Maple Leaf Rug (Scott Joplin): Song Analysis

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1. Song Title: Maple Leaf Rug (Scott Joplin)
Group: Large piano with only one male singer in alone room.
Description: It seems that the singer in his right hand was using the piano and in his left hand was the sound of the trombone. I believe the song has a known style.
2. Song Title: Maple Leaf Rug (Jelly Roll Morton)
Group: Large piano with only one male singer and also with the long plant of leaf.
Description: The singer seems that he was mad and the song was fast. It was clear that in the middle of the song the singer showed how sadness he was and the piano was at speed ringing. I believe that the singer expressed his sadness by using the piano in a fast way. 3. Song Title: St Louis Blues (Bessie Smith)

Group: Large very rear piano and sounded horns was used in this song, Bessie Smith was the singer.
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I believe that the singer had a meeting with a woman.

4. Song Title: Lost Your Head Blues (Bessie Smith)

Group: Long Sounded horns used in this song. This song was sing female singer.
Description: In seems in this song that it’s a classic blue style. The lyrics of this song showed it’s a song about hard time .I believe this song expreesed relationships the were not succeeded.
5. Song Title: Dipper mouth Blues (King Oliver's Creole Jazz)
Group: Male singer was sing this song with long sounded horns.
Description: It seems that the band played as a one person. I believe that there was too much antiphonal dynamic.

6. Song Title: Black Bottom Stomp (Jelly Roll Morton's Red)
Group: Jelly Roll Morton and his hot peppers, with very rear piano.
Description: It seems that the instruments were used differently and the musicians had the skills to control the instrument perfectly. I believe this song showed how the musicians balanced between instruments.

7. Song Title: Dead Man Blues (Jelly Roll Morton's

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