Maple Leaf Rag
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"Maple Leaf Rag" is a landmark ragtime piano composition by Scott Joplin, renowned for its syncopated rhythms and major influence on early American popular music.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical composition
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piano rag ⓘ ragtime piece ⓘ |
| associatedPlace | Sedalia, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Maple Leaf Club NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Scott Joplin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| culturalStatus |
frequently performed in classical piano recitals
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standard of the ragtime repertoire ⓘ widely used in film and television to evoke early 20th-century America ⓘ |
| dateOfCopyright | 1899 ⓘ |
| difficultyLevel | technically demanding for pianists ⓘ |
| era | late 19th century American music ⓘ |
| firstPopularization | sheet music sales ⓘ |
| firstRecordingDate | early 20th century ⓘ |
| form | multi-strain ragtime form ⓘ |
| genre | ragtime ⓘ |
| hasArrangement |
band arrangements
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orchestral arrangements ⓘ player piano rolls ⓘ |
| hasMelodicCharacteristic | syncopated right-hand melody over steady left-hand accompaniment ⓘ |
| hasRhythmicCharacteristic |
off-beat accents
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ragged rhythm patterns ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
considered a landmark of ragtime music
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helped establish Scott Joplin’s reputation as the “King of Ragtime” ⓘ one of Scott Joplin’s most famous works ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of ragtime genre
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early American popular music ⓘ early jazz piano styles ⓘ |
| instrumentation | solo piano ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Scott Joplin’s ragtime oeuvre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| key | A-flat major ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
stride-style left-hand patterns
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syncopated rhythms ⓘ use of repeated melodic motifs ⓘ |
| placeOfFirstPublication | Sedalia, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | John Stark & Son NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rightsStatus | public domain in the United States ⓘ |
| structure | intro and four strains ⓘ |
| stylePeriod | classic ragtime era ⓘ |
| tempoIndication | notated as a march tempo ⓘ |
| timeSignature | 2/4 ⓘ |
| titleType | descriptive title referencing a club name rather than the Canadian flag maple leaf ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceDuration | approximately three minutes ⓘ |
| yearOfPublication | 1899 ⓘ |
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Piano Book