Week 2 Blog Post

 

Maple Leaf Rag, by Scott Joplin

The song that I chose to listen to was, Maple Leaf Rag by Scott Joplin. This song didn't have any lyrics in it, from what I could hear it sounded like it was only being played by a piano. The piece was very exciting, for the whole song there was something interesting happening the whole time. We talked about this song in class, how this genre of music was breaking the norm. This song is not something that would always be played on the piano. It is fun, exciting, and I really am not able to tell what's coming next. My favorite part of the song is when it would go really fast on a higher octave, and than slow down really fast on a lower octave. From the beginning of the song it's fast and upbeat, all the way until the song is finished. I think the target audience, during the time period when it was released, is for teenagers. I do not think that a lot of parents or adults would like this song, from what I know of this time period. Overall, I was really surprised on how interested I was in this song, considering there is no lyrics. I would love to learn how to play it on the piano.