Daily updated free sheet music resource for new musicians and enthusiasts!

James Scott Sheet Music

James Scott James Sylvester Scott (February 12, 1885 – August 30, 1938) was an African-American ragtime composer, regarded as one of the three most important composers of classic ragtime, along with Scott Joplin and Joseph Lamb.

He was born in Neosho, Missouri to James Scott Sr. and Molly Thomas Scott, both former slaves. In 1901 his family moved to Carthage, Missouri, where he attended Lincoln High School. In 1902 he began working at the music store of Charles L. Dumars, first at menial labor, but before long demonstrating music at the piano, including his own pieces. Demand for his music convinced Dumars to print the first of Scott's published compositions, "A Summer Breeze", in 1903.

In 1906 he moved to St. Louis, Missouri, where Scott Joplin introduced him to publisher John Stillwell Stark. The first Scott rag that Stark published, 'Frog Legs Rag', became a hit, and Scott became a regular contributor to the Stark catalogue. In 1914 Scott moved to Kansas City, Missouri, where he married Nora Johnson, taught music, and accompanied silent movies.
Piano
4
pages
57.16KB - 3340d ago
Piano
4
pages
200.96KB - 5172d ago




Latest Artists

Hillsong United × 3
Ludovico Einaudi × 2
Katy Perry × 1
Dang the Phong × 1
Ellie Lily Farrer × 1
Larry Clark × 1
Mika Nakashima × 1
Keith Jarrett × 2
Kyle Gabler × 1
Leopoldo Federico × 1
Eric Clapton × 1
Edges × 1
Guillaume Lekeu × 1
Gian Carlo Menotti × 1
W.A. Mozart × 3
Aerosmith × 1
Luis MIguel × 1
Jon English × 1
Rent × 1
Tony Hatch × 1
Wim Zwaag × 1
John Kander × 1
Harry Connick Jr. × 1
Edward Elgar × 1
Enya × 1
American square dance × 1
Steve Nelson × 1
Chantal Kreviazuk × 1
Thomas Elgar Sugar × 1
Vytauto Kernagio × 1
Carl Nielsen × 1
Michael Kamen × 1
Pachelbel × 3
Aaron Yan × 1
Red Garland × 1
G.P. Palestrina × 1
Astor Piazzola × 2
Jason Mraz × 1
Rick Founds × 1
Aphex Twin × 1
Antonin Dvorak × 1
Carlos Gardel × 2
Francis Lai × 1
Cat Stevens × 3
Chopin × 7
Thomas Morley × 1
The Academy Is × 1
Hitomi Kuroishi × 1
Duke Ellington × 2
Suzumiya Haruhi No Yuuutsu × 1
The free sheet music is provided for personal enjoyment only, not for resale purposes. The sheet music available to buy are provided by our partners who are the biggest and most respectable online merchants. For questions about your orders, please get in touch with the customer services of our partners.