Maple Leaf Rag

Summary

Maple Leaf Rag is a musical work/composition^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (666 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Maple Leaf Rag's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition^[3].
• Maple Leaf Rag's composer is recorded as Scott Joplin^[4].
• Maple Leaf Rag's composer is recorded as National Endowment for the Arts^[5].
• Maple Leaf Rag's genre is ragtime^[6].
• Maple Leaf Rag's genre is piano piece in one movement^[7].
• Maple Leaf Rag was performed by Scott Joplin^[8].
• Maple Leaf Rag's place of publication is recorded as Sedalia^[9].
• Maple Leaf Rag's Commons category is recorded as Maple Leaf Rag^[10].
• Maple Leaf Rag's language of work or name is recorded as no linguistic content^[11].
• 1897 marks the founding of Maple Leaf Rag^[12].
• Maple Leaf Rag was released on 1899^[13].
• Maple Leaf Rag's tonality is recorded as A-flat major^[14].
• Maple Leaf Rag's instrumentation is recorded as piano^[15].
• Maple Leaf Rag's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Maple Leaf Rag'}^[16].
• Maple Leaf Rag's copyright status is recorded as public domain^[17].
• Maple Leaf Rag's form of creative work is recorded as instrumental music^[18].

Product Details

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• Genre(s): ragtime^[19]

• Community tags: ragtime^[20]

• MusicBrainz ID: a28705df-3bfa-3888-b3e9-cc707bda74dc^[21]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Maple Leaf Rag was performed by Scott Joplin^[8].

Publication

Maple Leaf Rag was released on 1899^[13]. Its place of publication is recorded as Sedalia^[9]. Its language of work or name is recorded as no linguistic content^[11]. Genres include ragtime^[6] and piano piece in one movement^[7].

Why It Matters

Maple Leaf Rag ranks in the top 3% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (666 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[22] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[23]