Kenneth Cooper: Post-Baroque Harpsichord

Kenneth Cooper: Post-Baroque Harpsichord
CHAPTER V: Ragtime, Swing, Stride and Folk (1897-1973)

Scott Joplin: Maple Leaf Rag

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Scott Joplin: Maple Leaf Rag (arr. Kenneth Cooper, 1968)
Kenneth Cooper, harpsichord.
92nd St. YMHA: Harpsichordiana II (12/18/1979 encore).
Harpsichord: John Houston [1794]-Hugh Gough-Hendrick Broekman.

To be redundant in the light of my brief spoken introduction, I can say that there is little reason for playing Maple Leaf Rag on the harpsichord, except
that my old English harpsichord (built in 1794 by John Houston of the Shudi workshop, restored in the 1940s by Hugh Gough and again in the 1960s by Hendrick Broekman), has a range extending to high A and A-flat, above the usual high G, as does the Maple Leaf. So it seemed to me that the opportunity should not be wasted, as this is the only harpsichord the Maple Leaf can be properly played on.