What pianist and composer wrote maple leaf rag in 1899?

Which artist is often considered the leader of the hudson river school and poignantly set up contrast between the cultivated east and the wild west in the united states?

If you could have a pirate ship, what would it look like? include the size, crew size, color, what rooms you would like, as much detail as you can think of. don’t forget that this would happen hundreds of years ago, so no technology : ) 15 points

Agenre's iconography consists of: a. its characteristic objects, settings, and stars b. the sum of all its conventions c. its use of recurring subject matter d. its typical plot patterns