That opera, A Guest of Honor, is now lost, because (**) its manuscripts were seized by creditors.
The setting of his first opera was a presidential dinner hosted by Theodore Roosevelt. That opera, A Guest of Honor, is now lost, because (**) its manuscripts were seized by creditors. Among his piano compositions are one that commemorates an 1896 train incident titled The Great Crush Collision March (*), and another co-written with Scott Hayden, The Sunflower Slow Drag. Another of his compositions, Solace: A Mexican Serenade, uses the habanera rhythm, a style that is also seen in his Wall Street Rag. For ten points, name this American composer of The Chrysanthemum and the Gladiolous Rag, who is best known for his Maple Leaf Rag.
The setting of his first opera was a presidential dinner hosted by Theodore Roosevelt.
Scott Joplin