The works of Scott Joplin, probably the most successful ragtime composer, are undoubtedly among the timeless classics and standard works in piano lessons. This volume of the series "e;Schott Piano Classics"e; contains a carefully selected compilation of his 20 best-known ragtimes in the original version. In addition, the edition contains a "e;School of Ragtime"e; written by Joplin himself, in which the stylistics and special playing techniques of ragtime are explained and illustrated with practical playing exercises.