Berlin, Edward A. <br/><br/>
King of ragtime  : Scott Joplin and his era 
/ Edward A. Berlin. 
 - New York  : Oxford University Press  , 1995. 
 - xii, 334 p.  : ill.  ; 24 cm. 
<br/><br/> "First published in 1994 by Oxford University Press ... First issued as an Oxford University Press paperback, 1995"--T.p. verso. 
<br/><br/>List of Joplin's works: p. [259]-270. Includes bibliographical references (p. [325]-327), music, and index. 
<br/><br/> Joplin knew he had a distinctive talent and so did several well-placed contemporaries, yet he never realized widespread acclaim during his lifetime (1868-1917). If he were alive today he could revel in the unique ways his music has placed him at the top: concert artists' repertoire; film music; an annual festival; even a postage stamp. Still, information on Joplin has been sparse. Here Berlin (author of Ragtime: A Musical and Cultural History, LJ 3/1/80) helps by examining dates and events that are in question. Berlin provides two interesting features: a detailed listing of music published and copyrighted by Joplin during his lifetime and the music and text of three songs arranged by Joplin that were left out of NYPL's definitive The Complete Works of Scott Joplin (1981). 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780195101089 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>96107624 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Joplin, Scott , 1868-1917 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Composers----United States----Biography
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>ML410.J75  / B5 1995 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>780.2 BER