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Maple leaf rag

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Popular instrumental sheet music

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Title
Maple leaf rag
Names
Joplin, Scott, 1868-1917 (Composer)
Collection

Popular instrumental sheet music

Rags.

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1899
Place: St. Louis
Publisher: John Stark
Library locations
Music Division
Shelf locator: JNB 80-3 P.I. (Rag)
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: "By the king of ragtime writers, Scott Joplin"--Printed on cover.
Content: Caption title.
Content: Cover illustrated by Low.
Content: For piano.
Funding: National Endowment for the Arts Millennium Project.
Funding: Treasures of the American Performing Arts, 1875-1923
Statement of responsibility: by Scott Joplin.
Physical Description
Extent: 3 p. of music : ill. ; 35 cm.
Edges worn and torn; center seam separating.
Type of Resource
Notated music
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG00-C47
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14693514
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b4309ec0-c6b6-012f-d299-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1868: Creator Born
  • 1899: Created
  • 1917: Creator Died
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Maple leaf rag" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1899. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-538d-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Maple leaf rag" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed July 17, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-538d-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1899). Maple leaf rag Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-538d-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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Maple leaf rag