This composition alone is good then when you turn it into ragtime... its just kinda the same song put in ragtime not that theirs something wrong with that its just ragtime was often played in a way to maintain the energy in the music. Often it adds extra notes to keep the energy going whether it was adding a fitting rhythm to the chords or adding extra notes to a melody where typically there wouldn't be. I know with the modern state of things we think less "energy" and more "piano played on crappy old radio" when we listen to ragtime which does create a distinct sound in its own right but its not all ragtime is. Irrelevant to this I like how you made the album art a black and white Mario hat.