I love this! Last Thursday in my physical assessment class, the instructor used this music to ask us "guess" what kind of heart murmur could symbolize this music. Everybody in the class was probably as confused as I was. "Are we in the wrong classroom?" "Wait, is this Music 101?" But after she played the song I loved it right away with all my hear and eager to google on the Internet to find out who Scott Joplin was and what ragtime is.
Maple Leaf Rag was the most popular fall music back then and even now. The music is very happily jumping into my heart and I learned that ragtime music is also considered "pre -Jazz". No wonder I love it!! Here are the Internet link for the music and the meaning of ragtime. Scott Joplin seems to be a great legend in the American music history. They call him "King of Ragtime."
Listening to the music makes me think of Texas too. I think this is music of the South. Or maybe it is just about time for me to go back to Texas for a visit again. As for the heart murmur, I think I will figure it out later... but no promise.
http://www.scottjoplin.org/biography.htm
http://www.geocities.com/BourbonStreet/Bayou/9694/music.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rag_(music)
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