File:RagTimeDance-ScottJoplin(v1902) Page 01.jpg

DescriptionRagTimeDance-ScottJoplin(v1902) Page 01.jpg	English: Sheet music published by Stark Music Co, 1902
Date	1 January 1902
Source	Sheet music published by Stark Music Co, 1902
Author	Scott Joplin  (1868–1917)       Alternative names pseudonym: Vua của Ragtime; The king of Ragtime Description American composer He was a ragtime composer. Date of birth/death 1868  1 April 1917  Location of birth/death Texas, United States of America New York City, United States of America Work period 1895–1917 Authority file : Q191499 VIAF: 56796614 ISNI: 0000000109045211 LCCN: n50039880 MusicBrainz: aec8a328-d2e8-4780-b2ea-318c7f8d6f75 Open Library: OL2745948A WorldCat creator QS:P170,Q191499
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Note that the other version linked above is the 1906 cover from the piano-rag edition. This is the rarer 1902 cover from the original song edition, words and music by Scott Joplin.

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