
Composer Profile: Scott Joplin, ‘Father of Ragtime’
https://operawire.com/composer-profile-scott-joplin-father-of-ragtime/
Scott Joplin was one of America’s most renowned black composers, garnering the title of “King of Ragtime.” Born in 1868 as the second of six children to an ex-slave from North Carolina and a freeborn woman from Kentucky, his birthday and place of birth remain points of contention to this day. He grew up in Arkansas and learned basic music {…}







