[DOC] [TLE] Maple Leaf Rag - Wikipedia [PAR] The "Maple Leaf Rag" (copyright registered on 18 September 1899) is an early 
ragtime musical ... Modern ragtime composer Ron O'Dell has commented that the 
song has characteristics in common with rap, ... none of his other famous rags (
such as The Entertainer) garnering as much popularity as the Maple Leaf Rag 
did. [DOC] [TLE] Scott Joplin - Wikipedia [PAR] Scott Joplin was an African-American composer and pianist. Joplin achieved 
fame for his ragtime compositions and was dubbed the "King of Ragtime Writers". 
During his brief career, he wrote 44 original ragtime pieces, one ragtime ... One of 
his first pieces, the "Maple Leaf Rag", became ragtime's first and most influential 
hit... [DOC] [TLE] Ragtime - Wikipedia [PAR] Second edition cover of Maple Leaf Rag, one of the most famous rags. Ragtime  
also spelled rag-time or rag time  is a musical genre that enjoyed its peak 
popularity between 1895 and 1918. ... The ragtime composer Scott Joplin (ca. ... 
In 1899, Scott Joplin's "Maple Leaf Rag" was published and became a great hit 
and... [DOC] [TLE] Lecture 2 Origins of Jazz: Ragtime [PAR] Records 30 - 91002 ... Peak popularity between 1899-1918 ... Ragtime originated in African American 
musical communities, in the ... America and was listened and danced to, 
performed, and written by people of ... The introduction of the Pianola (player 
piano) in 1897 helped to increase its ... Maple Leaf Rag ... The Composer. [DOC] [TLE] Ragtime Music its Composers and Influence, free Piano Rags to ... [PAR] A short history of Ragtime Music, its main composers and influence on musical ... 
This increasing diversity resulted from the fusion of African and European ... who 
with the publication of the Maple Leaf Rag had the equivalent of a top ten hit. ... 
One of those was Claude Debussy who wrote a number of piano pieces in this... [DOC] [TLE] History of Ragtime [article]:Article Description: Performing Arts ... [PAR] Sep 29, 2006 ... The popularity and demand for ragtime also boosted sale of pianos and ... 
Ragtime -- A genre of musical composition for the piano, generally in duple .... (
Ragtime: Its History, Composers, and Music, 54, 58) In 1899 the music ... publish 
"Maple Leaf Rag" thus beginning a profitable business relationship for... [DOC] [TLE] Scott Joplin: Biography - Classic Cat [PAR] July 1867 and January 1868  April 1, 1917) was an American composer and 
pianist ... His composition in 1899 of the "Maple Leaf Rag" brought him fame, and 
had ... Joplin's music was rediscovered and returned to popularity in the early ..... 
Joplin wrote his rags as "classical" music in miniature form in order to raise 
ragtime... [DOC] [TLE] Springfield-Greene County Library -- Bittersweet [PAR] Joplin's "Maple Leaf Rag" published by Stark in 1899 became a tremendous 
success in ... of sheet music its only measure of popularity, it was quite an 
accomplishment. ... Joplin's dream for ragtime music was at least partially fulfilled 
when the ... by Tin Pan Alley, the New York Publishers and composers of popular 
music,... [DOC] [TLE] SCOTT JOPLIN, THE KING OF RAGTIME | BEAUTIFUL, ALSO, ARE ... [PAR] May 30, 2007 ... Scott Joplin One of my favourite composers of all time is the great Scott Joplin. ... 
The instant popularity of Ragtime increased with the advent of the new ... 
Elements of the music, however, remained alive in jazz and in popular dance .... 
The most famous of all piano Rags, Maple Leaf Rag, formed the basis of... [DOC] [TLE] 1900-1909 - Jazz in America [PAR] A cutting contest (a colloquial term for music competition) for ragtime pianists is 
held ... Band records the ragtime piece, Trombone Sneeze, written by Arthur 
Pryor. Lincoln Park is opened in New Orleans as a center for ragtime and early 
jazz ... to racist songs popular during this period: "Composers should not set 
music to a... [DOC] [TLE] Scott Joplin - Ragtime Piano Music

Question: In 1899 this composer wrote the "Maple Leaf Rag", which increased the popularity of ragtime music
Answer: Scott Joplin