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Richard W. Cowles from Fairbanks, AK, USA wrote on September 24, 1999 at 4:52 pm

Great ragtime pages, thanks for sharing them and keeping it up to date. All the best to you from Fairbanks, Alaskad Regards: Dick C.

Adam Taylor from Ogden, UT, USA wrote on September 23, 1999 at 1:44 pm

Really great to see these kind of sites!!!

R. Zuber from Titusville, FL, USA wrote on September 22, 1999 at 5:27 pm

Excellent,thanks

Clive Tipton from Reading, , UK wrote on September 22, 1999 at 10:36 am

I love Scott Joplin, Please advise where in the uk where I can find S J CDs

Christian Schirm from Konstanz, , Germany wrote on September 21, 1999 at 12:12 pm

Great site! I am allways happy to hear from other people who like Joplin too.

Robert from Dallas, TX, USA wrote on September 21, 1999 at 7:17 am

Very impressive! This is one of the best collections I've seen on the Web. Also, the midi work is excellent.

Steve Medlin from Memphis, TN, USA wrote on August 31, 1999 at 3:42 am

Good site have it bookmarked...

Adam Drake from Manteno, IL, USA wrote on August 29, 1999 at 3:49 pm

I love ragtime and Jazz! I could listen to this type of music all day! email me if you would like to! Ragtime lover, Adam Drake

Don Klein from Tampa, FL, USA wrote on August 28, 1999 at 9:03 am

I greatly enjoy Scots music and I am very pleased at your site. DonKlein

Eckard Wolff-Postler from Solingen, , Germany wrote on August 5, 1999 at 12:00 am

Id like to thank you for lots of enjoiable listening hours Its people like you who keep this kind of musik as alive as when it was comosed Thanks Eckard

Liz Hagey from Lansdale, PA, USA wrote on August 4, 1999 at 12:00 am

I dont think that you have music to print out so we can play it too That would be nice Im only fifteen years old but I LOVE to play Scott Joplin music on the piano

Jeff Powell from Hamilton, ON, Canada wrote on August 3, 1999 at 12:00 am

just wanted to say hi to a fellow jeff powell hehehe

from France, , wrote on August 2, 1999 at 12:00 am

Looking for the sheets notes of the entertainer.

A. Condron from Thurles, , Ireland wrote on August 1, 1999 at 12:00 am

none, off hand

Jessi from Milwaukee, WI, USA wrote on August 1, 1999 at 12:00 am

Played a bunch of songs for my mom and she loved it. Now shes going to try them on the piano. Thanks for having such a great selection of MIDI files.

Phillip from West Monroe, LA, USA wrote on July 31, 1999 at 12:00 am

I cant listen to a midi selection because of the music you have already playing

Liam from Nuneaton, , UK wrote on July 31, 1999 at 12:00 am

I like Scott - Liam aged 10

Rob Ferreira from Livermore, CA, USA wrote on July 30, 1999 at 12:00 am

Hey Jeff Whats up

from Kansas City, MO, USA wrote on July 28, 1999 at 12:00 am

Great Website--great ragtime technique. Thank-You.

Lloyd from Wichita Falls, TX, USA wrote on July 28, 1999 at 12:00 am

great stuff

Cherry Enriquez from Toronto, ON, Canada wrote on July 27, 1999 at 12:00 am

I am a great fan of Scott joplin

Daniel Robinson from San Antonio, TX, USA wrote on July 26, 1999 at 12:00 am

Didnt think I would find any Ragtime on the net Thanks

Sid Samberg from Chicago, IL, USA wrote on July 26, 1999 at 12:00 am

I loved the Weeping Willow

Greg from Arlington, TX, USA wrote on July 25, 1999 at 12:00 am

great site

from New York, , USA wrote on July 25, 1999 at 12:00 am

Larry from Florida, , USA wrote on July 24, 1999 at 12:00 am

Enjoy listening - not a musician

Jeff Powell from Los Gatos, CA, USA wrote on July 23, 1999 at 12:00 am

Another Jeff Powell, and in the Bay Area to boot. Keep the family name in good shape!

Doug Hendrix from San Jose, CA, USA wrote on July 22, 1999 at 12:00 am

Thanks, Jeff. I'm just getting re-interested in piano composition after a long absence and I find I am really enjoying ragtime. I am renting a Kawai digital piano with full MIDI in/out and am using my old Micron laptop with Voyetra MIDI software and a PCMCIA MIDI card to set up a small learning/entertainment center for myself. I have been looking for some Joplin MIDI files to play. Thanks very much. Doug

Brad Russell from Idaho, , USA wrote on July 22, 1999 at 12:00 am

I realy appreciate the work you have done here.

Bill Stone from Australia, , wrote on July 19, 1999 at 12:00 am

Excellent

Martijn de Milliano from Holland, , wrote on July 19, 1999 at 12:00 am

It's very nice to hear the music while you're browsing. You've really got a nice webpage!

Jean Falardeau from Quebec City, PQ, USA wrote on July 18, 1999 at 12:00 am

I will visit your home page now. Thank U. Congratulations and keep up the good work. You can see my amateur web site if you are interested. Mostly links, but I am now putting in a few original compositions.

Ivan Vavrecka from Buenos Aires, , Argentina wrote on July 18, 1999 at 12:00 am

Thank you for pdf file ! My daughter is having today her 20 years birthday and my gift will be this file. Also I would like to get some more files with ragtime notation for her, any format ! If you have some good links to doenload these files please let me know. Thanks again. Regards, Ivan

Julius Gray from Chicago, IL, USA wrote on July 17, 1999 at 12:00 am

what a wonderful sight. the music is wonderful and you have built a very fitting tribute to one of America's cultural giants.

Gary D. Andersen from California, , USA wrote on July 16, 1999 at 12:00 am

Sounded great!!!! Appreciate all your work.

Usman Oyibo from Long Island, NY, USA wrote on July 16, 1999 at 12:00 am

Yes i like the midi files you created on Scott Joplin, the undisputed ragtime king. I just wondered if you can create a new midi of Solace, but instead of having it in the key of Concert C major and then the second half to Concert F major, Could you play it in the key of Concert B major and then second half to concert E major, and form a new midi file of this. Could you also bring the Maple Leaf Rag to the key of concert A Major instead of concert A flat Major. Please contact me as soon as possible at my email address at uoyibo@yahoo.com

Richard Snyder from Seattle, WA, USA wrote on July 15, 1999 at 12:00 am

I love to play Scott Joplin's Rags, and Magnetic is my favorite - i memorized it about 15 yrs ago and can play it from memory; i also especially love his Gladiolus Rag....and James Scott's Evergreen (i play all of these from memory, plus several more, and some great Bach & Handel pieces... Do you know Ragtime Rod, who plays the piano at the Coke Corner in Disneyland? He is the most incredible musician! he has been happily playing honky-tonk piano music at Disneyland for over 17 yrs and was featured in a recent edition of Disney News magazine...the last time i went to visit him there (1996) he had a CD of his rags, and of course i bought one ... Do you know of any rags by Lee B. Grabbe? I have the sheet music for his delightful Calico Rag ... have you heard of any other rags by him? Please write back and tell me more about yourself and your Ragtime pursuits...like, how many player pianos do you own?

Sara Mascho from Pennsylvania, , USA wrote on July 15, 1999 at 12:00 am

Thanks for the site. I'm looking for the sheet music for Solace. I'll convert the Midis. Thanks!!!!

Margery Rose from Invermere, BC, Canada wrote on July 14, 1999 at 12:00 am

Here I go for a second time! Your Joplin archives have been bookmarked and I have returned again and again to listen to his compositions. It is nice to have such easy access without waiting for tapes to come in the mail like I have been doing! Thanks for taking such obvious time and effort to put this together. MIDI files are not easy to create, at least not from my experiance!

Chuck Platt from Iola, KS, USA wrote on July 13, 1999 at 12:00 am

I play in the Iola Municipal Band and will always be a fan of S. Joplin

Margery Rose from Invermere, BC, USA wrote on July 12, 1999 at 12:00 am

I haven't explored much yet, but I am glad I found "Maple Leaf Rag." I am taking a Popular Music History course and keep reading about this composition. I had heard it before of course, but didn't know what it was at the time. So thank you!

Hannah from Alabama, , USA wrote on July 11, 1999 at 12:00 am

I am going to music camp tomorrow and am going to learn about Scott Joplin. I listened to the Maple Leaf Rag tonight. THANKS

Zach Haines from Houston, TX, USA wrote on July 9, 1999 at 12:00 am

Excellent site. I'm a big ragtime fan so this is good to see.

Bill Nolan from Lakewood, NJ, USA wrote on July 8, 1999 at 12:00 am

I THROUGHLY ENJOYED YOUR EFFORTS. PLEASE KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK. BILL

Roselle Romano from Kenosha, WI, USA wrote on July 7, 1999 at 12:00 am

Dear BSB, Hey! This site is great.My wish is that you can E-ail me back.Thank you for expiring my life. You guys were my favorite boy bands. BACKSTREET BOYS FOREVER!! Your Fan,but for me Love, Roselle Romano Peace YA ALL!

none from London, , UK wrote on July 7, 1999 at 12:00 am

"Please bring some joy to the life of lonely little me and sign it!". You shouldn't be lonely - you're getting married. Good luck with everything. Bye

none from xxxx, , wrote on July 6, 1999 at 12:00 am

See and go! Is the best!

Dad from Home, , wrote on July 5, 1999 at 12:00 am

go to sleep earlier.

Jay Cohen from Kansas, , USA wrote on July 5, 1999 at 12:00 am

Just want to say thanks and bravo.... Gilbert and Sullivan and Scott Joplin... man after my own heart. J

kupogirl from who cares?, , wrote on July 3, 1999 at 12:00 am

howdy. my site is [see above]. please go there.

Michael O'Dea from Bedford, NH, USA wrote on July 2, 1999 at 12:00 am

Just learning about Midi, cruising to try stuff 🙂

B. N. Mullins from Camino, CA, USA wrote on June 29, 1999 at 12:00 am

First time to visit. Looks good.

Andrea Onofri from Italy, , wrote on June 28, 1999 at 12:00 am

Thanks for your work. Ragtime is beatiful!!!

Michael Drexl from Munich, Bavaria, Germany wrote on June 27, 1999 at 12:00 am

see e-mail

Skank Mooks from Ireland, , wrote on June 27, 1999 at 12:00 am

Deo B. Monzon from Philippines, , wrote on June 26, 1999 at 12:00 am

A+

Ronald Brett from Illinois, , USA wrote on June 26, 1999 at 12:00 am

Thanks for your work. I enjoy Joplin's music

Brittany Cannella from Duluth, GA, USA wrote on June 25, 1999 at 12:00 am

Joplin rocks!!! Entertainer is my all time Joplin favorite. Thanks for the good work, Jeff.

Tricia Smith from Albany, NY, USA wrote on June 25, 1999 at 12:00 am

Hi Jeff, wishing you and Claire a great wedding and best wishes for a happy wonderful LONG LIFE TOGETHER! By the way I printed a article from my paper back home ref to a wedding back there on the release of butterflies ! Thought you guys might be interested.

from Tulsa, OK, USA wrote on June 23, 1999 at 12:00 am

I appreciate the midis. I am a big Joplin Fan.

David Jones-Owen from Shropshire, , UK wrote on June 22, 1999 at 12:00 am

An excellent and well-worth-while page. I am learning to play the piano just because of Scott Joplin's music - well almost!

Elizabeth from America, , wrote on June 20, 1999 at 12:00 am

this was an excellent site. Best from all i´ve visited. ALL GOOD!!!!

Amilda from Earth, , wrote on June 20, 1999 at 12:00 am

good site!! lots of information and thanx!!!!!!, the site was of great help

Charlie DeVore from St. Paul, MN, USA wrote on June 20, 1999 at 12:00 am

We just got back from the Scott Joplin 100th Maple Leaf Rag Centennial in Sedalia and had a marvelous time hearing so many different interpretations of Joplin's music from pianists to ragtime orchestras....We've been back home for a couple of weeks now, but those marvelous melodies are still with us...Delighted that you have developed this web-site for lovers of Joplin's music. Keep up the great work!!

John Hunter from New Jersey, , USA wrote on June 19, 1999 at 12:00 am

just logged on, looks promising, thanks.

Simon G. from Cornwall, , England wrote on June 19, 1999 at 12:00 am

Cool midi files.

Marco Aurelio Martins from Betim, Minas Gerais, Brazil wrote on June 19, 1999 at 12:00 am

Very well! Your Ragtime Page is very good! Thanks Marco Aurelio - Brazil

Scott Eyre from Moline, IL, USA wrote on June 18, 1999 at 12:00 am

Really Enjoyed this excellent page. Downloaded your thoughtful Zip so now I have great tunes to listen to while I'm doing boring work stuff.THANX YOU PICKED A GREAT DAY TO GET MARRIED. IT'S MY 19th Year same day . congragulations

Niles Haton from Riverside, CA, USA wrote on June 15, 1999 at 12:00 am

No, it's great. I will continue to return and view/listen to the various tunes.

David Scott from Los Angeles, CA, USA wrote on June 14, 1999 at 12:00 am

I like ragtime a lot. This is a neat web-site. I downloaded all files. I plan to spend the next few days listening. Thanks!

Stuart Hanlon from Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England wrote on June 14, 1999 at 12:00 am

I would love to know when you get any more midi files on your database

Hans Krook from Sweden, , wrote on June 14, 1999 at 12:00 am

very god

Dottie Daniels from Baton Rouge, LA, USA wrote on June 14, 1999 at 12:00 am

I've long been a Scott Joplin fan. Hope to learn to play more of his pieces soon. Loved your site, and am using a few downloaded midi's to keep me entertained at work. Thanks!

from Calcutta, , India wrote on June 11, 1999 at 12:00 am

Great to find this page.

from Canada, , wrote on June 10, 1999 at 12:00 am

Excellent site!

John Hawksley from somewhere, , wrote on June 10, 1999 at 12:00 am

please visit my web page need hits

Wendy Hawksley from Michigan, , USA wrote on June 10, 1999 at 12:00 am

One of a few greatest sites in the worldwide web. I am very impressed. Thank you for a great service. I will be showing the site to my son, who is currenlty taking Jazz piano lessons.

Richard from Frederickburg, VA, USA wrote on June 8, 1999 at 12:00 am

GOT TO YOUR SITE THRU FLYINGCIRCUS.COM (AIRPLANE RAG) THEN TO RAGTIME MIDI MUSIC ARCHIVE ALSO RAGTIME. THE MUSIC IS BEAUTIFUL AND YOUR SITE IS THE BEST. I THINK YOUR A GENIUS (SO YOUR FIANCEE AND I ARE IN AGREEMENT). GOOD LUCK.

Rachel Newstead from Colorado Springs, CO, USA wrote on June 7, 1999 at 12:00 am

I have been a fan of ragtime, particularly the work of Scott Joplin, since I was 12 years old and heard Eubie Blake perform the "Maple Leaf Rag." I learned the piano for the express purpose of playing ragtime--a difficult feat since I have cerebral palsy. But for some reason, the syncopated rhythm of ragtime seems ideally suited to my spastic hands. My dream is to one day be good enough to perform at the Scott Joplin Ragtime Festival in Sedalia, MO. If you accept MIDI files from people, I would love to one day send you my own rendition of the Maple Leaf Rag, as well as my own compositions.

Jeff Powell (no joke) from Canada, , wrote on June 3, 1999 at 12:00 am

lol i was bored and looked tosee if this addy was taken.. so it is! ~!!

V. L. Craig from Colorado, , USA wrote on June 2, 1999 at 12:00 am

Great site! Love the music!

John from Chicago, IL, USA wrote on June 2, 1999 at 12:00 am

LIKE YOUR PAGE! I'm a big Joplin fan.

Rebecca P. from Tennessee, , USA wrote on June 1, 1999 at 12:00 am

COOL HOME PAGE-IM TRYING ONE OF MY OWN.

John F. Hayes from Tucson, AZ, USA wrote on June 1, 1999 at 12:00 am

Fantastic site!!!!. I write a newsletter for a PC Club and I will let the members know of your URL. Thanks, and a great job. One of my daughters is a piano student and presently is doing some Joplin pieces. She will be glad to know what some (all) of his work sounds like. That for me always make things easier to understand. Like studying a language, if you can't hear native speakers, it's difficult to get the pronunciation correct. Music is a language!

from Northbrook, IL, USA wrote on May 31, 1999 at 12:00 am

Need some time to evaluate but will get back.

Randy Davy from Lynchburg, VA, USA wrote on May 31, 1999 at 12:00 am

Great site. Keep up the sheet music production!

P. L. Joyce from Wales, , UK wrote on May 30, 1999 at 12:00 am

From Wales - not England - It may be a small country, but it s God s country!!! Maybe, once I have had a listen.

from South Africa, , wrote on May 30, 1999 at 12:00 am

great music Thanks

from California, , USA wrote on May 29, 1999 at 12:00 am

Your site is great! I especially like the sheet music section.

Robin Greenstein from Philadelphia, PA, USA wrote on May 29, 1999 at 12:00 am

Dear Jeff, Hi my name is Robin Greenstein. I have been viewing your site looking for sheet music by Scott Joblin...such as THE ENTERTAINER or RAGTIME DANCE. My 9 year old daughter needs it for a jazz concert she is preparing for. I will be glad to pay whatever it cost. Sincerely, Robin (MUTHERLUVE@AOL.COM)

Boone from Florida, , USA wrote on May 28, 1999 at 12:00 am

find music interesting I too am a musician at the age of 25. I play keyboards and synthesizers.

Rich Salmons from Scranton, PA, USA wrote on May 27, 1999 at 12:00 am

love scott joplin

Rob K. from Rochester, NY, USA wrote on May 26, 1999 at 12:00 am

I really like your collection Jeff. I think it is very well done, and I really appreciate the time everyone took to create the MIDI files. These will greatly benefit myself, and my future music students (with the appropriate credit given out, of course! 🙂 Thanks again.

from Rocky Mount, MO, USA wrote on May 26, 1999 at 12:00 am

I didn 't get the sound. My system must needf something more. Visit you later.

Carolyn from Maine, , USa wrote on May 25, 1999 at 12:00 am

Just browsing, thanks

Jill Condon from Illinois, , USA wrote on May 24, 1999 at 12:00 am

cool page

from Belgium, , wrote on May 24, 1999 at 12:00 am

Great initiative !

D. Selman from Mississippi, , USA wrote on May 14, 1999 at 12:00 am

🙂

Randall Griggs from Louisville, KY, USA wrote on May 14, 1999 at 12:00 am

I'm anxious to hear some of your Scott Joplin's songs. The music in "The Sting" was fantastic! - RLG

David Coughlin from 'm from my mother', hat's where I'm fr, wrote on May 12, 1999 at 12:00 am

Just a comment and a suggestion. Actually just dropping a line to let you and yours know that all is right here in the county of humboldt.

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