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Maple Leaf Rag

The "Maple Leaf Rag" (copyright registered on September 18, 1899) is an early ragtime musical piece composed for piano by Scott Joplin. It was one of Joplin's early works, becoming the model for ragtime compositions by subsequent composers. It is one of the most famous of all ragtime pieces. Its success led to Joplin being dubbed the "King of Ragtime" by…

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Genre
Ragtime
Publisher
John Stark & Son
Form
Rag
Published
1899 (1899)

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Maple Leaf Rag

Nodes70
Edges69
Triples60
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.028571
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Maple Leaf Rag

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related to background · 16
Maple Leaf Rag → Although, Arthur Marshall, Brun Campbell, His, It, Joplin, Joplin's, Maple Leaf Club, Maple Leaf Rag's, March, Missouri, Original Rags, Prior, Sedalia, The, The Maple Leaf
related to Popularity and legacy · 13
Maple Leaf Rag → America, Berlin, Edward, However, In, Joplin, Joplin's, Later, Rudi Blesh, Scott Joplin, The, The Entertainer, There
related to Lyrics · 12
Maple Leaf Rag → Accomack County, African American Vernacular English, Brown's, In, Joplin's, Maple Leaf Rag Song, Modern, Ron O'Dell, Stark, Sydney Brown, Virginia, While
related to External links · 7
Maple Leaf Rag → International Music Score Library, Joplin, MIDI, Mutopia Project, Project, Scores, Scott
related to Structure · 5
Maple Leaf Rag → Each, It, Joseph Lamb, Sensation, The
Form · 1
Maple Leaf Rag → Rag
Genre · 1
Maple Leaf Rag → Ragtime
Published · 1
Maple Leaf Rag → 1899 (1899)
Publisher · 1
Maple Leaf Rag → John Stark & Son

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joplin maple leaf rag ragtime joplin's scott music piece first new piano time rags one isbn 1899 later york retrieved

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Maple Leaf RagFormRag1.00infobox
Maple Leaf RagGenreRagtime1.00infobox
Maple Leaf RagPublished1899 (1899)1.00infobox
Maple Leaf RagPublisherJohn Stark & Son1.00infobox
the New Orleans Rhythm Kings in the 1920sinstance ofwith artists0.80text
and Sidney Bechet in the 1930s giving it up-to-date adaptationsinstance ofwith artists0.80text
maintaining a timeless quality to itinstance ofwith artists0.80text
Maple Leaf Ragrelated to backgroundThe0.60section
Maple Leaf Ragrelated to backgroundSedalia0.60section
Maple Leaf Ragrelated to backgroundMissouri0.60section
Maple Leaf Ragrelated to backgroundJoplin0.60section
Maple Leaf Ragrelated to backgroundArthur Marshall0.60section

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