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- Ragtime - Wikipedia
Ragtime music originated within African American communities in the late 19th century and became a distinctly American form of popular music It is closely related to marches Ragtime pieces usually contain several distinct themes, often arranged in patterns of repeats and reprises
- Ragtime | Description, History, Facts | Britannica
ragtime, propulsively syncopated musical style, one forerunner of jazz and the predominant style of American popular music from about 1899 to 1917 Ragtime evolved in the playing of honky-tonk pianists along the Mississippi and Missouri rivers in the last decades of the 19th century
- Ragtime : Shows | Lincoln Center Theater
RAGTIME is a sweeping musical adaptation of E L Doctorow ’s novel that follows three fictional families in pursuit of the American Dream at the dawn of the 20th Century: Black pianist Coalhouse Walker, Jr and his beloved Sarah, Jewish immigrant Tateh and his little girl, and a wealthy white family led by matriarch Mother
- History of Ragtime | Articles and Essays | Ragtime | Digital . . .
Ragtime -- A genre of musical composition for the piano, generally in duple meter and containing a highly syncopated treble lead over a rhythmically steady bass A ragtime composition is usually composed three or four contrasting sections or strains, each one being 16 or 32 measures in length
- Everything you need to know about ‘Ragtime’ on Broadway
Ragtime is a sweeping musical set in the early 1900s that weaves together the lives of fictional African Americans, Eastern European immigrants, and well-off white characters with those of historical figures like Harry Houdini, Emma Goldman, Booker T Washington, and Henry Ford
- Why a revival of the 1998 musical Ragtime resonates with . . . - NPR
With its mix of Jewish immigrants, Black residents of Harlem, and privileged white characters, the Broadway show Ragtime is resonating strongly with audiences in the current political climate
- History of Ragtime — Timeline of African American Music
“Ragtime” describes songs and social dances (such as the cakewalk) that presented stereotypical representations of African Americans in the late 1890s and early 1900s, as well as the syncopated style of instrumental music
- ‘Ragtime’ Review: Checking the Status of Our American Dream
It was almost a year ago when the brief run of Lear deBessonet’s potent “Ragtime” revival at New York City Center straddled the presidential election: apt timing for a show that rummages through
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