Maple Leaf Rag is still one of Scott Joplin’s most popular works. As the main melody is repeated near the end as the music moves back into the home key of Ab major, the hands unite for the final chords to create a bold conclusion. The frivolity of the work masks the serious concentration and dexterity required from the performer. The suspended melody line trickles down the scale as Joplin’s chromatic writing grows into fruition. This athletic rag requires focused coordination for both hands to make sure each off-beat inflection and bass line motif meet and part at the right time. Joplin’s persistent use of seventh chords also creates that archetypal sound for a ragtime piece. 'Maple Leaf Rag' is a multi-strain ragtime march with athletic bass lines and upbeat melodies.
The four sections of this rag create diversity in the melody and show the development of the bassline. With Maple Leaf Rag Joplin writes bounding leaps for the bass line and off-beat melodies on the other hand. The march-like style paired with the cakewalk-inspired melody creates the archetypal ragtime composition. The quick tempo and huge leaps for both hands makes this a difficult rag for any pianist. This quintessential rag brings together many aspects of a rag into one neatly packed piano work. It is often known as the most famous ragtime piece that has gone on to inspire a number of composers. Maple Leaf Rag was one of Joplin’s earliest rags for the piano. A number of his piano rags and his opera Treemonisha have become some of the most recognisable music of the genre. Brewster-Geisz version) by Scott Joplin is licensed under a Public Domain Mark 1.0 License. Scott Joplin's piano roll of Maple Leaf Rag (1916) Solace, by Joshua Rifkin (1972) Harriet Island, by Brian Keenan (1998) THE EXPLOSIVE POPULARITY of the Maple Leaf Rag, like so many other seminal events in American history. Viewed as the 'King of Ragtime,' Scott Joplin was the foremost composer of the genre in the early 20th century, known for works like 'The Maple Leaf Rag' and 'The Entertainer.' Updated. It wasn’t until some ground-breaking recordings done in the 1970s that Joplin’s music found a new lease of life. Released Plays 56.2K Downloads 28.2K Comments 0 Favorites 184 Maple Leaf Rag (1899, Z. He composer many of the most popular ragtime classics, such as The Entertainer, and the Maple Leaf Rag. 100 Years of the Maple Leaf RagBy Rex LevangMay, 1999. Joplin’s music went out of fashion, with only a small number of ragtime aficionados keeping his music alive.
After Joplin’s death in 1917, ragtime music came out of the ‘mainstream’ line and started to form into the likes of jazz, big band swing and the blues. Scott Joplin is remembered for being one of the most memorable ragtime composers of the turn-of-the-century during his lifetime (1868-1917).
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