Maple Leaf Rag

Scott Joplin · 1899

Context

Published in 1899 by John Stark, this piano piece by Scott Joplin served as a model for a host of later rags. Its syncopated construction, new for the time, earned it lasting success and made Joplin the "King of Ragtime." Joplin left no sound recordings, apart from piano rolls from 1916.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Ragtime. Among the origins and influences of Ragtime: Blues, spirituals, work songs.

Sources

• EN: Maple Leaf Rag

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