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Cindy Lou from New York, , USA wrote on July 10, 2000 at 12:28 pm

I have just begun to explore ragtime music. The whole period of time fascinates me. Listening to this music I feel as though I'm experiencing a lost part of American culture. Thank you for the info, have a nice day.

Dale Penlington from England, , UK wrote on July 3, 2000 at 9:49 am

Great Work jeff,I can see you went to a lot of sequencing the 61 pieces of music.Keep it up!!

Theresa Horn (Rocha) from California, , USA wrote on July 2, 2000 at 11:22 am

helllo jeff and claire. We finally got our computer so I'd write a little note to say hi. We are doing fine. Kyle is 21/2 now and he's as busy as ever. Claire, please e mail me some time and tell me what's new. Talk to you soon. love the horn family.

James Robinson from England, , UK wrote on July 1, 2000 at 3:56 am

Higreat web pages, a lot of god stuffJAMES ROBINSON

Me from Indiana, , USA wrote on June 30, 2000 at 3:16 pm

I've played the piano for many years, and recently started to play Scott Joplin's Entertainer. I needed to find a recording of it and this is great!

Romeo Maldonado from Minnesota, , USA wrote on June 27, 2000 at 4:51 pm

Candace from Wisconsin, , USA wrote on June 26, 2000 at 8:46 pm

I just started to get into Scott Joplin, you really helped me enjoy his music. thanks!

Charlie DeVore from Minnesota, , USA wrote on June 26, 2000 at 3:32 pm

Great job on the Joplin midi files...Not being a pianist, this allows frequent hearings of his pieces without having to purchase a player piano. Thanks a million!!

Don Jackson from California, , USA wrote on June 24, 2000 at 1:24 am

Raphael A. Paz from Philippines, , wrote on June 20, 2000 at 8:40 am

Hi. I'm just having fun listening and learning about other Scott Joplin music aside from The Entertainer and Maple Leaf rag. Two of my favorites. Thank You.

Michel Krempf from France, , wrote on June 19, 2000 at 9:31 am

very nice sitecongratulations for the whole jobMK

Adele Leopardi from USA, , wrote on June 18, 2000 at 3:08 pm

Sounds good. thank you.

LlevvissAnndClark from USA, , wrote on June 17, 2000 at 3:14 pm

i like ragtime and sousa midi files

Magnus McKay from Scotland, , UK wrote on June 14, 2000 at 12:13 pm

Great site. Keep the sheetmusic coming. I am a 14 year old who is very interested in Ragtime. I can play The Cascades and The Pineapple Rag. I would love to get the sheet music for Bethena on your site.I'll be looking.ByeeeeeeP.S I don't just come from "United Kingdom" but I'm actuallyScottish. You should include Scotland in the "You come from"section of this guestbook.

Steve Rothery from UK, , wrote on June 10, 2000 at 12:00 am

Great Web Site. Check out the background music on my web site.

Sharda from India, , wrote on June 5, 2000 at 11:41 am

This is a great, informative page. I have been looking for Scott Joplin sheet music for a while and was thrilled to find some on here. Thanks and keep up the good work.Best regards,Sharda

Henk Lutgerink from Netherlands, , wrote on June 4, 2000 at 5:08 am

Great site!!!love ragtime music. Thru internet I can now collectmusic-items which I didn't know existed.Thanks

Mike Bird from Manchester, , England wrote on May 30, 2000 at 1:22 pm

I am a gymnastics coach in Manchester, England.Your site is a splendid source and a perfect example of how the net worksFOR people not corporate profit. The music of SJ is loved and admired by many but heard by so few.More power to your elbow and thanks.Mike Bird.

Steve Williams from USA, , wrote on May 27, 2000 at 1:14 pm

Ken Werbach from USA, , wrote on May 24, 2000 at 10:02 am

Angie from USA, , wrote on May 22, 2000 at 4:01 pm

Great site--thank you!!

Tom Faragher from USA, , wrote on May 21, 2000 at 8:06 pm

I really love the music of Scott Joplin. My first exposureto ragtime was in the 1950's when I was very young and therewas a television show in Los Angeles which featured silentcomedies with ragtime music in the background. The musicstayed dormant in my mind until I saw the movie "The Sting".I am very glad to have found this web site. Thanks much.

John P. Murphy from USA, , wrote on May 19, 2000 at 10:20 pm

excelent tastel,.Forgive me but I amj not well

Popa Mount from USA, , wrote on May 18, 2000 at 2:02 am

A thousand thanks for the wonderful music. I'm enjoying the music especially since I downloaded the new quicktime player with Roland Instruments software. You get real piano sounds.

Laura from UK, , wrote on May 12, 2000 at 10:36 am

Good site for finding information for a school project.

Laura from UK, , wrote on May 12, 2000 at 10:33 am

Grrrrrrrrrrreat!

Sam Cook from UK, , wrote on May 11, 2000 at 11:13 am

I'm a big fan of Joplin, and this website is excellent! However, I have simplified versions of 'Country Club', 'The Entertainer' and 'Rag Time Dance', and don't want to have to buy a whole Jpolin book to get hold of the full versions. Could you let me know when you have the sheet music for them? Thanks, Sam Cook

Nickolas Nicholson from Mariana Islands, , wrote on May 10, 2000 at 2:04 am

great site. BTW I live in the Northern Mariana Islands and it is not on your location pulldown....

Pat Lanphier from USA, , wrote on May 9, 2000 at 9:48 pm

I love your great Joplin collection.Thanks so much!

John Wojt from USA, , wrote on May 7, 2000 at 8:35 pm

I was in search of a MIDI file "Flight of the Bumble Bee" by RIMSKY-KORSAKOV by searching for the "Classical MIDI Archivewhen I stumble acrossed you Web Page. I WILL be putting thisinto my permanent book marks

Eliana from USA, , wrote on May 7, 2000 at 4:17 pm

I'm puting the ragtime page on my favorites folder! It's GREAT!

Lucille Dykeman from Canada, , wrote on May 4, 2000 at 11:35 am

Love this website. Have really enjoyed Joplin music since seeing the movie about his life.Often play your files in the background while using the Internet.

Eve from USA, , wrote on May 2, 2000 at 8:46 pm

erm... not much to say... i've liked scott joplin's music ever since i was 9 and heard it on a music program my mother bought... hehehe... i'm almost 14... laugh at me if you will... *gazes as everyone around laughs at little, music-obsessed eve* i think it was great to finally be able to check out all the pieces i've loved all in one place... all the ones i've known at any rate... thankies to all who recorded this music and put it on here... it was great listening to al those wonderful tunes again...

Martijn Pieter Vromans from Netherlands, , wrote on May 2, 2000 at 12:25 pm

This is one of the best ragtime resources I have ever seen! It is my favourite rag-time page! I'm very glad with the sheet-music! Some of the peaces (The Great Crush Collision)is unavailable in Holland!

K. Nichols-Lee from USA, , wrote on May 2, 2000 at 10:32 am

Cool, site. Enjoyed the visit.

John Meshinsky from USA, , wrote on April 30, 2000 at 5:39 pm

I was searching for Scott Joplin, your Home Page was the first to sample some tunes. Thanks

Morgan Sheehy from Ireland, , wrote on April 30, 2000 at 5:57 am

C. A. Churchill from UK, , wrote on April 30, 2000 at 4:02 am

Good site well presented and easy to use

Tom Sheehy from Ireland, , wrote on April 29, 2000 at 1:14 pm

Peter Johnson from Australia, , wrote on April 27, 2000 at 3:40 pm

I'm signing your guestbook. Der.

Ted MacRae from Argentina, , wrote on April 27, 2000 at 1:14 pm

Great work!! Keep it up...obviously, a labor of love...Ted

Nicole Kennedy from Ireland, , wrote on April 27, 2000 at 9:35 am

I started researching scott joplin for a school research paper, and immediately fell in love with him!

Royston Teo from Singapore, , wrote on April 27, 2000 at 6:42 am

I need to know where to find a MP3 file to down load or maybe a midi file!!

John Donahue from USA, , wrote on April 26, 2000 at 10:16 am

Norm Schubring from USA, , wrote on April 26, 2000 at 9:24 am

Bless you! This is the stuff I grew up with, although Joplin had died just before I arrived. Thrilled that you are preserving a priceless heritage.

Joe Smith from Asia, , wrote on April 25, 2000 at 5:58 am

Hi, I'm just checking out your page.

Dick Goodyear from USA, , wrote on April 15, 2000 at 5:30 pm

Thanks for what you're doing; it's an enormous amount of work.Anybody out there know of any plays or movies about Scott Joplin?

Judy Smith from USA, , wrote on April 15, 2000 at 9:15 am

I am doing a research paper on Scott Jopli. Thanks for the info.

Dean Buchanan from USA, , wrote on April 12, 2000 at 6:07 am

Thanks for preserving some excellent American music.

Margaret from USA, , wrote on April 11, 2000 at 6:50 pm

nice music-- Margaret

Jose Morales from USA, , wrote on April 10, 2000 at 4:46 pm

Love the sheet music and currently working on Maple Leaf Rag an Awesome piece. It also help for my project.

Patrick A. Walters from USA, , wrote on April 9, 2000 at 5:31 pm

I was listening to NPR recently and heard during an interview that someone had re-arranged Joplin's entire catalog for the guitar. Any clues as to who this is and where one might locate the the collection?

Susie Young from USA, , wrote on April 9, 2000 at 2:08 pm

John Dally from USA, , wrote on April 8, 2000 at 4:58 pm

I'm a graduate student at Michigan State University in American Studies. I enjoyed your site and appreciate your contributation to the preservation of Scott Joplin's music. As a forerunner to the Jazz Age, he is the most significant and remembered composer/performer. Thank You.

Ron Jeckel from USA, , wrote on April 6, 2000 at 8:43 pm

I've searched all over for this kind of Ragtime. Wish I could play it! Great site. Really appreciate it.

Charlie Buden from USA, , wrote on April 6, 2000 at 7:31 pm

I'm a big fan of ragtime and have recently bought a piano with a MIDI player. Is there a way to download music in MIDI format onto my PC?

Philip Wright-Christie from Europe, , wrote on April 6, 2000 at 1:38 am

Hello i haven't looked yet but it looks good!!!

Bryan Gilbert from USA, , wrote on March 31, 2000 at 10:16 am

Hi, I realllllllllly love this site! (especially the MIDI files) Keep up the good work!One suggestion I might have though, is if you could maybe get some recorded versions of the actual instrument. Whenyou use the "buzzes", it kinda subtracts from the true rag-time feeling. This site will really help me with this project that I'm doing. Thanks for the wonderful site!

Kay Mitchell from USA, , wrote on March 30, 2000 at 8:05 am

I love it!!!! I teach 8th grade History and we are entering The Progressive Era. It is useful for my lesson plans.....k

Ross Rochford from Ireland, , wrote on March 28, 2000 at 12:17 pm

Cool site! check out mine...

Geoff Hall from UK, , wrote on March 28, 2000 at 9:26 am

Great site !!!Being a big fan of Scott Joplin, including playing some of his musicon the piano myself; I find the information and sounds to be both excellent.Sheet music is a great idea. Wish I had this 15 years ago.Keep up the good workGeoff Hall.

DSF from Belgium, , wrote on March 21, 2000 at 10:55 am

C. J. Kirk from USA, , wrote on March 19, 2000 at 8:55 pm

doing a school project. Thanks for your help

Angelo Pappas from Mexico, , wrote on March 19, 2000 at 11:23 am

well done we're really impressed

Norman McCullough from UK, , wrote on March 19, 2000 at 10:56 am

An excellent site, have enjoyed visiting and will return.Thank you.

W. B. Wales from USA, , wrote on March 18, 2000 at 11:30 am

Meryck Franklin-Ryan from UK, , wrote on March 18, 2000 at 3:55 am

Great page - excellent range of MIDIs. Can't wait until the sheet music is finished - would be great to have a single zip file download of all the sheet music, when it's finished. Best ragtime page I've seen.

Chris and Brittany from , , wrote on March 17, 2000 at 11:36 am

Our friend Cassius told us about this homepage!

Nohely Jaimes from USA, , wrote on March 17, 2000 at 11:20 am

Beauty is not everything, but what is inside your heart!

Isabela Ibarra from USA, , wrote on March 17, 2000 at 11:17 am

I love Ragtime music ever since my friend Cassius"Little Johnny" introduced it to me.

Cassius Adkison from USA, , wrote on March 17, 2000 at 11:12 am

I love doing research on famous composers like Scott Joplin.I also like to listen to famous pieces.

Clarendon House Music Dept. from UK, , wrote on March 15, 2000 at 12:56 pm

Great website dude!

Ben Kennedy from UK, , wrote on March 15, 2000 at 2:34 am

Great Site! but we're on one of the schools new computers and it doesn't have any speakers!

Bob from USA, , wrote on March 13, 2000 at 8:16 pm

I am 56 and have this love for piano,ragtime,waltzes and marching music.I am getting a great delight from your midi web site. Please continue the great job you are doing. Much happiness for both you and your lovely wife; it is quite apparent that you both made the perfect choice.Thank you again, Bob

Craig from USA, , wrote on March 13, 2000 at 7:16 pm

I'm doing research on Scott Joplin for a world music class, Thanks for your help!

Peter Bertrang from USA, , wrote on March 13, 2000 at 12:22 pm

great site, i will visit often

Jambo Lambo from Asia, , wrote on March 13, 2000 at 10:40 am

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Matt Ince from USA, , wrote on March 12, 2000 at 5:35 pm

Hello there! My mother plays ragtime, your site had MIDIfiles for all of Scott Joplin's stuff, so I downloaded themall and turned a couple choice rags into printable sheet music with a freeware software thing from http://www.notation.com/A/sheet_music.htmThat was really cool - we printed out a couple she had lost!"MidiNotate" turns a MIDI file to sheet music. I thought you'd like it.

Dimitris Savarikas from Greece, , wrote on March 10, 2000 at 11:48 am

THANK YOU , YOU ARE JUST GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!Greatest Site Ive been This Year. I am a crazy Joplin fun. I would be grateful if you mail me Elite Syncopation at PDF format as soon as possible!You will hear from me later.

Vincent J. Lamenza from USA, , wrote on March 10, 2000 at 10:11 am

Great page. Love Joplin. I'm a big time fan. Have visited his grave site in Queens, New York located directly across from La Guardia airport. Am able to play both "Solace" and "Maple Leaf Rag"

Orlando R. Rael from Pueblo, CO, USA wrote on March 9, 2000 at 11:37 am

Great fan of ragtime piano and used to attend festivities inGilroy, CA while living in the Bay Area. Now living in my old hometown of Pueblo, Colorado and would like very much tokeep aware of festivities and concerts in the Rocky MountainRegion.

Michail Makeev from Russia, , wrote on March 8, 2000 at 9:13 pm

Great Joplin Forever and best wishes to all who help him.

Patte Hughes from Suriname, , wrote on March 8, 2000 at 8:09 am

Daniel Poole from South Africa, , wrote on March 6, 2000 at 12:56 pm

The Web makes the world very small and music make it go around and aroundYour page is exellant and I am 70 yrs youngCheers Dan

Thomas Bell from USA, , wrote on March 5, 2000 at 6:25 pm

I love Joplin's works. They are far better than most otherragtime music pieces. I also like "Black and White Rag."I have no clue who the author is, but if you can find it, Ithink that it would make a great addition to your collection.

Ron Dawson from Australia, , wrote on March 4, 2000 at 6:09 pm

Very good Ragtime site

Bill Roth from USA, , wrote on March 3, 2000 at 6:08 am

Thank you for all the work that went into all these pieces. I can't stop listening.

Chelsea from USA, , wrote on March 1, 2000 at 5:16 pm

Hey, I enjoyed listening to some of Joplins music on your site. =)

Russ Slade from USA, , wrote on February 29, 2000 at 10:43 pm

Stumbled on your site looking for honky tonk music.Jeff and I actually have a bit in common. I am also29 years old and just got married (Jan 8th). In fact,I think Jeff and Claire drove right by us on their honeymoon (when they passed through Utah). The weddingcoverage on your website is outstanding! Great joband congratulations...best wishes on a happy marriage andlife together.

Marvin Fox from USA, , wrote on February 29, 2000 at 8:08 pm

Jeff Powell from USA, , wrote on February 28, 2000 at 7:15 am

hi why did you steal my name i am the real jeff powell who do you think you are

Dan Brown from USA, , wrote on February 27, 2000 at 8:39 pm

Jeff, I just got on the net a couple weeks ago. I am interested in knowing how to have the pieces playing and watching the sheet music at the same time. Can this be done with Cakewalk or Voyetra sequencing programs? Please send me some basic tips on how to get this kind of stuff set up. I was really glad to find your page! I look forward to much contact in the future!

Diana Logan/Derr from USA, , wrote on February 26, 2000 at 9:48 pm

Wishing you all the tears and joys of marrige! You are truly two wonderful people. I hope there are many roads you find to lay upon to look up at the stars and many jars to fill with tears of joys. I will always hold you in my thoughts and heart. Jeff, you take care of that girl, she is truly a treasure to keep and I am lucky to count her one of my true friends. Claire I am happy you finally found a man to make your heart happy . With Love Always, Diana Logan 1988-forever

Phil from UK, , wrote on February 25, 2000 at 6:02 pm

Excellent stuff. I have to write on an essay on a piece of music which is inspired by Ragtime. Your site has been a great help. Thx 🙂

Emily Cooper from USA, , wrote on February 25, 2000 at 5:40 pm

A lovely page. I was looking for Scott Joplin, and instead I found myself intriqued by the happiness of two people very much in love. Thank you for the experience.

Hugh Dinteman from USA, , wrote on February 25, 2000 at 4:28 pm

Robbie from USA, , wrote on February 24, 2000 at 12:38 pm

I have a book report for school and this site helped me out some thanks its a good site

Annette from USA, , wrote on February 24, 2000 at 6:00 am

Your love of "rag" music has helped my son with a report on Scott Joplin. Thanks

Simon from UK, , wrote on February 22, 2000 at 3:03 pm

by the way it's 23.01 hours here (thats GMT). I was hooked after watching 'The Sting'. Learnt to play The Entertainer, Pineapple Rag and Maple Leaf.

Jamie Raines from USA, , wrote on February 22, 2000 at 8:16 am

Hi whats up !!!

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