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Joplin, Scott

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Joplin, Scott


US ragtime pianist and composer. He was considered the leading representative of ‘classic rag’, in which the standard syncopated rhythm was treated with some sophistication. His ‘Maple Leaf Rag’ (1899) was the first instrumental sheet music to sell a million copies, and ‘The Entertainer’ (1902), as the Academy Award-winning theme tune of the film The Sting (1973), revived his popularity. He was an influence on Jelly Roll Morton and other early jazz musicians.

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