APP-766 Internal 4/22/17 PRT: 01:03:13 ID1875 Scott Joplin’s Ragtime – Part 1 Music 1hr 4mins Acclaimed New York concert pianist Richard Dowling is known for his skill at performing the complete piano works of composer Scott Joplin. Joplin (1868-1917) achieved historical fame for his ragtime pieces and was known as the ‘King of Ragtime. His life was always directed toward music; a child of entertainers, studied classical music in college, and soon after established his fame as a ragtime composer, taking the country by storm. He died at the age of 48. This is a four part series of Scott Joplin’s complete works; Dowling mixes the order of Joplin’s published compositions to give variety for the listener.