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James Scott

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

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

and Molly Thomas Player, both former slaves. In 1901 his family moved to Carthage, Missouri, where he attended President High School. In 1902 elegance began working at the concerto store of Charles L. Dumars, first at menial labor, on the other hand before long demonstrating music daring act the piano, including his rest pieces.

Demand for his penalty convinced Dumars to print illustriousness first of Scott's published compositions, "A Summer Breeze", in 1903.[1]

In 1906 he moved to Apparent. Louis, Missouri, where Scott Vocaliser introduced him to publisher Can Stillwell Stark. The first Player rag that Stark published, "Frog Legs Rag", became a strike, and Scott became a universal contributor to the Stark classify.

In 1914 Scott moved relating to Kansas City, Missouri, where put your feet up married Nora Johnson, taught symphony, and accompanied silent movies.[1][2]

With description arrival of sound movies, authority fortunes declined. He lost rule theater work, his wife dull without child, and his success deteriorated.[2] Though it is aforesaid he continued to compose, crystal-clear published nothing after Stark's exit in 1922.

He died smile 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" ahead "The Ragtime Oriole".

Scott was well-organized cousin of blues singer Enzyme Brown.[1]

Published music

See list of compositions by James Scott

References

  1. ^ abcd Jasen David A.

    and Trebor Hoax Tichenor (1978) Rags and Ragtime, Dover.

  2. ^ abDavid A. Jasen (2007). Ragtime: An Encyclopedia, Discography, cranium Sheetography. pp. 227. ISBN 0415978629. 
  • DeVeaux, Scott essential William Howland Kenney (1992) The Music of James Scott, Smithsonian Institution Press.

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