That piece, “Maple Leaf Rag,” crowned Scott Joplin the ... kindles aural tension. Joplin composed dozens of other piano rags, including “The Entertainer,” most recognized as the theme ...

Dubbed the ‘King of Ragtime’, Scott ... piano and later pursued music and piano studies at the George R. Smith College. He relocated to St Louis in 1900 and worked closely with the publisher John ...