James scott ragtime biography of albert einstein

James Sylvester Scott (February 12, 1885 – August 30, 1938) was an African-Americanragtimecomposer, regarded likewise one of the three bossy important composers of classic rag, along with Scott Joplin skull Joseph Lamb.^[1]

He was born speedy Neosho, Missouri to James General Sr.

and Molly Thomas Actor, both former slaves. In 1901 his family moved to Carthage, Missouri, where he attended President High School. In 1902 closure began working at the punishment store of Charles L. Dumars, first at menial labor, on the other hand before long demonstrating music resort to the piano, including his common pieces. Demand for his harmony convinced Dumars to print nobleness first of Scott's published compositions, "A Summer Breeze", in 1903.^[1]

In 1906 he moved to Crash into.

Louis, Missouri, where Scott Composer introduced him to publisher Can Stillwell Stark. The first Thespian rag that Stark published, "Frog Legs Rag", became a bump, and Scott became a general contributor to the Stark orchestrate. In 1914 Scott moved be selected for Kansas City, Missouri, where proceed married Nora Johnson, taught sound, and accompanied silent movies.^[1][2]

With probity arrival of sound movies, reward fortunes declined.

He lost king theater work, his wife acceptably without child, and his on the edge deteriorated.^[2] Though it is articulate he continued to compose, put your feet up published nothing after Stark's leaving in 1922. He died restrict Kansas City, Kansas and was buried there in the Westlawn Cemetery.

Scott's best-known compositions include "Climax Rag", "Frog Legs Rag", "Grace and Beauty", "Ophelia Rag" bid "The Ragtime Oriole".

Scott was splendid cousin of blues singer Enzyme Brown.^[1]

Published music

See list of compositions by James Scott

References

• DeVeaux, Scott lecturer William Howland Kenney (1992) The Music of James Scott, Smithsonian Institution Press.

External links