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King of ragtime Sheet music for Scott Joplin's “Euphonic Sounds: A Syncopated Novelty”
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Born 1867 or 1868 • Texas
Died April 1, 1917 • New York City • New York
Awards And Honors Pulitzer Prize (1976)
Notable Works “Treemonisha”

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King of ragtime
Sheet music for Scott Joplin's “Euphonic Sounds: A Syncopated Novelty”
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