtime had become a national craze. The fair was attended by twenty-seven million visitors. In 1893, Joplin was invited to perform at the Chicago World's Fair. He found steady work in churches and saloons. In the late 1880's Joplin left home to become a traveling musician. It wasn't too long before Joplin was performing as a pianist and singing in a quartet with three boys that lived in his hometown of Texarkana. Several local teachers helped him, but most of his musical education was guided by Julius Weiss, a German music professor who had immigrated to Texas in the late 1860’s. His parents gave Scott a basic musical education, and at seven years old he began teaching himself to play the piano while his mother cleaned houses.Īs a boy Joplin loved to play the piano and practiced every day after school. His father played the violin at parties in North Carolina and his mother sang and played the banjo. Texas is the home of long horn steer, BBQ, and everything big!īoth of Scott Joplin's parents were musicians. Joplin was born in Texarkana, Texas around 1868, and was one of six kids. Meet Scott Joplin | Composer Biography for Kids (Lesson Transcript)
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