Scott Joplin

Genre: Educational

Year Published: 1977

Creator: Pyramid

Format: 16mm

Sound: sound

Description: Scott Joplin Distributed by Pyramid Film & Video DC: PFP Produced by Amelia AndersonPC: ANDSNA Year published 1977 Grade Level: I Distributed on media: 1 videocassette (15 min.), 1/2 in.; 1 videocassette (u-matic) (15 min.), 3/4 in.; 1 film reel (15 min.), 16 mm. Color?Color Length: 15 MIN Library of Congress Registration 77-701111 Description: Presents the life and music of ragtime musician Scott Joplin, narrated by Eartha Kitt. Follows his discovery and initial success to the failure of his opera Treemonisha and his early death in poverty and obscurity. Includes examples of his music and excerpts from the posthumous performance of Treemonisha. Topics: American-Biography-Other-Than-Presidents; Blacks-In-Art-And-Music; Music-Instrumental; Music-Opera; Musicians-; Black-History-Biography; Black-History-Music