The "Maple Leaf Rag" did serve as a model for the hundreds of rags to come from future composers, especially in the development of classic ragtime. After the publication of the "Maple Leaf Rag", Joplin was soon being described as "King of rag time writers", not least by himself on the covers of his own work, such as "The Easy Winners" and "Elite Syncopations".
The "Maple Leaf Rag" di,d serve as a model for the hundreds of rags to come from future composers especially in the development of classic ragtime. After the publication of the "Maple Leaf Rag" Joplin was soon being described as "King of rag time writers", not least by hi,mself on the covers of his own work, such as "The Easy Winners" and "Elite Syncopations".