Scott Joplins Night on the Pleasant Mountain (MIDI) by Robert D. Pore

A few words about the title: the phrase "Pleasant Mountain" is a pun on the name of the town where I attended grad school, and the last name of composer Arnold Schoenberg, who is famous for inventing the twelve-tone technique in classical music. I thought it a pleasant idea (pun absolutely intended!) to combine melodies derived from a twelve-tone row with the rhythms and structure of American Ragtime and March music. As this combination creates a rather fantastical atmosphere, I thought a titular reference to Modest Mussorgsky's "St. John's Night on the Bare Mountain" would also be appropriate. Thus, we have "Scott Joplin's Night on the Pleasant Mountain."