How many rags did Scott Joplin write?

Joplin published 44 rags for the piano. A couple of these -- the 'concert waltz' Bethena, for example -- are not rags in the strict sense but are ragtime-style pieces in other genres. read more

Lyrics by Scott Joplin: Something Doing: Cakewalk March: 1903: With Scott Hayden: Weeping Willow: Rag Time Two Step: 1903: Little Black Baby: Song: 1903: Lyrics by Louise Armstrong Bristol: Palm Leaf Rag: Slow Drag: 1903: Guest of Honor, A A Guest of Honor: Rag Time Opera: 1903: Lost: Dude's Parade: Excerpt from Opera: 1903: Lost - unpublished. read more

Joplin published 44 rags for the piano. A couple of these -- the 'concert waltz' Bethena, for example -- are not rags in the strict sense but are ragtime-style pieces in other genres. These pieces sold quite well for the most part, though within Joplin's lifetime nothing topped the early success of his Maple Leaf Rag. read more

Joplin did for the rag what Chopin did for the mazurka. His style ranged from tones of torment to stunning serenades that incorporated the bolero and the tango." Biographer Susan Curtis wrote that Joplin's music had helped to "revolutionise American music and culture" by removing Victorian restraint. read more