Artist description Robert Daria plays the piano music of Scott Joplin the way it was meant to be played.

Music Style Ragtime

Musical Influences Scott Joplin

Similar Artists Scott Joplin

Artist History Robert Daria was sick of hearing the lousy renditions of the great Scott Joplin's music. (Although a wonderful movie, THE STING, took lots of liberties with Joplin's music, which started a horrendous trend). People started playing Joplin way too fast (They also did that in Joplin's time. Ragtime players would have contests to see who could play Maple Leaf Rag the fastest). Some music "scholors" took the opposite approach and started playing his music too slow. Other orchestrators (listen to any MUZAK-STYLE arrangement of The Entertainer) leave out entire SECTIONS of his works.Hence, Robert Daria's renditions. Played as written. Researched as to how fast/slow they were really played. Scott Joplin himself said: "Ragtime should never be played fast."

Instruments Piano

Albums The Piano Music of Scott Joplin Volumes 1-3.

Press Reviews Ernesto Cortazar, MP3's top artist, named THE PIANO MUSIC OF SCOTT JOPLIN as the featured site for July, 2000. Go to www.spindletop.org for a fascinating history of a Texas Oil well strike, with Joplin's music as the soundtrack.

Location Yonkers, NY - USA

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