Composer of the Week - Scott Joplin (1867-1917)
Donald Macleod looks at the African-American composer, a pioneer of the ragtime style
Composer of the Week - Scott Joplin (1867-1917) - Episode 4
Scott Joplin (1867-1917). 4/5: Lost in New York. Donald Macleod and Susan Curtis look at Joplin's final decade in New York, with the composer struggling for recognition in the city.
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Composer of the Week - Scott Joplin (1867-1917) - Ragtime's Revival
Scott Joplin (1867-1917): 5/5. Ragtime's Revival: Donald Macleod and Morten Gunnar Larsen track the phenomenal revival of Joplin's music.
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Composer of the Week - Scott Joplin (1867-1917) - The Ragtime Craze
Scott Joplin (1867-1917). 2/5: The Ragtime Craze. Donald Macleod talks to Susan Curtis about how the Chicago World Fair and economic crisis helped the ragtime craze take hold.
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Composer of the Week - Scott Joplin (1867-1917) - The Ragtime Debate
Scott Joplin (1867-1917). 3/5: The Ragtime Debate. Donald Macleod examines how America's critics and musical establishment responded to ragtime.
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Composer of the Week - Scott Joplin (1867-1917) - The Roots of Ragtime
Scott Joplin (1867-1917): 1/5. The Roots of Ragtime: With the help of ragtime performer Morten Gunnar Larsen, Donald Macleod looks at Scott Joplin's beginnings.
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