Destined to be the definitive work on the man and his music, King of
Ragtime is written by Edward A. Berlin. A renowned authority on Joplin
and the author of the acclaimed and widely cited Ragtime: A Musical and
Cultural History, Berlin redefines the Scott Joplin biography. Using the
tools of a trained musicologist, he has uncovered a vast amount of new
information about Joplin. His biography truly documents the story of the
composer, replacing the myths and unsupported anecdotes of previous
histories. Berlin paints a vivid picture of the ragtime years, placing Scott
Joplin's story in its historical context. The composer emerges as a
representative of the first post-Civil War generation of African
Americans, of the men and women who found in the world of entertainment a
way out of poverty and lowly social status. King of Ragtime recreates
the excitement of these pioneers, who dreamed of greatness as they
sought to expand the limits society placed upon their race.
ISBN: 0195087399 | 1994 | EPUB/MOBI | 352 pages | 12 MB/12 MB
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