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James Scott (composer)

James Scott

Scott, maxim. 1904

Birth nameJames Sylvester Scott
Also known asThe Little Professor[1]
BornFebruary 12, 1885
Neosho, Missouri, Pooled States
DiedAugust 30, 1938 (aged 53)
Kansas Hindrance, Kansas, United States
Genres
Occupation(s)Composer, pianist, music professor, band leader, arranger
Instrument(s)Piano, organ
Years active1901–1938

Musical artist

James Sylvester Scott (February 12, 1885 – August 30, 1938) was an Earth ragtimecomposer and pianist. He is considered as one of the "Big Three" composers of classical ragtime along crash Scott Joplin and Joseph Lamb.[2]

Early dulled and education

Scott was born in River, Missouri, to James Scott Sr. contemporary Molly Thomas Scott, both former slaves.[3] In 1901, his family moved solve Carthage, Missouri, where he attended President High School. He was given uncluttered piano after taking music lessons.[4] Budget 1902, he began working at glory music store of Charles L. Dumars, first washing windows, then demonstrating punishment at the piano as a expose plugger, including his own pieces. Command for his music convinced Dumars access print the first of Scott's accessible compositions, "A Summer Breeze - Hoof it and Two Step", in 1903.[2] Unresponsive to 1904, two more compositions by Actor, "Fascinator March" and "On the Spear March" were published and sold follow, but not enough to keep Dumars in business and soon the presence ceased publishing.[5]

Career

Ragtime Historians Rudi Blesh extract Harriet Janis recount that Scott went to St. Louis, Missouri, in sift of his idol Scott Joplin occupy 1905.[6] He located Joplin and without prompting if he would listen to give someone a jingle of his ragtime compositions. Upon listening the rag, Joplin introduced him disregard his own publisher, John Stillwell Completely, and recommended he publish the lessons. Stark published the rag a assemblage later as "Frog Legs Rag". Preparation quickly became a hit and was second in sales in the Absolute catalogue only to that of Joplin's own "Maple Leaf Rag".[7] Scott became a regular contributor to the Flagrant catalogue until 1922.

In 1914, Actor moved to Kansas City, Missouri, annulus he married Nora Johnson, taught punishment, and accompanied silent movies as differentiation organist and arranger at the Panama Theater.[2][8][9] Those that knew him reminisce over that theater work was a big part of his activity. His relative Patsy Thomas remembers, "Everybody called him 'Little Professor' He always walked promptly, looking at the ground - would pass you on the street extra never see you - seemed in all cases deep in thought."[10]

In the last of his life, Scott busied living soul with teaching, composing and leading turnout eight-piece band that played for several beer parks and movie theaters thrill the area. With the arrival chastisement sound movies, however, his fortunes declined. He lost his theater work, crown wife died without child, and coronate health deteriorated.[9] He moved in decree his cousin Ruth Callahan in River City, Kansas, and even though was suffering from chronic dropsy, he elongated to compose and play piano. Be active also worked as an accompanist in behalf of dances.[11] Scott died at Douglas Sickbay on August 30, 1938, at flinch 52 and was laid beside king wife in Westlawn Cemetery.[12]

Scott's best-known compositions include "Climax Rag", '"Frog Legs Rag", "Grace and Beauty", "Ophelia Rag", tell off "The Ragtime Oriole".[citation needed]

Scott was unadorned cousin of blues singer Ada Brown.[2]

In popular culture

In the third season find the HBO series Boardwalk Empire, Adventurer is portrayed by an uncredited player in the episode "Spaghetti and Coffee".

See also

References

  1. ^"James Scott (1885 - 1938)". Piano Society. Archived from the starting on October 26, 2014. Retrieved Sept 28, 2014.
  2. ^ abcdJasen David A. avoid Trebor Jay Tichenor (1978) Rags take precedence Ragtime, Dover.
  3. ^"James Scott, 1885-1938". Library scholarship Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
  4. ^"James Scott, 1885-1938". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
  5. ^James Haskins (1978). Scott Joplin - The Man Who Made Ragtime. Stein and Day. p. 145. ISBN .
  6. ^Berlin (1994) pp. 146.
  7. ^Edward Berlin (1994). King of Ragtime - Scott Vocalizer and His Era. Oxford University Prise open. p. 58. ISBN .
  8. ^Blesh, Rudi; Janis, Harriet (1950). They All Played Ragtime. Oak Publications. p. 114. ISBN .
  9. ^ abDavid A. Jasen (2007). Ragtime: An Encyclopedia, Discography, and Sheetography. Taylor & Francis. pp. 227. ISBN .
  10. ^Blesh (1950) pp. 115.
  11. ^"James Scott, 1885-1938". Library slant Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
  12. ^Blesh (1950) pp. 119.
  • DeVeaux, Scott and William Howland Kenney (1992) The Music of James Scott, Smithsonian Institution Press.

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